Best orange balls

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Can anyone recommend a decent 3 star orange ball?

I need to get some as we have to play some matches at a venue with walls that are very close to white, but the few I've tried haven't been that great.

Thanks
What ones have you tried?

The only ones I've tried are the DHS 3*, these ones
https://tt-store.eu/product/dhs-ball-d40-star-star-star/

They seem to be as good as the white version, which I like.
One of my training partners always uses them as the orange contrast on the blue tables helps his dodgy eyesight to track the ball better.
Although our surrounding walls are also a close to white colour so maybe we should all be using them!
 
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Any good brand balls will be fine. Dhs are good, donic is good, stiga, butterfly. Pick your poison, the only difference is the brand.
 
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What ones have you tried?

The only ones I've tried are the DHS 3*, these ones
https://tt-store.eu/product/dhs-ball-d40-star-star-star/

They seem to be as good as the white version, which I like.
One of my training partners always uses them as the orange contrast on the blue tables helps his dodgy eyesight to track the ball better.
Although our surrounding walls are also a close to white colour so maybe we should all be using them!
Thanks, I've tried some DHS ones, but it was a long time ago and I'm not 100% sure they were 3 star.
Also their bi-colour ones are better than you would expect, so the 3 star orange could be a good shout.
 
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Just the walls? ;)
I would also like to see more orange balls like in the 38 mm era but there are only a couple on the official list https://equipment.ittf.com/#/equipment/balls
- Nittaku NSD40+
- Nittaku Nexcel 40+
- Tibhar 40+ Syntt NG
- Double Fish V40+
- DHS D40+
I would get DHS D40+ or DF V40+.
Nittaku NSD40+ and Tibhar Syntt NG are Made in China (afair/what I've read are made by DHS).
Nittaku Nexcel (Made In Japan) is barely usable.
 
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Thanks, I've tried some DHS ones, but it was a long time ago and I'm not 100% sure they were 3 star.
Also their bi-colour ones are better than you would expect, so the 3 star orange could be a good shout.
I cannot tell a difference between them and the white ones in terms of playability. And even if they're less durable, at under €7 for 10 I think they're an absolute bargain.
 
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DHS D40+ orange are pretty good

The best I have found are the half orange/white DHS balls made for the super league, they play very consistent
 
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