Mine's still going strong after two and a half years.

Steve's has been replaced by Exan and he opted for the black stainless as the replacement, which is ironically what I ordered but they didn't have one in stock! Personally I think the black ones look the best.

Mine (titanium) definitely weighed 1.64Kg including the link pipe. Maybe they've got heavier, more absorbent wadding inside them now? Maybe why yours is quiet? Maybe they use thicker sheet metal now to beef them up?

BTW, they get louder with use!

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