Xiom new collection (2025)

[Julzig]

Just an update: VC+ uncut weight was only 66g for me, which is a bit unbelievable considering its a 57.5 hard sponge. Glued to my AJH TMXi Pro (160x152 headisze), it only weighs 49g. The rubber comes with an QR code, and its original.

Review will follow over the next 1-2 weeks

49g from 66g is still rather heavy or not? But for this hardness still excellent.

 

[chinacurious]

Just an update: VC+ uncut weight was only 66g for me, which is a bit unbelievable considering its a 57.5 hard sponge. Glued to my AJH TMXi Pro (160x152 headisze), it only weighs 49g. The rubber comes with an QR code, and its original.

Review will follow over the next 1-2 weeks

That's nuts! Any first impressions? How hard does it feel? Is it easy to lift backspin? How is the serve?

 

[Robin0910]

49g from 66g is still rather heavy or not? But for this hardness still excellent.

No, it’s cut to an oversized blade.

 

[doppelmoral]

69g would be insanely lightweight for 57.5° rubber. Saw a video that had it at 73.5g:

Now that I received the rubber, I can tell you the reason. The plastic sheet is attached to the rubber in the video you linked. It weights 8g. With the plastic sheet on, my VC+ was at 74g. So the reviewers VC+ and my VC+ come in at basically the same weight.

 

[chinacurious]

Once you know it's kind of obvious. I guess I didn't even consider the protective sheet could still be on. Also used to non-transparent sheets from Xiom/ESN.

Edit: Actually Rakza Z has tranparent sheet aswell.

 

[latej]

Just an update: VC+ uncut weight was only 66g for me, which is a bit unbelievable considering its a 57.5 hard sponge. Glued to my AJH TMXi Pro (160x152 headisze), it only weighs 49g. The rubber comes with an QR code, and its original.

Review will follow over the next 1-2 weeks

By chance, did you have one of the J&H C rubbers (C55, C52.5, C57.5)? I'm curious if the durability will be similar...

 

[vvk1]

I dont understand their metrics at all, and to be honest it doesn't seem to make any sense. Let's take a closer look:

Omega 7 Pro - Spin 5.4
Vega X - Spin 5.4
Vega Japan - Spin 6.0

Omega 5 Tour - Spin 7.7
J&H C55 - Spin 7.7

Vega Korea - Spin 6.4
J&H Z52.5 - Spin 6.0

The Omega 7 Pro, which was their high-end rubber lineup until a few weeks ago, is as spinny or less spinny than the cheap vega line? (Vega Korea and Vega Japan are even supposed to be spinnier)

Omega 5 Tour, a rubber from a few generations ago that no one is using anymore, is as spinny has their top-end rubber right now? (C55).

Vega Korea, a random 30€ rubber, is spinnier than a rubber that is supposed to be a "custom model for National Team Players"? (Z52.5).

Why are Spin and Arc even in the same category. Would be nice if they'd care to at least explain somewhere how to read those stats

I've done a table of some of these "ratings" (based on https://xiom.global/category/rubber/154/), in case anyone here wants to decide what to go for based on that. Good luck.

	Catapult & Click	Spin & Arc	Speed & Force	Pro Score	Pro Score
c52.5 BH	8	8	6	7.3	6.9
c55	8	7.7	6	7.2	6.8
c57.5 FH	7	7.7	7	7.2	6.7
O8 China	8	8	5	7	6.3
O8 Hybrid	8	7	5	6.6	6
Tau3	7.8	8.7	4	6.8	5.8
Vega C+	7.8	8.7	3	6.4	5.3
z52.5	6	6	5	5.7	5.4
h52.5	8	7	5	6.6	6
O7 Asia	6.4	6.4	6	6.2	6.2

 

[General_Specific]

So I've had quite the adventure trying out a bunch of Xiom's new rubbers. It started with the JH C55, then the Omega 8 China, 8 Hybrid, and JH C52.5 in that order. Even if none of the other rubbers were released, I would have been fine using the C55 on my forehand but I needed to try them to confirm.

The Omega 8 China is a great rubber. It has a softer feeling than the 52.5 degree sponge it has. It has surprisingly easy access to middle gears and feels very comfortable and overall easy to use. However, compared to the JH C series, it sacrifices a little bit of upper and lower gears for those easier middle gears. It has less control on those lower and slower gears and less power/ a lower ceiling for higher gears relative to the JH C series. So while not as spinny as the JH C series on the upper end, it's not too far behind.

The Omega 8 Hybrid has maybe a slightly softer feeling than even the Omega 8 China. It is also very comfortable with a good feel to it. However, compared to 8 China it doesn't produce as much spin and has less Chinese characteristics leaning more to the eurojap side of things within the hybrid rubber spectrum. The lower relative spin and the lesser ability to loop over the table common with Chinese style rubbers left me overall disappointed with the rubber but I will say that it is EXCELLENT at blocking and counter attacking incoming attacks. It's also excellent at chopping. It's the kind of rubber that keeps putting the ball on the table and that has its merits proving that it's a great rubber for what it is. It's just not what I am personally looking for especially on my forehand.

Finally I tried the JH C52.5. Unsurprisingly, it is the most similar to the C55. It feels true to the 52.5 degree hardness but it has a beautiful feeling elasticity to it that prevents it from having any of the dead/difficult to use attributes commonly associated with harder Chinese style rubbers. Of all of the rubbers that I tested it is the easiest to generate spin. It generates more spin than expected on low effort loops while at the same time off the table counterloops land like a nuclear bomb. Still, it can flat hit very flat while remaining consistent. It can block and counter almost as easily as the O8 Hybrid without the significantly less spin on loops. It doesn't chop as well as the O8 Hybrid but that's something I rarely try to do on the forehand anyway. It makes zero sacrifices in lower gears compared to the C55. At middle and upper gears it sacrifices a little bit of speed compared to the C55 while still remaining more than fast enough and there is no reduction in spin and, at my level, I can more consistently and easily reach higher levels of spin with it even at the upper end.

The JH C52.5 and C55 are the 2 highest performing rubbers I have ever used, keep in mind I have never owned a properly boosted special national Hurricane and I don't ever plan to. Dignics 09c is maybe 3rd. I plan on sticking with the C52.5 on the forehand for a very long time as long as Xiom doesn't release softer versions of the JH C series. I wouldn't mind trying a C47.5/C50 on my forehand or a C42.5/C45 on my backhand.

 

[doppelmoral]

Hi guys,

I tested the Vega China + now next to the regular Vega China. I dont even know what to say

Lets be honest here, my skill is simply not good enough to fairly evaluate this rubber. I played with h3n os, h3n bs, d09, vega china, omega 7 china , JH C55 etc. What I am trying to say is that I am used to hard rubbers.

On the package of VC+, it says that its a rubber for professional players that can create extrem spin at 75km/h swing speed. VC+ was really slow for me and the dwell was low, due to me not being skilled enough to activate the rubber in drills / matchplay. Of course I used more power at some point, the catapult kicks quite late and if you brush over the ball with a high acceleration the spin reaches a high level.

The thing is, with h3 bs, if I dont impact with strong force the ball is slow but still spinny for me. With old version Vega China, the catapult kicks early and its easy to get a stable arc + high spin. VC+ with a 57.5 degree sponge just feels too hard for me personally, I bet with swing speed + impact of Hugo it will be a good rubber.

With C55 for example, its just alot more bouncy (in a good way) and the rubber helps you more since again, the catapult activates earlier. In short game VC+ was very spin sensitive so I am sure you can create amazing spin with this rubber if you have great technique. Overall, if you are just a regular hobby player on intermediate level, VC+ feels dead

One thing to add, I think this rubber will be very good when boosted because its already light in weight so it wont be too heavy. If I opt for boosting I‘d just use h3 though.

Can sell my sheet if anyone is interested in trying it out

cheers

 

[Rinforzando]

Hi guys,

I tested the Vega China + now next to the regular Vega China. I dont even know what to say

Lets be honest here, my skill is simply not good enough to fairly evaluate this rubber. I played with h3n os, h3n bs, d09, vega china, omega 7 china , JH C55 etc. What I am trying to say is that I am used to hard rubbers.

On the package of VC+, it says that its a rubber for professional players that can create extrem spin at 75km/h swing speed. VC+ was really slow for me and the dwell was low, due to me not being skilled enough to activate the rubber in drills / matchplay. Of course I used more power at some point, the catapult kicks quite late and if you brush over the ball with a high acceleration the spin reaches a high level.

The thing is, with h3 bs, if I dont impact with strong force the ball is slow but still spinny for me. With old version Vega China, the catapult kicks early and its easy to get a stable arc + high spin. VC+ with a 57.5 degree sponge just feels too hard for me personally, I bet with swing speed + impact of Hugo it will be a good rubber.

With C55 for example, its just alot more bouncy (in a good way) and the rubber helps you more since again, the catapult activates earlier. In short game VC+ was very spin sensitive so I am sure you can create amazing spin with this rubber if you have great technique. Overall, if you are just a regular hobby player on intermediate level, VC+ feels dead

One thing to add, I think this rubber will be very good when boosted because its already light in weight so it wont be too heavy. If I opt for boosting I‘d just use h3 though.

Can sell my sheet if anyone is interested in trying it out

cheers

wow seems quite intriguing ! Was it super spinny on serve or nothing more than usual ? Why don't you try to boost it ? And about the stickiness is it sticky like Tau 2 or a true chinese rubber or more like esn rubbers that aren't sticky at all but still advertised as hybrid ?

 

[doppelmoral]

wow seems quite intriguing ! Was it super spinny on serve or nothing more than usual ? Why don't you try to boost it ? And about the stickiness is it sticky like Tau 2 or a true chinese rubber or more like esn rubbers that aren't sticky at all but still advertised as hybrid ?

for me h3 bs was spinnier on serves. VC+ is more tacky than omega 7 china guang but slightly less tacky than the old vega china. the level of tack is low and you can just barely lift the ball but at this point there are almost no rubbers left now that are truly tacky (like battle 2). for example, my current h3 blue sponge is basically non tacky, my protection sheet doesnt even properly stick to. So, VC+ just has enough tack to help you in short game + gripping the ball on loops

 

[codebop]

Have some mixed feeling about the 2025 catalogue. First of all, I have been a fan of Xiom for a few years now. They made great blades that were on par with quality made in Japan, such as Hugo HAL or ALX 36.5. And there has been always something special about them, like the HAL which does not use carbon and is very easy to use yet powerful, or the 36.5 which played like a soft viscaria.

Xiom has removed many products from their lineup. According to a vendor, the HAL has been discontinued because of material shortage. The 36.5 lineup (both ALX and ALXi) have also been discontinued according to XIOM Europe. Its a shame, because those blades could have become absolute classics. Since I am using An Jaehyun TMXi Pro blade, I was sad to hear that that blade also got discontinued.

Now, there are four new blades under Hugo's name. As someone mentioned before, they are 'all-in' on Hugo. First of all, I am confused by the new metrics they are using. I have absolutely no clue what the new stats are supposed to mean, that is for both blades and rubbers. The new Hugo blades fill the void for discontinued products such as AJH TMXi Pro, CDS TMX Pro. But, I am not sure if they will be really the same. Hugo TMXi Pro has a smaller headsize of 158x152, and if it plays like regular TMXi instead of Pro version (160x152), it will be a big disappointment.

I also have mixed feelings about the handles. Handles of all Hugo blades and Lee Seung Soo blades all look extremely similar. Yes, it is nice if they all have the same dimensions for the handle, because it will be easy to adjust from one blade to the other. But, Xiom was always creative with designs and fancy colors. They could have put more effort instead of using the stock handle from Xiom/Andro factory in Korea.

What I like is that there are 'Lite' versions with regular headsize for LSS TMX and LSS ALX. This is needed for many players who prefer lighter blades, since rubbers are heavy nowadays. Also, since there are new ALX and ALXi blades incoming, it would make sense that 36.5 lineup is discontinued. I know that these blades are still in the catalogue, but as mentioned before, Xiom Europe told me that they are discontinued.

Lastly, I am excited for the new sticky rubbers. Vega China+ and Tau 3 are very spinny according to their metrics, and should be cheaper being part of the Vega lineup. I was initially excited for the release of Omega 8 series, but since they only sell MAX thickness in Europe, I didnt bother to order a sheet. Initially, I wanted to try the successor of the omega 7 pro on my backhand.

I am curious which blade Hugo is currently using. His handle still looked like HAL the last events, but who knows. I am interested in the Hugo TMXi Pro only if it uses the same structure as AJH TMXi Pro (thinner core, reinforced veneer between trimetrix fiber and outer veneer). And, I am interested in the Hugo ALX Pro because the 36.5 ALX played fantastic. With the new headsize of 160x152, it could be even better (more stable and powerful).

Anyway, these are my thoughts about Xiom's 2025 lineup.

Are ALX and ALXi really discontinued? They still show up in all the catalogs. If ALXi is discontinued I'm swearing off of Xiom blades forever. I've been using Xiom ALXi for a couple of years and have developed quite a lot with it. It has a great feel and handle.

 

[vossi39]

Anyone else playing J&H C52.5 and has issues with the durability? Mine has less than 30 hours and already starts loosing its grippiness in the main playing area. Had several balls slipping.
Informed XIOM and they told me, that there is no major issue known from other markets. So I wonder if it is only me having bad luck.

The Omega 8 China was also not very durable, but C52.5 is even worse. No comparison with the Z52.5.

So to be save I will now switch to Z52.5 on FH also.

 

[AMonteiro]

Anyone else playing J&H C52.5 and has issues with the durability? Mine has less than 30 hours and already starts loosing its grippiness in the main playing area. Had several balls slipping.
Informed XIOM and they told me, that there is no major issue known from other markets. So I wonder if it is only me having bad luck.

The Omega 8 China was also not very durable, but C52.5 is even worse. No comparison with the Z52.5.

So to be save I will now switch to Z52.5 on FH also.

C55, C57,5 and C52,5 last as long as K3 line..

I have a clube mate who used C55 and now uses C57,5 and C52,5 and they have poor durability.

H52,5 lasts more but the performance was not that good.

 

[OvrChkn]

Anyone else playing J&H C52.5 and has issues with the durability? Mine has less than 30 hours and already starts loosing its grippiness in the main playing area. Had several balls slipping.
Informed XIOM and they told me, that there is no major issue known from other markets. So I wonder if it is only me having bad luck.

The Omega 8 China was also not very durable, but C52.5 is even worse. No comparison with the Z52.5.

So to be save I will now switch to Z52.5 on FH also.

O8C durability is definitely poor. I had a lot of issues with it after 2 months.

C55, I can get around 3-4 months usage for 4-5 days a week, but as soon as the topsheet goes, it's time to change. The rubber does feel inconsistent from sheet to sheet in terms of grip.

 

[Yurifi]

yes, I agree … the C5X.X range has really poor durability. I had C55 for maybe 10 days before I tore it on misjudged stroke, but it was looking already quite bad. I don’t think it would survive more than a month more of playing. C52.5 is the same - got it exactly to see, if I maybe got a bad batch, but C52.5 is the same. I played maybe 3 hours with it and you can already see markings on topsheet. Z52.5 is completely different rubber, but durability sewms to be much better. I wanted to have it on backhand, but just couldn’t make it work. tried it on forehand and it was quite good, but FH is reserved for D09c and RZEH … well, it would be C55 if it would have at least decent durability, but … unfortunately it doesn’t.

 

[pedro.dantas]

I

Are ALX and ALXi really discontinued? They still show up in all the catalogs. If ALXi is discontinued I'm swearing off of Xiom blades forever. I've been using Xiom ALXi for a couple of years and have developed quite a lot with it. It has a great feel and handle.

I just bought a spare one

 

[vossi39]

Thanks for the feedback. I will relay it to the XIOM team, that I'm not alone

 

[impluse101]

I

I just bought a spare one

is this is confirmation that it is discontinued?
if so, I need to get one. Argh

 

[thot]

Are Xiom An Jaehyun TMXi PRO and Xiom Hugo TMXi Pro pretty much the same blade?
The differences I see are the thickness 5.9 mm vs 6 mm, and the weight 84 gr vs 90 gr.

Is Xiom LSS ALX LITE a Viscaria clone?