Trying to decide between Omega and Air Venturi

I have an Omega Supercharger and I really like it. Having said that, i found a used Shelden for a price I could not pass so I got a Shelden compressor so I'm going to move the Omega. The AV model is twice as fast according to their advertisement unless you get the new Turbo Omega which costs $2,250. The Omega have a 3-4 year track record though. It's pretty quiet and you can use it in your home instead of keeping it in a garage or separate building. It has auto shut-off, auto moisture bleed and an onboard hours meter. I think the newest model even have auto lubricant feature so you don't have to physically turn the button to lubricate it every 4 hours of run time. Not sure what all features the AV has. I know it looks like the mrod air compressor that had a lot of problems. But AV is warranting and servicing it so unlike mrodair, there should be support if the unit have problems

The Omega has an auto moisture drain but some people still use a filter to dry the air more. I didn't use a filter when I used my Omega and never noticed a problem with moisture. 

I follow airgun compressors closely and feel there is a 3rd. option you would be wise to consider. It is a Carette 4500 which will be available very soon from a well known U.S. dealer. An Omega is more expensive than the Carette, fills slower, and relies on rubber o-ring seals which wear out and are difficult tor a typical home user to replace on his own. In essence the Omega is a mechanized hand pump with lots of sophisticated bells and whistles.

The Air Venturi is suspiciously similar in design and function to the much maligned compressor from Mrodair that has proven to be a lemon. The Air Venturi is loud, over revved in order to reach its output, and shares its base design with the lemon from Arkansas being dumped at fire sale discounts. The distributors who sell the Air Venturi unit and the Omega have previously marketed other compressor types and dropped them when they became headaches to service. Once the warranty period is over you are on your own if better designs replace these units.

A knowledgeable compressor owner and forum member, Guykuo tested and vetted the Carette unit and it proved to be a well executed design at an affordable price. It is not overdriven, it does not rely upon rubber o-ring seals which wear out and are difficult to replace, and it meets the airgunners' need for value and durability. I have one on order and look forward to reporting my experience with it. Given the choice between the two you mentioned vs. a Carette, the choice is a no brainer. 

My Omega Super Compressor has exceeded 240 hours and it is still running on the original "o-ring seals". I am more than happy with its performance to date.

Humdinger, I look forward to your review of the Carette. 

"Humdinger"I follow airgun compressors closely and feel there is a 3rd. option you would be wise to consider. It is a Carette 4500 which will be available very soon from a well known U.S. dealer. An Omega is more expensive than the Carette, fills slower, and relies on rubber o-ring seals which wear out and are difficult tor a typical home user to replace on his own. In essence the Omega is a mechanized hand pump with lots of sophisticated bells and whistles.

The Air Venturi is suspiciously similar in design and function to the much maligned compressor from Mrodair that has proven to be a lemon. The Air Venturi is loud, over revved in order to reach its output, and shares its base design with the lemon from Arkansas being dumped at fire sale discounts. The distributors who sell the Air Venturi unit and the Omega have previously marketed other compressor types and dropped them when they became headaches to service. Once the warranty period is over you are on your own if better designs replace these units.

A knowledgeable compressor owner and forum member, Guykuo tested and vetted the Carette unit and it proved to be a well executed design at an affordable price. It is not overdriven, it does not rely upon rubber o-ring seals which wear out and are difficult to replace, and it meets the airgunners' need for value and durability. I have one on order and look forward to reporting my experience with it. Given the choice between the two you mentioned vs. a Carette, the choice is a no brainer.

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Yes but like everything else mechanical sometimes you get great results and sometimes not. I personally know an airgunner who owns an Omega Air Charger that have well over 3000 hours on it. He lubricates it when and if he remembers to do so, certainly not every 4 hours as recommended. He has about 6-8 SCBA tanks and he fill other people's tanks also. He has never had any problems with his unit. The only reason I upgraded to a shop grade compressor was that I got a steal of a deal from someone who were getting out of PCPs. Otherwise i would have been happy with the Supercharger. You can't beat it for ease of use and convenience.

Did I read that right? 3,000 hours? 
Nice!!!!

Yes over 3000 hours.

That is truly incredible! 

I remember when the Omega compressor first came out, there were people in the industry commenting and posting, they were certain no one would see 100 running hours with this compressor because of the design and materials used. Boy were they wrong!

I own the airventuri compressor seems to be well built does not feel or look to be cheap even though it is from China have about 16 hours on it so far but it is living up to it's and my expectations with the exception that it is loud and kind of messy when pressure relief valve is opened I'm told once my machine breaks in that this will lighten up .as it is new to Market and has no track record I wish I could give you more info the only thing now is to see if it it holds up over time

Humdinger..
when do you expect these carette 4500 to go on sale?, It seems quite complicated with all the different filters and attachments ect. I'm looking for something I can plug into wall, turn it on and fill a tank 30 times a year and maybe have to change a filter and oil. hopefully a filter wont cost a ton of money too... 

They are on sale at AirTanksForSale

http://www.network54.com/Forum/79574/message/1493690411/Last+of+the+Carette+Intro-prices%2C+Save+%24100-%24200+Get+them+for+%241399+%26amp%3B+%241799+While+you+can.

thanks Black.. let me ask, what is your opinion of this Carette compressor.? I'm such a novice.. Im looking at the Omega super charger too.. I dont know anything about high pressure compressors. it seems an additional filter is basically required which bumps the price to $1800.00 for the carette which is the same as the Omega. And should I have another filter on the omega as well?, this is going to bump up the cost of that as well.. ? such a pain in the butt..

Yes, they are on sale at AirTanksforSale. I received mine directly from the manufacturer within a week of sending payment. I can tell you Eaglefn66 that quite to the contrary,
nothing could be simpler to own and operate than a Carette. It comes from the factory with a high pressure air filter that is owner repackable. It operates the same way as
the Diablo filter sold by AofA. That is the only filter you have to take care of. No compressor made by anyone has less filter maintenance than this unit. Most of the moisture
is removed by a water separator before it reaches the filter. The unit being sold by AirTanksforSale includes an automatic moisture bleed which can be set to the owner's preference. You merely set the amount of time for each automatic moisture bleed, say 2 seconds, and the other dial is set for the time between bleeds, say 10 minutes. That means you can turn on the Carette, set the shutoff pressure, and the compressor does the rest. It can run for hours unattended. Once you set up the compressor by attaching the hoses, filling with oil, and filling the cooling system with water it is plug and play from then on. It is simpler to run than anything else, including an Omega. You don't have to turn a grease knob every few hours to lubricate, and you don't have to buy an output filter which the Omega does not supply. The Carette comes with one from the factory. It should provide 20 hours of filtration before needing to be serviced. The Carette comes with a digital hourmeter built in so keeping a separate run log is not needed, either. Eaglefn66, the Carette is the simplest compressor to set up and run that you can buy. The Carette is belt driven and runs much quieter than the Air Venturi. It maxes out at 70 db. That means you can be in the room with one running and have a normal conversation. Noisy running compressors do so because they are over-revved. That means they will run hotter and wear out faster. I sold a Bauer to get the Carette and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. It is the compressor we've all been waiting for. Affordable, easy to operate, and it has all the features a tank owner could wish for. Buy it, you'll like it.

did you get the base model or the upgraded model with the extra filter, @ $1800. guess I'm asking should I get the base model or upgrade to the more expensive one..lol

I read the ongoing review/test over at GTA and it seems to be a better option than the Omega supercharger. I have no problem with the supercharger, I just sold mines a couple of weeks ago. I found a great deal on a Shelden so I jumped on that deal

I've had my Omega Super Charger for almost 2 1/2 years(purchased in Feb. 2015) with no problems. I do turn the grease port every 2-3 hours of run time, but that takes about 1 second. To fill the grease port takes about 10 seconds, which I may have to fill every month(depends on how much you shoot). That is the maintenance I've had to do on my Omega so far in 2 1/2 years. They do make a cheaper version without the bells and whistles. Airguns of Arizona does have spare parts(where I bought spare grease syringes after 2 a year) and they service them. So there is a support system for them.

Having said that I think all airgun enthusiasts welcome developments such as the Air Venturi and Carette compressors. It's great that we have more options and competition will drive down the price and insure quality.