The Tibhar Alexis Lebrun Krypto Carbon is a balanced blade that supports controlled offensive playing styles that mix up loops, flicks and blocks with touch shots, whereas the Tibhar Felix Lebrun Hyper Carbon is a fast and stiff blade for (highly) advanced uncompromisingly aggressive players...
No difference. I only put on the half that is closest to the table on FH pushes, because that is the side most likely to get dinged. I don't need to protect the other 50%.
The Nittaku Goriki Kaisoku is described as an inverted rubber that has short-pips-like characteristics, and being recommended for smashing, flat hitting, and driving. Sounds crazy, right? But is it true? Find out in the full review here.
I don't think there is a correlation between price and "how good a blade is" per se. It is about finding what blade fits and feels the best to you. My go-to blade is the ~$50 Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro BE but also like Szocs 1 ($50), Rosewood NCT VII (~$150), Viscaria ($150), Viscaria SALC...
I made a video series on boosting (below - part 3 discuss re-boosting). FWIW IMO no doubt, you will get the best effect if you boost with two thin layers and leave the H3 on the same blade. However, one can still transfer the rubber (w/o boosting in between) to different blades and still have a...