I never owned original DL RTA, but I have owned and tried loads of Chinese originals and various clones. This is by far the prettiest and the best flavor chasing, single-coil (r)DL atomizer I have tried. It is perfect for me. If you are a beginner you might waste some time until you find the right amount of air for you, but when you find it you are ok (little suggestion - try different airflow inserts without making the coil and then choose the one that is just slightly to airy for your liking - because the coil will reduce air further).

When I bought it I was afraid that it's gonna miss engravings but they are here (usually I don't like engravings on clones but this one would look terrible without them). RDA is great in every aspect. I tried to take a photo of it but it looks so much better when I'm looking at it that I quit trying (it looks so much better than in FT photos). Machining is top-notch and it looks sturdy and indestructible. PEI insert is impeccable and everything fits perfectly. O rings tolerances are great. The air is so smooth and so easy to adjust. I couldn't find any con. I just hope that the paint is as good as everything else. So glad, that I didn't order the original.

I was a little bit skeptical because air is coming from the sides and all of the best MTL atties have air coming from underneath the coil but I was pleasantly surprised. The flavor is great (probably due to the very restricted chamber), the air is soft and the quality of vapor is top. Because I wanted old school MTL draw I ordered tighter air regulation parts (here) together with the attie and I was right, because the ones that come with Hussar will give loose MTL (al least by my standards). If the coil is not really accurately placed there can be all sorts of problems so I'm not sure this one is suitable for beginners. And I must say that it's not easy to position the coil. Proper placement of cotton also requires some experience. The machining is excellent and the satin finish is awesome. Drip tips are proprietary.

This attie is made for old school mtl vapers - no loose mtl here. While making a coil it is crucial to align coil with air inlet in such a way, that the air hits the coil in the lower half while avoiding that the coil hits the top. With cotton, flavor is great but with mesh coil, flavor is superb. If you are making mesh coil always precut your mesh diagonally, because it can bend easily this way (BF 99 owners should know this best).

I have been using acrylic shorties and Bers V1 d-tips for a long period and wanted a change. They really fit nicely on flat top MTL atties (like Berserker V1/1.5, Taifun GTR, Sirens etc). They match with with ultem (pei) tanks.