Why does my cheapest RDA perform the best...

[nmmnp]

I have a Stillare, a Magma, an Orchid and a cheap aluminum 14mm Smoktech Octopus. I've run them all on an Itaste vv, a Nemesis clone and my new Eleaf Istick (which I love) with all kinds of builds. I've built regular micro coils, twisted coils, twisted than hammered, parallel coils, etc in ohm ranges from .4 to 1.8. I don't know why, but so far I get the most flavor and the best clouds with the little Smoktech. Anyone have any opinions? Thanks...

 

[morebass]

Small chamber = better flavour, but it limits coil size and the amount of wicking material you can use.

 

[p7willm]

It's a personal thing. If everyone liked the same thing then we would only have that one thing.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Exactly what p7willm said. Many devices, many tastes.
My bests are still the GS-H5 and the Vivi Nova BCC.. both still under $4 each.

 

[P0stalTek]

I would be surprised to see any RDA outperform Magma on flavor. Magma isn't really a cloud producer, but the flavor from it are amazing (probably because of the airflow coming from below the coil, coupled with low airflow and small chamber).

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[rhean]

I have a Stillare, a Magma, an Orchid and a cheap aluminum 14mm Smoktech Octopus. I've run them all on an Itaste vv, a Nemesis clone and my new Eleaf Istick (which I love) with all kinds of builds. I've built regular micro coils, twisted coils, twisted than hammered, parallel coils, etc in ohm ranges from .4 to 1.8. I don't know why, but so far I get the most flavor and the best clouds with the little Smoktech. Anyone have any opinions? Thanks...

It's totally subjective. My two favs are still Helios and the Igo w. Neither are new, cool, whatever. They give me the best flavor, anyway

 

[Warpigs]

I don't think that price always = performance all the time. Sometime the cheap stuff works better than the most expensive stuff. Live and learn, that is why I love vaping.

 

[nmmnp]

I would be surprised to see any RDA outperform Magma on flavor. Magma isn't really a cloud producer, but the flavor from it are amazing (probably because of the airflow coming from below the coil, coupled with low airflow and small chamber).

Different strokes for different folks.

Even when I reduce the Stillare airflow I like the Magma and the Orchid much better because of the bottom airflow. I'm all about the flavor over the clouds anyway. But for some reason that little Smoktech is a real beast. As morebass implied in his reply, this may be one of those times when "Smaller is Better".
Oh, and did I mention I LOVE MY ELEAF ISTICK...

 

[Grimwald]

I started with an igo-l and a smoktech squid...never found a need for anything "better".