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The best blade I've ever used. I tried and bought loads of Butterfly blades, such as innerforce ALC, ZLC, ZLF, Timo Boll, Garaydia ZLC, ALC, T5000, nittaku barwell, DHS long 3 &5, avalox Jarmond, P500(top 3 best), P700, P900, then found avx P777 the best suitable, only a bit lack of power, but fantastic control and spin and touch. I heard there was once upon time when Nittaku joined hands with Avalox to produce some blades in trial, but discontinued, such as Nittaku Avalox P500 and P777. The former was legendary but long gone. I searched for a long long time, finally found one in a Chinese 2nd hand online web where there is a seller kept this Nittaku avalox P777 said for 10 years. I purchased immediately for 100 pounds. Its out of the world, second to none. The best, best, best blade ever. those Butterfly blades are nothing comparing to this one. How lucky I can find this legendary blade, one only on the entire google ! on this world !

I tried the TB ZLC with Donic's Desto F1 on the forehand and Andro Hexer Duro on the backhand side. The blade is genuinely fast, has a fairly linear stroke. One more thing i noticed with the blade was its almost consistent bounce. Due to that counter rallies + blocking is almost effortless. Smashing is quite easy too. The problem is close the the table play and opening loops. I had to be extra careful with the opening loops as due to the speed of the blade the ball sprays away from the table very easily.
All in all this is a good blade if you're looking for smash-block sort of game. If you're an old-school close to the table player then this blade probably isn't meant for you.

It is a good blade, attractive, lightweight design.
Is an extremely fast blade due to the 2 sheets of carbon on the outside, however being so fast and hard you lose control and sensation if you do not have a very refined technique.
I do not recommend it for beginners-intermediate (experience)
If you want to have speed and not lose control, a medium hardness rubber can be ideal.

This new blade is made in cooperation with holder of its name, Alexander Valuch of Slovakia, European U21 doubles champion. He is my friend, so I know he was directly included into development of this magnificent blade. Months of testing, calibrating and changing of the characteristics brought to the world this offensive blade. 2 kevlar carbon plys with limba and ayous made it very controlable blade, despite of its speed. Surprising control in passive situations - blocking is very accurate! Suitable with hard rubbers for agressive fast attackers with fast drives or topspins. With soft rubbers amazing blocking and feel, so huge spin potencial! Alexander always loved to play with Nittaku Violin because of its great feel. He wouldnt change his blade for anything worse! And this blade is just pure gold, very good feel, perfect for accurate play!

Its total weight is 190 gram with 2 sides of DHS Neo3 Chinese rubber. It feels balance and not head heavy so it nice for looping and quick attack Chinese style.
Blocking is very good for topspin. The soft touch is also fine for BH flicks near the net inside the table. I dont see any major weakness so far after using for some weeks of intensive training( 3 times play per week at around 3 hours per session)

The spinniest Rasanter rubber having also the hardest sponge.The feel of the rubber is closer to the Joola Maxxx 500 and Gewo Hype Pro 50. Produces high amount of spin and it seems suited more for players who use Chinese rubbers. The speed is medium fast like that of an EL=S or EL-P. It is spinnier than the Andro Rasant Power Grip but still a notch shorter than MX-P or MX-S. Still, it is a good forehand and backhand rubber but specifically opted for a certain style like a looping style. Rubber is easier to control than the V or R47 versions. Sometimes, it feels like a faster Chinese rubber with no tack.

Control, control, control. I found myself missing the Zylon feeling and thought I would give this blade a try after selling my ZJ ZLC and TB ZLF a few months ago. Between those 2, the Treiber plays and feels more like the ZJ ZLC. Treiber Z has a slower gear than the ZLC offers. This is very useful for soft contact shots, where I could easily get double and triple bounces with a simple push. Blocking took me a minute to wrap my head around. When blocking passively, which took a very soft hand when using ALC or flexy 5-ply blades, the ball would come off dead and roll into the net. Either gripping tighter or blocking more actively corrected this issue. Looping is delightful with this blade. People have stated in other reviews that the throw is really low when looping. I found this to be true when opening up and when looping a ball with little spin. When relooping a loop, the throw was plenty high and would dive down sharply with plenty of net clearance. Driving is quick, spinny and low throw for the most part. When I first tested this blade I was delving into soft sponged rubber with high sound output such as Donic Z3, but have since went back to Tenergy 05. The blade plays better with medium rubber, as a softer rubber and the soft top ply made for a mushy feel.

This is the 2nd fastest Rasanter rubber. This is slightly spinnier than the V47 version and has a higher arc. The topsheet grips the ball fairly good enough. This has a lesser spin compared to MX-P but better control. This is still very spinny. Also, the MX-P is still faster than this rubber but with a small difference. This is a good offensive rubber and I would prefer this over the V47 because of the amount of spin. The speed difference between the V47 and this is just a few notches so better to choose the version with more spin. This is definitely for advanced players. Almost similar to the Joola Rhyzm but a tad softer and Blue Fire M1.

Like this blade very much. Tried a lot of middle priced offensive blades. Most of them lack control. This one is different.
It is light. Fast, but not very fast. The control is also very good. You can play short game with no problem. Lift underspin balls easily and also play far from table.
The price is also affordable (45$).

The R42 is almost similar to the Joola Rhyzm 425 except that it feels softer. Sponge is medium soft and you can feel the ball sink into the sponge everytime you have a hit with it. It produces above average spin and a medium arc when looping the ball. The R42 is fast and bouncy and compared to the Xiom Vega Europe, it is marginally faster and also spinnier. Control is above average even for beginner and intermediate levels but I would recommend this more for an intermediate level player. Good smashing and hitting properties especially with counters and blocks near and far from the table.

I have only played it as a backhand rubber due to the fact that it is only available in 35 and 37 degree but on BH i can recommend it in combination with a composite blade. i have only played it on a carbonado 190 and like it very much.
Very good for loopkilling serves that drifted too long and for mid distance play with playing style that puts effort in the shots but up to a certain point you only get what you put into it in terms of force. it is bouncier then a classic chinese rubber but not as near as bouncy as a tensor e.g. so you still need a good amount of effort but you can play that with safety because the rubber gives you a good control in every aspect and you don´t need much adjustments in terms of technique. you will quickly learn what is possible and how to execute the shots you wanna play.
on a carbonado 190 i found the throw angle low on very fast shots, when you hit more with forward motion and high at lower speed e.g. at flicking over the table or at open ups on backspin near the table edge. i rate the possibility to create different throw angles at will as a high +.
with 3 thin layers of falco long it is a deadly weapon in every aspects and still very controlable.
Satisfying for the BH! Thumps up

If this rubber would be available in 40° (DHS scale) - it isn`t, what is sad - i can imagine it as wonderful jap/china hybrid on the FH side.

Plies: limba 0.3mm - textreme 0.25mm - ayous 0.7mm - ayous 3.3mm - ayous 0.7mm - textreme 0.25mm - limba 0.3mm

Dimensions: 156x150x5.8mm

Weight: mine has 90g (sealed)

I play the Stiga Carbonado 190 Flared handle (handle called Master by Stiga) already 7 month now and i think i have developed a good sense for feeling and touch of the blade.
It is a bit difficult to explain but i try my best.
In a few aspects it always comes down, not only to personal preferences but also to a subjective perception. Therefore contradicted statements can be occur and are nothing to worry about, just the way different people perceive one and the same thing.
The 190 although it is a rather hard and stiff blade does play significantly softer than it is, maybe due to the limba outer plies and because it is rather thin (5.8mm)
this combination makes it a blade with high basic speed but still very controlable and with good overall feeling.
I have to ad that i only played two different rubber combinations so this probably plays a significant role in perceiving its playing characteristics.
I played Hurricane 8, 40 degree black FH/ Tinarc 5, 37 degree red BH and liked this combination very much, more than
Hurricane 3 Neo 40 degree black FH/ TG 3-60, 37 degree BH

In general the blade has a big sweetspot and its realy higher towards the head, like stated in manufacturers discription. this gives you an overall feeling of safety and when playing faster rallies, shots with more power and force can be played because with full arm swing (like a pendulum) more force can be generated from a hitting point near the head of the blade. the higher oriented sweetspot guaranties more margin for error and a higher number of winners due to that fact.
So it definitely rewards a certain style of play.
It is very suitable in combination with a rubber with chinese playing characteristics on the forehand side.
Close to the table it is a deadly weapon. The trajectory is lower than average.
With something like H8 which has a not so high first speed but a very good kick off the bounce with good spin, it causes a lot of trouble for the opponent because this is a rather unusual style of play. a relatively low trajectory in general and a very flat bounce on the opponents half of the table makes it difficult to return the ball for your opponent and at the same time making much fun to play for you.
It took quite some time to adjust the technique when playing away from the table but once you know the trick it is very enjoyable and effective too.
You have to significantly lower your center of gravity the farer away you play from the table but still deadly shot can be created when enough effort is put into it.
definetely nothing for lazy boys or girls.
But once you got used to it, you just can`t resist to love that blade.

Nexy changed their Cpen symmetry for this series. Headsize 162x151, slightly longer handle than Peterpan, similar to Arirang. A bit too bouncy for a 5ply wood, but still controllable. It can spin with the best of them, and has power of a 7ply blade with shorter trajectory!

The handle is a bit too thin which made the racket more head heavy after putting rubbers on. This blade is one of the best 5ply wood blades out there. Medium Stiff, great wood feel, not overly long dwell. Top gears are up there with the best 5 ply woods due to the burnt core. Must have for all your all-around loopers!

Used this in 2013 JOOLA Teams & got over +200pts. Is more spinnier than Limba outer blades. Very unique feel, but easy to adapt. Good speed, and very good top gears. Works well with Chinese rubbers & tensors.

I pair this FH: Hurricane 3 mid hardness. BH: H3Neo. Initially I apply a seal by Xiom Water-based product : I-SURE by XIOM. Its is a water based protector.
Previously I seal my Limba blades like DHS PG7, and DONIC 2016 Waldner Offensive . But for koto( i believe) top veneers in Stiga OC, it does not glue well to the rubber. I had to sand paper it down and remove the water based protector as recommended by my coach.

The softest Rasanter among the 6 variants and also the slowest. It is slower than the Rasant Beat and also has less spin. The Rasant Beat was softer but it offered more spin and grip on the ball and it was more bouncy. Even at max thickness this rubber can be controlled by intermediate level players. Good for smashing because of the control but spin is just above average. I would only recommend this as a backhand rubber because it blocks really well and it is easy to hablde spinny serves and loops when blocking.