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I don't float at all. My wife does a bit. That's why a wet test is important. Nice thing with the resort is each jet is adjustable and both pumps are 2 speed. Very easy to dial in the massage you are looking for
Hi Mike. Where about in Canada are you? I am in the Toronto area and have been looking for a little while as well.
After having my Hot Springs Landmark for over 20 years, I'm in the same boat. I'm researching as much as I can and am more interested in energy efficiency and noise control. A Hot spring close replacement would be an Envoy at close to $12,000 with only a cover included. I see bullfrog mentioned here but not from actual purchasers And I haven't seen a dealer in Indiana yet. Artesian Grand Bahama elite looks comparable to my Landmark and is about the same price wise (11,500) I want a lounge, quiet pumps, 24hr circulation and very very very little repair.
Did the first of our two wet tests and we were surprised when we found we did not care for the loungers.Wife floated in both the marquis epic and hot springs envoy. I floated a little in the envoy but not much. We found the marquis to be a good tub with strong jets however we ended up wet testing the vector V94 and liked that one much more than the epic. Strong jets, no floating in any seat, shared foot jet, lots of foot space in the foot well, individual controls for each seat was nice and the price made it a strong contenderThe hot springs envoy while a nice enough tub did not have any feature that blew us away. Jets were weaker than the marquis at full blast, moto massager was neat but not a deal breaker and at 8-10k more depending on model we did not feel the hot springs did anything to warrant such a higher price. For now the Vector V94 is at the front of the pack with a few more tests ahead.
Hey Mike, I wet tested the optima this past weekend. Very nice tub and great staff.
I found them to be very intense and a great variety within the tub. By far the best tub for my family. I wet tested a hot spring grandee yesterday but did not like the motto massage. Big tub with lots of room for my family but I prefer the Optima over all tubs I tested...Grandee, Vanguard, Niagara, Chelsee and Beachcomber 720. I went ahead with the Optima.Where are you wet testing? I did mine in the Mississauga store.