Acuda S1 Vs Vega Pro Petermoo compares

Your Acuda S1 sponge is red? That is strange. Both of the sheets of Acuda S1 that I own have white sponges. Also, for the record, I don't necessarily think they're absolutely identical. I just thought they're both the same generation tensor from ESN and subsequently are highly similar--so similar that their differences are probably only noticeable or relevant to those with a fairly highly developed feel. I will concede up front that upon further comparison the Vega Pro seems a bit faster than the Acuda S1. Still, to me, the differences between Vega Pro, Hexer, Blit'z, and Acuda S1 are about the same as the differences I've found between different sheets of DHS Neo H3 (due to DHS poor QC). That is to say, the differences seem to be present but barely significant.

EDIT: If indeed all these rubbers are extremely similar (as I claim), then my only intent in pointing this out is to save some EJs some money. Do we all really need to buy all four products when they all only differ by the tiniest amount? If an EJ buys Hexer, then they probably have a really good idea about how Vega Pro, Blit'z, and Acuda S1 play, etc. No need to waste money on purchasing them. However, to get some convergent evidence, I did want the opinion of someone with a more refined "taste" in rubbers, such as yourself, petermoo.

metallikviper wrote: Well if the Vega series has the black carbo sponge, shouldn't it play slightly different to the Hexer and Acuda S1 assuming that ESN Elastomer makes just the topsheets for these companies. Its all so very confusing. I agree with Anton as it would really save some folks a lot of money if we didn't have to try rubbers that were virtually identical and just the mold design was different.

I am certainly no expert, but as I understand it, the top sheets and sponges are made by ESN. There may be particular specifications that can be tinkered with for each brand, but I don't think that each product is completely made from scratch for each brand. The "carbo" in the name "carbo sponge" is kind of misleading (or so I've heard). That is, it's just a name and there isn't some carbon-based magic nano-particle that makes that sponge special. It's just marketing. (Carbon is black, Sponge is black, therefore: Carbo-sponge. It's catchy and it implies something "sciencey" is going on! )

In looking at the different products, I do see slight differences in the sponges. But they are minor. The differences that I noticed in play are very minor as well. The Blit'z and Acuda S1 are, in my admittedly limited perspective, nearly identical. The Vega Pro feels slightly harder and slightly faster than the others (but only slightly).

I think that there is a basic formula for both the top sheets and sponges, which may be slightly altered to meet the specifications of a particular company. But ultimately, I think they're all just about the same--the main differences being the pip structures and sponge densities. Mixing and matching all these factors produces slight differences in the products but they're all still quite similar.

But petermoo may say that I'm nuts and that the qualities of the rubbers are highly different. That's fine. I don't want to be "right", I just want to understand... and maybe in the process save some people some time and money.

Round 1: AcudaS1

Pertermoo , please make review abou Coppa X1 turbo..

I see... So you're implying that I can't hit hard nor generate much spin, huh? Well, sheesh... Thanks a lot!

Actually, I feel that hitting hard is about all that I can do well, but I'm sure what I call "hard" at my level might not receive the same estimation at yours. I'm glad you at least found some similarities so that I don't feel totally off the mark. I figured someone such as yourself could better discern the differences between the rubbers. Thanks for taking the time to do so.