[decodeddiesel]

Dangerden is a model for small buisness on the internet as well as a benchmark for others in the industry. One simply cannot mention watercooling without mention of Dangerden. I personally have owned many of their products, a DD Cube (anyone remember that thing?), a MAZE 1, a MAZE 2, a MAZE 2-1, and I purchased my Eheim 1250 from them.

Likewise I have also been trying to follow Cathars work as best I can ever since I read about LRWW on OCAU last year. To say the least, Cathar is a very creative thinker and his solutions are unique and very interesting. I believe he is truely one of the pioneers who is breathing life into our beloved hobby. He deserves the credit and accolade for his work. As far as WB design goes, I have wondered about a hybrid LRWW and Cascade and now I guess the answer is laying right before my eyes.

That said I have been following the recent events as best I can from my current vantage (7k miles away or so). Ethically I would not have done things as Dangerden appears to have done them, but then again I am not trying to keep a buisness afloat. I feel they have attempted to utilize some current designs that WORK and bring them together into a waterblock that will make up for the MAZE 4. I do however feel that some mention or consultation with the source SHOULD have occured.

To be honest, there is no way in hell I can afford 2 cascades for the SMP rig I am building when I get home. As it stands the RBX provides a MUCH less expensive alternative, domestically produced block. The RBX apparently performs well and I feel with some design tweaks it could be a major player in the current and future product field. This is a BIG step up in performance for DD from the MAZE 3 and the MAZE 4, and I believe this will put them back at the top for watercooling manufactures.