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Long 5x has a thicker core and thinner outer plies. The 5x is a more stiff, has more bounce. The normal HL5 is quite a bit more flexible and vibrates a lot more too. 5x for me would be an improvement as it is more versatile, it's much better on backhand side. I haven't tried any of the TMXI but...

Yes, but the regular's core is thicker. It's kinda similar to the difference between the HL5 and HL5x.

I have nothing against the Octet 25. It is top table too. If you can manage it then get it. For absolute bang for buck there is Sponeta. I always recommend Sponeta if price is a concern. They make good tables for probably the best price in the class. Did you use to have the Artis Dominators in...

From all the tables I tried I would pick Joola 3000s. They have such a lovely bounce in every situation. I have played on the Centerfold 25, and they are similar. I liked the Joola 3000s better and I guess it is measurably cheaper too. The other table I really liked was the DHS table that was...

While I don't know the World Cup table, but in general the difference between tables in the same thickness is the material used to make them. Some are made fully from compressed sawdust + some epoxy, some are made from a few layers of laminated wood then under it there is this compressed sawdust...

Yes, I have. If you are a limba fan it's really good. Not that many good limba outer blades for a good price. Maybe Victas has a few products that are better value. I have about 10+ hours of play in the Tachyon Outer and I love it. What I don't particularly love is the Joola Golden Tango PS. I...

Zhang Jike is confirmed to return and signed a contract with you? I sure hope I'm not reading too much into this.

Surely it's just soy sauce for the... erm... cake?🙄

Ah, you're right I totally forgot about the Xu Xin Dynasty is an ayous core koto outer carbon blade too. I would probably like the legend or winner handle, but I just did a quick check on contra.de, tt11 and spinfactory and Stiga's store and it's only available in classic and master handles or...

I think it doesn't agree with their mentality to gain extra performance for a short period of time. As I can see Asian players are quite concerned about equipment weight and Butterfly rubbers are the lightest among the competition. Booster would add additional 2-3g per sheet. For normal players...

I think Rasanter R53 is supposed to be the direct competition from ESN to D05, maybe also Gewo Nexxus 53, but that I haven't tried. Don't know of any D80 and especially none of D64 alternatives. The Mizuno Q series plays somewhere inbetween Tenergy and Dignics hardness but it's closer to...

Speedglued Bryce was much faster than Tenergy or Dignics. A speedglued Sriver was faster as well. Butterfly doesn't factory boost their rubbers. Only the wear and tear that changes their performance. So the benefit of these rubbers is that they don't change their playing characteristics and...

Oh boy this is a hard one to talk about, better strap on. To start it off light heartedly this is just an initial impression, since I don't have enough play to fully understand this blade, but I am quite good to pick up things quickly and when something is new and different one can give better...

Unfortunately I haven't even seen one in real life. Xiom distribution kinda sucks around me. But it looks like a good blade and I trust the Korean factory can make an excellent blade as they have done in the past too. They are on Butterfly quality level without a doubt. Regarding the pro...

I only saw the pics from mobile and I couldn't tell if it had Made in Japan written on it or not, but I don't see it. So my best hope is it will be a better quality HL5 or provincial-ish W968. That would be quite nice tho, since it could be purchased through normal distribution channels. It has...

Maybe this is something you also want to collect, but it looks like it costs a kidney or two. It's also weird since it looks like they have hinoki top ply, not something Mizutani used...

Well Nittaku and DHS are "in cahoots" so wouldn't be surprising that Nittaku would source the same carbon weave as DHS.

Why did you put laquer on top of Stiga's UV goo? I would think the the stuff Stiga coats it with would be enough to seal the blade. Regarding glue strength the Andro Free Glue and Xiom i-Bond are the best. Not sure if these are still produced, but the other German glues are pretty strong too...

Well you have a point regarding how soft and hard layers combine. I have 2 Primorac Carbons and a Schlager Light, and with 2 softer rubbers (as I liked to use them) it feels crisp, but if you put on a hard rubber I wouldn't call it crisp, the whole feeling becomes more "vague". A Viscaria is...

If you can touch or try the 2nd hand blade I would say that is more positive than the negative aspect of it being used. But that can apply to many 2nd hand stuff too not just table tennis blades. Buying a 2nd hand 10 year old car with 200.000km on the dial with no issues I would say is less of...