So A little more... it's a beast. Not that anything comparable isn't. It has a huge deck, you can put huge coils in. I have the air flow at half and it's still a ton of air. I don't notice it is good for taste or bad. I'm probably not the guy to ask. To me, get a huge dense hit of vapor, you can taste it. If others think the Crown and Crius has good flavor, this is certainly comparable. I would venture to say if you don't use big coils, it will have too much air.
The air flow control is very smooth. Very quiet too. One thing I am noticing I don't care for, is rings on the bottom of the base that are open to the mod. Leaks go to the connector and might not be visible. (Crius). That is how this is. But what I do like is the air channels are tunneled into the base. Drilled straight in. And both sides are separated. Its just a channel on each side that is independent of the other. I like the fact you can just see in it and see any juice. You don't have to wait to tip the tank over to find out you had a puddle stored in the base. The ports on the inside are sort of closer to the center than in the middle of the coil. Not hard to put the coil over the port, but bigger coils are pushed further out, allowing the air flow to sort of bypass the coil more. Maybe not a big deal to some, maybe a loss of a bit of flavor for others.
Oh, and last nit pick... the AFC has no internal stop. So it spins 360 degrees. I have come to appreciate those that have a stop when it comes time to take the tank off the mod.
I sort of don't like that the glass is not captured by rings top and bottom. It's just sandwiched between the internal parts and just sits on the base. The inside of the chamber/chimney/top are screwed together. If you don't hold the glass, you could unscrew it and have a mess. You have to ensure the top ring is not turning. Maybe other tanks are the same, but this is my first like this. One advantage though is double o-rings top and bottom. So how air and liquid look through glass... any leaks you will see. You know if the rings are leaking, you don't have to guess. And once it is put together, it does not need to come apart. Top fill is very nice, and the top derlin or steel cap is also very nice.
And one more nice thing... the base is solid. No o-rings, no possible leaks. Out the wick into the air holes, or out the tank down the side. Nothing internal to worry about.
If you do have to take it apart... you have to empty the tank. When you unscrew it to take the base off, it's a guess as to whether the chimney will unscrew out of the chamber, or the chamber will unscrew off the base. If the chamber unscrewed off the base, then you could leave juice in it, but so far I think the chimney has unscrewed more. Oh... duh... doesn't matter because again the glass is not captured and it all just slides apart at that point.
On the outside, the tank does look like quality. On the inside, there are a lot of machine marks. $65 isn't a lot to spend... I just think I have gotten really spoiled by well made super cheap stuff from China. This is well made, don't get me wrong. But some might not be impressed with some of the design features and internal machining at that price.
Some won't like the non 510 drip tip. I don't have a collection of them, and I like the fact it is all one piece top cap and nothing to come loose. It has the same bore as a Crown. I put that as a plus. I have not noticed much heat with this tank. I am using the derlin, but will try the steel. It does have better knurling for more grip. But so far the smooth derlin cap has not been a problem getting off.
The juice control ring is sloppy. It's thin and is bigger than the base. So it can move a bit and could easily be bent. The one nice thing about it is it makes wicking easy. Fold the ends down, cut them even exactly where you want in the channel, slide the ring over. No tucking. It must be easy because my very first attempt went well and didn't leak one bit.
Final Verdict.... I really like the tank. It might sound like I'm nit picking.... but at $65, you expect a lot from a tank. It does look good, and it is well made. And it is exactly what it is... a big tank with a big deck that will fit big coils and has big air flow. Flavor is on par with all my other great tasting tanks. The velocity style deck is easy to build on and very forgiving. Plenty of room, and easy to wick. As in wick it like every other velocity deck, ends to the top of the channel. While the juice control might be cheesy, it does work. And the ring aids in wicking, and then capturing it and keeps it out of the way when you screw the chamber on. It is no more tall than any other tank, but it is wider... 25mm. My Psyclone Evo is 28mm and it looks like it was made for it. Perfect pairing. And 6-7 ml of juice, is 6-7 ml of juice. What's not to like about that in a relatively short fat tank.
Oh ya, last plus.... the grub screw holes do not go into the other side of the post. So it seats flush to capture the wire. And I did check the grub screws... they are polished and smooth. Nothing to cut a wire.
