XIOM C55 Impressions and Comparison with H3N

[vvk1]

PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.

I've been playing with K2 since 2019, and now that it is discontinued, decided to find an alternative for the next 5 years

Below you will find two photos - one of just over a month old K3 Pro (21 x 2 hour practice sessions + 2 tournaments) and another of a 1 week old C55 (3 x 2 hour practice sessions). Tested on the same HL5.

Neither topsheet was as sticky as a K2/GT topsheet, let alone H3, after unpacking nor after several playing sessions. Both top sheets have been cleaned with plain tap water after each practice session and kept under a sticky protective film when not playing. As you can see, the marks on the topsheets are pretty much the same. However, this visual wear-and-tear does not seem to affect playing characteristics of either rubber at all. K3 Pro/C55 are very very playable - both are very spinny (and easily faster than K2/GT/boosted H3 by quite a bit). I will likely be playing with one of the two for a very long time. But still, IMO, Tibhar K2/Joola GT still remain the closest to a boosted H3. Too bad both have been discontinued ..

The small-pore sponges of K3 Pro/C55 are also very similar, at least visually (except one is cream and the other black ). If it wasn't for the sponge colour, I'd really struggle to tell the difference between the two new rubbers in a test.

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[SleepyMaster]

PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.

I've been playing with K2 since 2019, and now that it is discontinued, decided to find an alternative for the next 5 years

Below you will find two photos - one of just over a month old K3 Pro (21 x 2 hour practice sessions + 2 tournaments) and another of a 1 week old C55 (3 x 2 hour practice sessions). Tested on the same HL5.

Neither topsheet was as sticky as a K2/GT topsheet, let alone H3, after unpacking nor after several playing sessions. Both top sheets have been cleaned with plain tap water after each practice session and kept under a sticky protective film when not playing. As you can see, the marks on the topsheets are pretty much the same. However, this visual wear-and-tear does not seem to affect playing characteristics of either rubber at all. K3 Pro/C55 are very very playable - both are very spinny (and easily faster than K2/GT/boosted H3 by quite a bit). I will likely be playing with one of the two for a very long time. But still, IMO, Tibhar K2/Joola GT still remain the closest to a boosted H3. Too bad both have been discontinued ..

The small-pore sponges of K3 Pro/C55 are also very similar, at least visually (except one is cream and the other black ). If it wasn't for the sponge colour, I'd really struggle to tell the difference between the two new rubbers in a test.

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Cool that it does it work well for you after such an hours. I have changed my k3 after about 40-43 hours and two tourneys. But mine is regular not the pro one 🙄

 

[vvk1]

Cool that it does it work well for you after such an hours. I have changed my k3 after about 40-43 hours and two tourneys. But mine is regular not the pro one 🙄

Could be that the harder sponge takes longer to lose its original feel/performance. The top sheets on k3 and k3 pro are the same.

Plus I haven't played with my rubbers for as long as you have. Will try to remember to update this thread in a month or two.

 

[Gtsnake]

PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.


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So you're saying Tibhar and Xiom use the same top sheet supplier? That just doesn't sound right.

 

[Gtsnake]

Ever since H3 started losing it's tackiness I've been searching for an alternative. This could be the one. I'm interested in how it compares to Rakza Z.

 

[Peter93]

Ever since H3 started losing it's tackiness I've been searching for an alternative. This could be the one. I'm interested in how it compares to Rakza Z.

Codexx EF Pro 54. I personally hated it the first few hours because of how tacky it was, but eventually that wore off a bit and I came to like it much more, though I still prefer the lighter tackiness hybrids.

 

[vvk1]

So you're saying Tibhar and Xiom use the same top sheet supplier? That just doesn't sound right.

Both K3(pro) and C55 are ESN-made, are they not?

 

[NextLevel]

Codexx EF Pro 54. I personally hated it the first few hours because of how tacky it was, but eventually that wore off a bit and I came to like it much more, though I still prefer the lighter tackiness hybrids.

I didn't stick with it enough to like it, I have already become enamored with Skyline 3.

 

[NextLevel]

Both K3(pro) and C55 are ESN-made, are they not?

Yeah, he has some secret logic that he hasn't explained yet.

 

[MrGeorge]

PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.

I've been playing with K2 since 2019, and now that it is discontinued, decided to find an alternative for the next 5 years

Below you will find two photos - one of just over a month old K3 Pro (21 x 2 hour practice sessions + 2 tournaments) and another of a 1 week old C55 (3 x 2 hour practice sessions). Tested on the same HL5.

Neither topsheet was as sticky as a K2/GT topsheet, let alone H3, after unpacking nor after several playing sessions. Both top sheets have been cleaned with plain tap water after each practice session and kept under a sticky protective film when not playing. As you can see, the marks on the topsheets are pretty much the same. However, this visual wear-and-tear does not seem to affect playing characteristics of either rubber at all. K3 Pro/C55 are very very playable - both are very spinny (and easily faster than K2/GT/boosted H3 by quite a bit). I will likely be playing with one of the two for a very long time. But still, IMO, Tibhar K2/Joola GT still remain the closest to a boosted H3. Too bad both have been discontinued ..

The small-pore sponges of K3 Pro/C55 are also very similar, at least visually (except one is cream and the other black ). If it wasn't for the sponge colour, I'd really struggle to tell the difference between the two new rubbers in a test.

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What about clicking sound ? both of them have similar ? D09c have somehow clicky but not like H3 but C55 have noticeable. Ofc if durability of C55 is same as K3 then I will consider buying again.

 

[vvk1]

What about clicking sound ? both of them have similar ? D09c have somehow clicky but not like H3 but C55 have noticeable. Ofc if durability of C55 is same as K3 then I will consider buying again.

I'm not sure what you mean by "clicking sound".

 

[MrGeorge]

I'm not sure what you mean by "clicking sound".

Typical sound from H3, I think its bcs of sponge hardness

 

[OvrChkn]

PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.

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Tibhar missed out on the AI marketing wave.

 

[vvk1]

Typical sound from H3, I think its bcs of sponge hardness

To me, both K3 Pro/C55 sound very similar when one makes the same kind of ball contact with each.

 

[andzejgolot]

PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.

I've been playing with K2 since 2019, and now that it is discontinued, decided to find an alternative for the next 5 years

Below you will find two photos - one of just over a month old K3 Pro (21 x 2 hour practice sessions + 2 tournaments) and another of a 1 week old C55 (3 x 2 hour practice sessions). Tested on the same HL5.

Neither topsheet was as sticky as a K2/GT topsheet, let alone H3, after unpacking nor after several playing sessions. Both top sheets have been cleaned with plain tap water after each practice session and kept under a sticky protective film when not playing. As you can see, the marks on the topsheets are pretty much the same. However, this visual wear-and-tear does not seem to affect playing characteristics of either rubber at all. K3 Pro/C55 are very very playable - both are very spinny (and easily faster than K2/GT/boosted H3 by quite a bit). I will likely be playing with one of the two for a very long time. But still, IMO, Tibhar K2/Joola GT still remain the closest to a boosted H3. Too bad both have been discontinued ..

The small-pore sponges of K3 Pro/C55 are also very similar, at least visually (except one is cream and the other black ). If it wasn't for the sponge colour, I'd really struggle to tell the difference between the two new rubbers in a test.

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Really similar...

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

I've been playing with K2 since 2019, and now that it is discontinued, decided to find an alternative for the next 5 years

I can still find K2 on Aliexpress. Might be the case that it is only sold in China now

 

[NextLevel]

What about clicking sound ? both of them have similar ? D09c have somehow clicky but not like H3 but C55 have noticeable. Ofc if durability of C55 is same as K3 then I will consider buying again.

Clicking is the sound of boosted rubber. Sometimes rises to the level of popping.

 

[andzejgolot]

New batches from hurricane 3 provincial OS are not even tacky, but they are really spinny as hell.
It is sad that xiom c55 has potential to have K3 durability.

 

[jk1980]

It is sad that xiom c55 has potential to have K3 durability.

😂

 

[MrGeorge]

New batches from hurricane 3 provincial OS are not even tacky, but they are really spinny as hell.
It is sad that xiom c55 has potential to have K3 durability.

I will keep updated when I notice some performance loosing.