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Hi guys, back again with another review. This time, I’m reviewing the inner and outer carbon versions of the pro TMX blades offered by Xiom. The pro versions have a slightly larger head size (160 x 152 cm vs 157 x 150 cm or 158 x 152 cm) and a different handle design. TMX or Trimetrix is a mixture of Axylium, Zephylium, and X-Carbon and is supposed to be a hybrid composite material with aspects of both ALC and ZLC. The first blade created with this material with the Joola Trinity Vyzaryz – a limba top layer outer carbon blade. Surprisingly, Xiom used this material for another company before first putting it in their own product. Maybe they didn’t have a star player at the time to take advantage of the marketing. The TMXi Pro is used by An JaeHyun while the TMX Pro is used by Cho DaeSeong.
I’ve been using the Xiom TMXi Pro for a while and recently received the TMX Pro so wanted to give some comparisons between the two.
My blade stats:
Xiom TMXi Pro – 90g, head size: 160 cm x 152 cm
Limba top layer, Ayous Core, Inner carbon blade
FH: DHS H3 BS with 3 layers of Haifu Seamon National Yellow
BH: Xiom Omega VII Pro 2.1mm
Xiom TMX Pro – 87g, head size 160 cm x 152 cm
Koto top layer, Kiri Core, outer carbon blade
FH: Butterfly Dignics 09C 2.1mm
BH: Butterfly Dignics 05 2.1mm
Both blades play pretty similarly and as expected, the TMXi Pro has more dwell, is slower, and is more controlled than the TMX Pro. This isn’t to say that the TMXi Pro is slow (about as fast as Viscaria) or that the TMX Pro is uncontrollable. Both of these blades have an arc that is between ALC and ZLC blades. They’re not as high throw as a regular ALC blade but also not as flat as your typical ZLC blade – somewhere in between. I actually like this about the blades since ALC can often overshoot for me while ZLC blades seem like they go into the net more. A nice thing about the composite material is that you can choose rubbers that might not work as well with solely ALC/ZLC. An example for me is using D05 on the TMX Pro. This rubber has a high throw angle that when I use it on Viscaria/FZD ALC, it can often overshoot. Because the ZLC of the composite material limits the arc a bit, D05 works much better on this blade than it does for Viscaria/FZD ALC for me.
People have said that the TMXi Pro is similar to W968. I disagree. TMXi Pro is more crisp than W968 and is slightly worse on FH but better on BH. Compared to the regular version, the pro version has more dwell and is more controlled due to its larger head size. It’s a popular enough blade that this blade has been sold out for quite a while.
As for the TMX Pro – this is definitely the better version compared to the regular TMX outer version. The larger head size gives more control and more dwell. The regular TMX outer was too fast for me and felt similar to my LYJ SZLC. This blade feels like a crisper Viscaria with a slightly lower throw angle.
Overall, both of these blades are bangers. The TMXi Pro has more gears but the TMX Pro is easier to use.
Here are some photos:
I’ve been using the Xiom TMXi Pro for a while and recently received the TMX Pro so wanted to give some comparisons between the two.
My blade stats:
Xiom TMXi Pro – 90g, head size: 160 cm x 152 cm
Limba top layer, Ayous Core, Inner carbon blade
FH: DHS H3 BS with 3 layers of Haifu Seamon National Yellow
BH: Xiom Omega VII Pro 2.1mm
Xiom TMX Pro – 87g, head size 160 cm x 152 cm
Koto top layer, Kiri Core, outer carbon blade
FH: Butterfly Dignics 09C 2.1mm
BH: Butterfly Dignics 05 2.1mm
Both blades play pretty similarly and as expected, the TMXi Pro has more dwell, is slower, and is more controlled than the TMX Pro. This isn’t to say that the TMXi Pro is slow (about as fast as Viscaria) or that the TMX Pro is uncontrollable. Both of these blades have an arc that is between ALC and ZLC blades. They’re not as high throw as a regular ALC blade but also not as flat as your typical ZLC blade – somewhere in between. I actually like this about the blades since ALC can often overshoot for me while ZLC blades seem like they go into the net more. A nice thing about the composite material is that you can choose rubbers that might not work as well with solely ALC/ZLC. An example for me is using D05 on the TMX Pro. This rubber has a high throw angle that when I use it on Viscaria/FZD ALC, it can often overshoot. Because the ZLC of the composite material limits the arc a bit, D05 works much better on this blade than it does for Viscaria/FZD ALC for me.
People have said that the TMXi Pro is similar to W968. I disagree. TMXi Pro is more crisp than W968 and is slightly worse on FH but better on BH. Compared to the regular version, the pro version has more dwell and is more controlled due to its larger head size. It’s a popular enough blade that this blade has been sold out for quite a while.
As for the TMX Pro – this is definitely the better version compared to the regular TMX outer version. The larger head size gives more control and more dwell. The regular TMX outer was too fast for me and felt similar to my LYJ SZLC. This blade feels like a crisper Viscaria with a slightly lower throw angle.
Overall, both of these blades are bangers. The TMXi Pro has more gears but the TMX Pro is easier to use.
Here are some photos: