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

[Ultravisitor]

My Vote goes to Yinhe. For me the blades had very consistent weights. I bought 3 yinhe U2 and they all weigh 90 to 92 grams. This is very different to my experience with the Sanwei fextra which is a comparable blade. There I had everything from 85g to 97g

 

[mocker88]

I'll believe when I see them in Ali

Don't think that Aliexpress stores will prioritize ST handles. Go shop in a real table tennis store instead

 

[Larshos]

My Vote goes to Yinhe. For me the blades had very consistent weights. I bought 3 yinhe U2 and they all weigh 90 to 92 grams. This is very different to my experience with the Sanwei fextra which is a comparable blade. There I had everything from 85g to 97g

Did you ask for a specific weight or was it just that consistent?

 

[Ultravisitor]

Did you ask for a specific weight or was it just that consistent?

I didn't ask. Might be luck though

 

[The0rigina1]

Yinhe hands down

 

[NextLevel]

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.

Please post in English. Your post translates to:

I've purchased several woods on Loki: I'm currently playing with ADC Special, which is excellent but not cheap. However, there are excellent quality entry-level models with higher-quality finishes than other brands.

 

[kevin.c]

Yinhe without a doubt, sanwei blades have poor rough finishing and holding the handles is like grasping sandpaper

 

[lodro]

I bought some complete rubbish from Yinhe and also from Sanwei.........but I also bought some great blades from both. 😂

 

[oophyte]

A few different things to consider:

1. From what I've read, Yinhe has signed many Chinese active pro players (though they tend to defect to DHS when they make it big to the tier 1 CNT level), and the NKNT (such as the Paris XD silver medalists) also use Yinhe. So, at the pro level, Yinhe is probably the second best in China behind only DHS.
2. However, don't take any brand at face value. The big brands all operate multiple different factories. The best quality only comes from their respective high-end factories. The commercial grade products, priced for the mass consumer market, the stuff you have in mind when you ask about "the better budget brand" on forums, might come from second-grade factories, or might even be outsourced to 3rd-party suppliers. These could very well come with worse craftsmanship, less sophisticated manufacturing process, and/or worse source materials. It's hard to know what you're getting by only looking at the brand name.
3. The general reputation is that each brand excel at slightly different niches. DHS has perfected their inner-KLC blades with the first Chinese blade to win the Olympics MS starting in 2016. (I heard that guy also won a few other things with that blade.) Yinhe's entry level all-wood is considered slightly inferior to DHS's or Sanwei's equivalent, but Yinhe's top-end outter-ALC blades are supposedly getting close to Butterfly level in recent years.

The best advice I could give based on the above is to not just look at brands, but research specific product models.

 

[lodro]

The best advice I could give based on the above is to not just look at brands, but research specific product models.

good advise indeed but in practice just about impossible to execute

 

[MarekD]

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

I like that this blade is also made with ST, which is not usual for Yinhe. Do you know of any other blades from this company that have ST?

 

[Yoruzuya@26]

Yinhe. I have used Yinhe equipment for years now and the QC on their blades is incredible, rubbers are great, especially for the price but Sanwei seem to differ from what they sell on AliExpress and what they have on their store catalogue, and they release way too much product; every week, they're releasing something new!

 

[canonFH]

I have used three Yinhe blades.
Yinhe N10s is a cheapo blade with good feel and finishing. On par with something like Xiom Allround S.
Yinhe T8s plays like a piece of glass and is NOT a Timo ALC clone, like the reviewers had me believe, but great finishing and no complaints in terms of handle and feel.
Yinhe D715 is one of my favorite blades. The finishing is better on D715 than my friend's Viscaria, and it was more comfortable to hold too, even for him. The only blade I have used with better finishing than this is ZQH 90.

 

[Syyynd]

The Sanwei Fextra 5 and Sanwei Fextra(7 ply) I got from Aliexpress was very impressive for the price. The Yinhe blades I've tried u2 and n11 felt like worse blades for me. But the sample size is small, I guess there is high variation in this price segment.

 

[h3llary]

I have used three Yinhe blades.
Yinhe N10s is a cheapo blade with good feel and finishing. On par with something like Xiom Allround S.
Yinhe T8s plays like a piece of glass and is NOT a Timo ALC clone, like the reviewers had me believe, but great finishing and no complaints in terms of handle and feel.
Yinhe D715 is one of my favorite blades. The finishing is better on D715 than my friend's Viscaria, and it was more comfortable to hold too, even for him. The only blade I have used with better finishing than this is ZQH 90.

I must say that I absolutely hated the d715. Pro 01 was much better for me in terms of feel, the handle, weight distribution and speed. D715 was much stiffer and had a super hollow feeling reminding me of balsa blades.

 

[Larshos]

I must say that I absolutely hated the d715. Pro 01 was much better for me in terms of feel, the handle, weight distribution and speed. D715 was much stiffer and had a super hollow feeling reminding me of balsa blades.

I do agree that the D715 is more head heavy and slightly faster, but besides that, I disagree with pretty much everything you said..

 

[h3llary]

I do agree that the D715 is more head heavy and slightly faster, but besides that, I disagree with pretty much everything you said..

I guess quality control makes the whole difference, I haven't played with Pro 01 that was heavier than 87g, that's why they probably all felt softer. The D715 I had was 92g.