RDA Round-Table Discussion and Lookout

[Mr.Mann]

Anyone here ever marvel at all the intangible things that to you make one atty a better vape than the next? I mean, looking at the specs can tell you a lot, but until you use an RDA you won't *really* know. Price, materials, reduced chamber, top/bottom/side-fed airlfow, build deck, juice well, yadda yadda yadda. You still won't really know. Never in 1,000,000 thoughts would I have imagined that I could be sitting here at my desk with a built Aeolus v2 Pro and a royal hunter (same builds) and there would be absolutely no hesitation as to which one I wanted to vape with: The royal hunter! The intangibles. The two are nothing alike, but on paper it would to me be a no-brainer that the Aeolus V2 Pro would be exactly for me. Nope!

The specs of The Royal Hunter read as little more than a basic cloud chuker (not my type at all), but for some reason it is good, solid vape and much more than what it seems. You really never know until you have the device if it will be what you *think* it will be. There'll always be huge disappointments when an atty doesn't match hype and/or expectations, but luckily there will also be big surprises when an atty performs beyond its specs and/or your preconceived notions.

 

[bluehaze013]

I think 9 times out of 10, its more about the build, the wicking etc than it is about the actual atty. I can get pretty similar vape out of all my attys with different builds, coil placement etc.. It mostly ends up coming down to looks, airflow, does it leak etc for me. I will say though the best flavor/cloud combination seems easiest to achieve with bottom airflow attys. Its just hard to go wrong with bottom airflow it's gonna wrap around your coil no matter what just due to physics, however I can't stand them because they all leak like a sieve at some point or another lol

 

[HeiSINberg]

Anyone here ever marvel at all the intangible things that to you make one atty a better vape than the next? I mean, looking at the specs can tell you a lot, but until you use an RDA you won't *really* know. Price, materials, reduced chamber, top/bottom/side-fed airlfow, build deck, juice well, yadda yadda yadda. You still won't really know. Never in 1,000,000 thoughts would I have imagined that I could be sitting here at my desk with a built Aeolus v2 Pro and a Royal Hunter (same builds) and there would be absolutely no hesitation as to which one I wanted to vape with: The Royal Hunter! The intangibles. The two are nothing alike, but on paper it would to me be a no-brainer that the Aeolus V2 Pro would be exactly for me. Nope!

The specs of The Royal Hunter read as little more than a basic cloud chuker (not my type at all), but for some reason it is good, solid vape and much more than what it seems. You really never know until you have the device if it will be what you *think* it will be. There'll always be huge disappointments when an atty doesn't match hype and/or expectations, but luckily there will also be big surprises when an atty performs beyond its specs and/or your preconceived notions.

So what's your top 3 in your collection right now that you like?

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[vapero]

Anyone here ever marvel at all the intangible things that to you make one atty a better vape than the next? I mean, looking at the specs can tell you a lot, but until you use an RDA you won't *really* know. Price, materials, reduced chamber, top/bottom/side-fed airlfow, build deck, juice well, yadda yadda yadda. You still won't really know. Never in 1,000,000 thoughts would I have imagined that I could be sitting here at my desk with a built Aeolus v2 Pro and a Royal Hunter (same builds) and there would be absolutely no hesitation as to which one I wanted to vape with: The Royal Hunter! The intangibles. The two are nothing alike, but on paper it would to me be a no-brainer that the Aeolus V2 Pro would be exactly for me. Nope!

The specs of The Royal Hunter read as little more than a basic cloud chuker (not my type at all), but for some reason it is good, solid vape and much more than what it seems. You really never know until you have the device if it will be what you *think* it will be. There'll always be huge disappointments when an atty doesn't match hype and/or expectations, but luckily there will also be big surprises when an atty performs beyond its specs and/or your preconceived notions.

I can build almost all my rdas to be "perfect" some are different and work with different build to get there, but what makes the atty better than the others is usually just 1 feature and I often change that top feature... for now my favorite is the rogue for every day for its leak free feature. and righ now I'm using the vertex mini for its airflow

 

[67Tele]

Anyone here ever marvel at all the intangible things that to you make one atty a better vape than the next? I mean, looking at the specs can tell you a lot, but until you use an RDA you won't *really* know. Price, materials, reduced chamber, top/bottom/side-fed airlfow, build deck, juice well, yadda yadda yadda. You still won't really know. Never in 1,000,000 thoughts would I have imagined that I could be sitting here at my desk with a built Aeolus v2 Pro and a Royal Hunter (same builds) and there would be absolutely no hesitation as to which one I wanted to vape with: The Royal Hunter! The intangibles. The two are nothing alike, but on paper it would to me be a no-brainer that the Aeolus V2 Pro would be exactly for me. Nope!

The specs of The Royal Hunter read as little more than a basic cloud chuker (not my type at all), but for some reason it is good, solid vape and much more than what it seems. You really never know until you have the device if it will be what you *think* it will be. There'll always be huge disappointments when an atty doesn't match hype and/or expectations, but luckily there will also be big surprises when an atty performs beyond its specs and/or your preconceived notions.

I DO think it's the little things. Not necessarily while shopping or reading but narrowing down why I like a particular RDA. I'm still in the early learning period and only now honing in on my particulars. Still have a long way to go as to type/size of build deck, I'm becoming partial to how many posts and if it's top/side/bottom air flow.

So far I've tried the Magma, the Marquis, the Manta, the Royal Hunter, Freakshow mini, Vector, with the Gota upcoming. I somewhat feel I'm chasing another Marquis. To me, and I know different strokes and all, the Marquis has what I like. Handsome RDA, easy to build, virtually no leakage, air flow is fine for me and the flavor with either single or dual coils is full, wet, and rich.

The Manta and Royal Hunter come close in flavor. It's the little things on the Manta that lead me back to the Marquis. The O rings inside the top, the fiddling with the air adjustment (although I guess I could use it full open all the time) but the flavor is top notch. I'm thinking of getting it Chowdered which would cure some of the fiddling and be able to get the wonderful flavor.

I guess it's like you said. You can read all the stuff, watch reviews, seek opinions but until you have it your grubby little hands you don't know for sure.

Sorry for the stream of jumbled thoughts. It's a wonderful path I'm now on and all the more enjoyable for the choices.

 

[NOVA jon]

I've tried to keep up with this thread and will continue to do so!! I've been busy searching all of the attys you guys have been talking about too!

I have a royal hunter and love it, I have a marquis clone (gasp! Was my first dripper purchase to see if it was something I wanted to build on and pursue!) and like it very much. I also have a thundercloud plus, one of my faves!!

I purchased a rem atty and have grown to absolutely love it! A little persnickety to build on but if you take your time to get it correct, very satisfying! Why no love for it??!!

 

[Mr.Mann]

So what's your top 3 in your collection right now that you like?

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Not too sure if I told you my three favorites out of my collection right now that it would tell you much. Right now my three favs I currently have are the 454 Big Block, the Manta V2 and The Royal Hunter. [That list will change by next week and barely means much right now.] I pretty much have a quickly-moving revolving door with RDAs and don't keep them too long, even when I love them. For various reasons, my favorite three that I've owned are the Origen V2, Veritas and The Stumpy.

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I purchased a rem atty and have grown to absolutely love it! A little persnickety to build on but if you take your time to get it correct, very satisfying! Why no love for it??!!

I had the REMatty and while I thought the vape off of it was really good, I have a hard time giving love to an atty that I never want to build on again -- don't know about how others feel though. But I can totally understand why you love the vape off of it. It was a great vape after I got it built. But, dang! That build deck!

I can build almost all my rdas to be "perfect" some are different and work with different build to get there, but what makes the atty better than the others is usually just 1 feature and I often change that top feature... for now my favorite is the rogue for every day for its leak free feature. and right now I'm using the vertex mini for its airflow

I can generally get the most out of RDAs I've owned (especially nowadays), just that the ones I thought would be perfect for me and how I like to vape is not always what I thought it would be. Thus the 'most' ends up not being as much as I thought.

 

[Dougiestyle]

my top rda has been the rogue for quite a while, it vapes really great, maybe not the best for vapor or flavor but it's on the top 3 but the non leakiness has really spoiled me, never never leaks even if left on its side after oversquonking or overfilling for an hour.

I would love to find a small profile, 2 post one capable of single coils with the same leak free feature

What would stop you from putting the Rogue cap on something like the Stumpy or Velocity base? Frankenatty (I'm gonna copyright that term).
I'm after the the same thing as you nd HeiSINberg with top flow dual post.
I may pick up a Stumpy and drill through the top of the cap between the slats. I'll need to block the side holes, but that's no big deal, either.

 

[Uncletattoowhat]

All I want now is a 2 post deck with decent juice well, a short chimney and a top airflow cap similar to the Aeolus but not as deep. And one that comes with a somewhat short driptip with an average straight through bore. The struggle is real.

 

[TorontoOntario]

I know exactly what you mean Mann. I want to try a Marquis I think. Got my Petri in today and I love it.

 

[TorontoOntario]

I think I found what I need in the Stumpy. The RH is a really good suprise.

 

[jhhollier]

I know exactly what you mean Mann. I want to try a Marquis I think. Got my Petri in today and I love it.

How would you rate the flavor from the Petri?

 

[TorontoOntario]

Gives good flavor. Bit better then the SC Tug if you set the Petri up right.

 

[jhhollier]

Hmmmm, those are bold words from someone who seems to like a SC Tug as much as me. Tell me more. What build you running in the Petri?

 

[HeiSINberg]

Ok I'm a fan of small attys as most of you know by now.....but this is a little ridiculous. Its smaller then a dime and that's WITH a drip tip.

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[bluehaze013]

Lol looks like a top airflow too, that thing must have absolutely no chamber.. It probably be good for temp control or low wattage though. Kinda neat.

 

[HeiSINberg]

Lol looks like a top airflow too, that thing must have absolutely no chamber.. It probably be good for temp control or low wattage though. Kinda neat.

I was thinking the same thing lol like what kind of posts are in this if it's that small. Not sure my fingers would like it. But single coil regulated I bet would be nice. Id Say anything low ohms and dual coils and you might as well stick a straw in your juice bottle.

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[jhhollier]

I can't imagine using that thing. You said it perfectly HeiSINberg, you might as well drink the juice straight from the bottle 'cause that thing will spit like a camel. I agree with blue that it's kind of neat that someone put this out there but it's a pass for me.

 

[HeiSINberg]

I can't imagine using that thing. You said it perfectly HeiSINberg, you might as well drink the juice straight from the bottle 'cause that thing will spit like a camel. I agree with blue that it's kind of neat that someone put this out there but it's a pass for me.

Yeah I can't see this being that great for me personally, I just post what I see and if anyone likes it that's good enough for me. But id like to see that deck and the price, i can't imagine it being cheap considering who's making it. But if it's a 2 post and cheap.....well then lol I might, huge might, check it out.

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[vapero]

that screams spit back, but I do like it!