Tuned H3 vs tuned NEO H3

I am currently deciding whether to switch to NEO hurricane 3 from tuned Hurricane 3. I'd like to know why some of you prefer to tune NEO Hurricane 3 (which already has some tuning) than a classic Hurricane 3. I mean, if you are going to tune, why not buy the cheaper H3? What difference do you feel?

My impression is that NEO H3 sponge stays firmer after the tuning effect has worn out, whereas H3 becomes too soft and unplayable. Do you confirm that?

Also, how do you tune? I use a spoon of Johnson's baby oil with two drops of kerosene (PO).

Thanks

TheSmaBarn wrote: Dear friends,   How are you? I am new in this forum. I really don´t know yet how it works!   I was going to open a new topic about hurricane 3 neo, but i saw this topic and decided to post here.(please, correct me if i did something wrong)   I just bought a Hurricane 3 neo and it has 8 edges but with an orange sponge. Someone knows what kind of hurricane is this one? i´ve heard that there is some sorts of the same rubber (national, provincial etc).    It also came with a kind of paper behind, i think it came already tunned. If it is right, how long the original tunning effect will stay?    The rubber is just amazing, i am just wondering how will it be after the tunning effect (if it came tunned). Thank you very much for your attention and my best regards

Edited by liXiao - 08/12/2011 at 4:39pm

There are also provincial h3 neo rubbers advertised as "pre-tuned" and sold in shrink wrap.  I don't know what kind of tuning is actually used.  SmaBarn, my friend has gone through a LOT of commercial sheets as well as provincial sheets of h3 neo, the commercial sheets only got better for him over time until they wore out, don't worry about any tuning, your h3 sheet will only get better with use!  He's never seen any value in the provincial sheets but I have one now and really enjoy it, I removed the glue layer when moving it between blades and aired it out and didn't notice any difference afterwards (though the glue layer seems to tension the rubber somewhat, maybe that is the tuning?)