Sanwei or Yinhe: Which one is the better budget brand?

[Ninja26Go]

Sanwei or Yinhe. I'd like to hear your thoughts and any suggestions on which blades to buy.

 

[Larshos]

They both have very good budget blades I would say that for the entry-level blades, Yinhe has better finishing.

 

[golden_son]

They both have very good budget blades I would say that for the entry-level blades, Yinhe has better finishing.

I would agree with this. Performance-wise, probably equal? Yinhe I think has more variety and yes, better overall finish. (Although I had to sand the edges of the wings on my Pro 11s, which is a ~$50 blade. So that was a little disappointing.)

Sanwei handles are a little beefier, Yinhe a little closer to average/narrow, if that helps.

Loki also has some nice quality budget options.

 

[Reaper]

If you use ST handles like me, you'll need to go with sanwei, they offer it in a few ALL/OFF blades . While yinhe only has a couple of DEF blades.

 

[Ninja26Go]

I would agree with this. Performance-wise, probably equal? Yinhe I think has more variety and yes, better overall finish. (Although I had to sand the edges of the wings on my Pro 11s, which is a ~$50 blade. So that was a little disappointing.)

Sanwei handles are a little beefier, Yinhe a little closer to average/narrow, if that helps.

Loki also has some nice quality budget options.

ahh great! I was thinking of buying a Pro 11s. Would you give a review? Thanks!

 

[zzzRobbanzzz]

Get the sanwei verdi inner, such a great blade!

 

[golden_son]

ahh great! I was thinking of buying a Pro 11s. Would you give a review? Thanks!

I actually was planning to update my post here in the next day or two when I have time to write something more thought-out, but the short version is: I like it a lot, but it isn't perfect. It has really helped me understand/reinforced what I do and don't like in a blade. I do think it manages to effectively feel like a different blade on each side, which I wanted. The backhand (outer ALC+koto) side is awesome.

The only reasons I don't  love it are 1) the wood selection on the FH (spruce-ayous) works fine but I'd rather have limba-ayous or even limba-spruce; and 2) the handle is smaller than I prefer. I'm also not 100% sure how I feel about PLC. Spruce-ayous-PLC is just such a different combination than I've used on anything before that it's hard to tell.

But at $45 (on sale) it feels like a blade that outperforms its price tier. For anyone who loves the Viscaria feeling on BH but wishes it had a softer touch on FH, the Pro 11s is worth a try.

 

[DrBean]

Sanwei's QA is very poor for the price but they play rather decently. I keep a 75PAR w/ TN3s as a loaner, but I had to sand about 5g because neither side was flat.

Yinhe is the better brand overall, but I always like how Sanwei handles feel.

 

[h3llary]

Loki, Yinhe, Sanwei in that order.

 

[Marvinn8686]

For me Yinhe FL handles (N10, Uranus U2, Pro 03/05) are the best blade handles I had, fits perfectly in my hand. Feel kind of bulky. I don't like thinner FL handles like Yasaka, Stuor, Sanwei - there I would have to go with ST handle.

 

[Lazer]

I'm perfectly happy with my Sanwei blades. Don't have any Yinhe's or Loki's, But I have a 729 friendship and that one is not good quality... Haitian on the other hand is very good...

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Ninja26Go]

I actually was planning to update my post here in the next day or two when I have time to write something more thought-out, but the short version is: I like it a lot, but it isn't perfect. It has really helped me understand/reinforced what I do and don't like in a blade. I do think it manages to effectively feel like a different blade on each side, which I wanted. The backhand (outer ALC+koto) side is awesome.

The only reasons I don't  love it are 1) the wood selection on the FH (spruce-ayous) works fine but I'd rather have limba-ayous or even limba-spruce; and 2) the handle is smaller than I prefer. I'm also not 100% sure how I feel about PLC. Spruce-ayous-PLC is just such a different combination than I've used on anything before that it's hard to tell.

But at $45 (on sale) it feels like a blade that outperforms its price tier. For anyone who loves the Viscaria feeling on BH but wishes it had a softer touch on FH, the Pro 11s is worth a try.

isn't it a different carbon?

 

[golden_son]

isn't it a different carbon?

Yes; the FH is PLC and the BH is ALC. I've never used PLC, but it's supposedly a lower-cost alternative to ZLC with similar properties.

For me Yinhe FL handles (N10, Uranus U2, Pro 03/05) are the best blade handles I had, fits perfectly in my hand. Feel kind of bulky. I don't like thinner FL handles like Yasaka, Stuor, Sanwei - there I would have to go with ST handle.

It may depend on the blade. My Pro 11s handle is narrower than the Yasaka and Sanwei blades I've had, but my coach has a Yinhe with a nice, full handle. (His is a custom blade, though, not a commercially-produced one.)

 

[Marvinn8686]

It may depend on the blade. My Pro 11s handle is narrower than the Yasaka and Sanwei blades I've had, but my coach has a Yinhe with a nice, full handle. (His is a custom blade, though, not a commercially-produced one.)

Ok good to learn this Pro 11S is on the thinner side, it looked really interesting for me. If it had limba on the FH it would be a no brainer. With spruce I am not so sure, never played with such outer ply. Thanks for elaborating on the handle though.

 

[mocker88]

If you use ST handles like me, you'll need to go with sanwei, they offer it in a few ALL/OFF blades . While yinhe only has a couple of DEF blades.

Yinhe has the ST option in most of their blades except for the pen blades.

 

[plunder]

ah this thread is about blades oic

 

[Reaper]

Yinhe has the ST option in most of their blades except for the pen blades.

I'll believe when I see them in Ali

 

[PenHoldSandro]

I'd prefer Yinhe because of the much superior rubbers. Sanwei's GREAT rubbers are few but Yinhe has quite a few. As for blades, the T5000 tops out almost all cheap Yinhe blades, but overall Yinhe's blades are more consistently good.

But, I would say that Sanwei is the cheaper brand overall (except for Mercury II), so if youre looking for the cheapest option, you are free to go with Sanwei

 

[al_111]

I'll believe when I see them in Ali

AFAIK, this option is available for the bulk orders from Yinhe, but unfortunately Ali sellers just don't seem to bother.

 

[linduz]

Ho acquistato diversi legni su Loki: attualmente gioco con ADC Special, ottimo ma non economico. Tuttavia, ci sono modelli di fascia bassa di ottima qualità, con finiture di qualità superiore rispetto ad altre marche.