Tibhar Aurus Sound Rubber

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   Just before I'm looking to buy Stiga Calibra Lt Sound, I see this rubber that, reading the reviews, it sounds pretty good.  What do you guys think ?
I'm still leaning towards the Calibra LT Sound, however, I like the fact that Aurus Sound creates more spin, but the speed will be slower.

What do you guys think ?

< ="utf-8">copy and pasted from someone that wrote a review on this rubber

http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?929-A-Tibhar-Aurus-Sound-review-for-you-all

< ="utf-8">It felt right, it just felt really right... 
-The throwing angle is spectacular. After I hit a first heavy topspin, my adversary put a heavy chop on it, and it seemed like I could keep it on the table in slow-motion. I just gently brushed the ball and it went exactly where I wanted it. Needless to say, it is a very forgiving rubber. I sometimes felt I'd mi**** the ball, where it landed on the table after all!

-When it comes to blocking or driving, the throwing angle seems to have vanished. As I am a notorious too-long-a-ball-blocker, I was pleasantly surprised to see my blocks land ON the table instead of just long. (dunno if the English expression's right here)
A nice sound is produced especially in drive-mode

- As the rubber is seriously spinny, it meant my serves were harder to control for my adversary. I must say I didn't notice any difference here (of course the lad knows how to 'ping a pong'). I DID notice a bit more trouble to push back a chopped ball. The ball tends to go too long as the rubber's surface is grippier than what I'm used to.

- Away from the table, I noticed a very nice control when overspinning with a lot of spin, but felt a little bit annoyed when just hitting the ball at mid-distance. Maybe I'll have to adjust myself to that. 
When (over-)spinning, you get a tremendous window - because of the throwing angle -, but hitting mid-distance often results in the balls going into the net ;(
Luckily I'm more a spinning type of guy instead of a hitting kind of guy, so I wasn't too annoyed by this.

Overall, I would conclude that I like this rubber and its price.
I love the throwing angle and the forgiveness that comes along.
I love the control during driving and blocking.
I don't like the reaction of the ball during hard-hitting (allthough I think it's a problem with all sound/soft rubbers)

I think it just surpasses the Nimbus soft, being a little bit faster and having higher dynamics. 
It seems to play different from Tenergy, but I just can't put my finger on it.
It is advertised that it would last longer than a Nimbus (Thank God!), but I'm curious on how much longer that'll really turn out to be)

It is definately my new FH rubber.
Depends on the mood of my wife wether I get a 1.9 black on my BH 

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ucsmfu25 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beginner Joined: 05/09/2011 Status: Offline Points: 52	Post Options Post Reply Quote ucsmfu25 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tibhar Aurus Sound Rubber Posted: 07/06/2011 at 4:50am
	Just before I'm looking to buy Stiga Calibra Lt Sound, I see this rubber that, reading the reviews, it sounds pretty good. What do you guys think ? I'm still leaning towards the Calibra LT Sound, however, I like the fact that Aurus Sound creates more spin, but the speed will be slower. What do you guys think ? < ="utf-8"> copy and pasted from someone that wrote a review on this rubber http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?929-A-Tibhar-Aurus-Sound-review-for-you-all < ="utf-8">It felt right, it just felt really right... -The throwing angle is spectacular. After I hit a first heavy topspin, my adversary put a heavy chop on it, and it seemed like I could keep it on the table in slow-motion. I just gently brushed the ball and it went exactly where I wanted it. Needless to say, it is a very forgiving rubber. I sometimes felt I'd mi**** the ball, where it landed on the table after all! -When it comes to blocking or driving, the throwing angle seems to have vanished. As I am a notorious too-long-a-ball-blocker, I was pleasantly surprised to see my blocks land ON the table instead of just long. (dunno if the English expression's right here) A nice sound is produced especially in drive-mode - As the rubber is seriously spinny, it meant my serves were harder to control for my adversary. I must say I didn't notice any difference here (of course the lad knows how to 'ping a pong'). I DID notice a bit more trouble to push back a chopped ball. The ball tends to go too long as the rubber's surface is grippier than what I'm used to. - Away from the table, I noticed a very nice control when overspinning with a lot of spin, but felt a little bit annoyed when just hitting the ball at mid-distance. Maybe I'll have to adjust myself to that. When (over-)spinning, you get a tremendous window - because of the throwing angle -, but hitting mid-distance often results in the balls going into the net ;( Luckily I'm more a spinning type of guy instead of a hitting kind of guy, so I wasn't too annoyed by this. Overall, I would conclude that I like this rubber and its price. I love the throwing angle and the forgiveness that comes along. I love the control during driving and blocking. I don't like the reaction of the ball during hard-hitting (allthough I think it's a problem with all sound/soft rubbers) I think it just surpasses the Nimbus soft, being a little bit faster and having higher dynamics. It seems to play different from Tenergy, but I just can't put my finger on it. It is advertised that it would last longer than a Nimbus (Thank God!), but I'm curious on how much longer that'll really turn out to be) It is definately my new FH rubber. Depends on the mood of my wife wether I get a 1.9 black on my BH

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	does anybody play with that rubber? Can you upload some photos of the sponge?
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