Experience with some other Loki rubbers - Arthur China, GTX Pro (inc)

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I've just fitted an Arthur China and Arthur Europe Diamond for a friend.
Interestingly the China (listed as extra hard) measured 54 degrees Shore O, and the Europe Diamond (listed as medium hard) at 55.
I don't have a durometer but this is in line with what my fingers tell me. My Europe Diamond was very hard, and my LACs have mostly been a nice medium hard, around what H3 39 feels like, with one friend's LAC being noticeably harder, more like H3 40. My R9 39 was softer than my LACs, and my R9 40.5 was harder. LAC Pro was also much softer than LAC, close to R9 39, maybe even softer.
 
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I just have regular lac and lae. The lae is harder, heavier, and tackier. It uses the same sponge as the asia.
 
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Loki Arthur China 40A 2.10 BLACK
Topsheet 48.5 - 50.0
Sponge 48.0 - 49.0

These are with Shore O. Seems really soft to me!

Some others for comparison:

DHS Hurricane 3 Provincial Blue Sponge 41A 2.15 BLACK
Topsheet 29.0 - 30.5 A / 52.5 - 53.0 O
Sponge 35.5 - 37.5 A / 55.5 - 56.0 O

DHS Hurricane 3 Commercial 40A 2.20 BLACK
Topsheet 32.5 - 33.5 A / 53.0 - 55.0 O
Sponge 37.5 - 38.0 A / 56.0 - 56.5 O

DHS Hurricane 3 Neo Commercial 37A 2.10 RED
Topsheet 29.5 - 30.0 A / 52.0 - 52.5 O
Sponge 31.5 - 32.0 A / 52.0 - 53.0 O

729 Battle 2 National Super Select Blue Sponge 41A 2.10 BLACK
Topsheet 31.5 - 32.5 A / 53.0 - 53.5 O
Sponge 35.5 - 36.0 A / 55.0 - 55.5 O

729 Battle 3 40A 2.10 BLACK
Topsheet 32.0 - 33.0 A / 55.0 - 56.0 O
Sponge 39.0 - 40.0 A / 57.5 - 58.5 O

Nittaku Fastarc G-1 2.0 Super Thick RED
Topsheet 29.0 - 31.0 A / 50.0 - 51.0 O
Sponge 28.5 - 31.0 A / 47.5 - 48.0 O
 
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