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Thanks for your very in depth review. I found some points a little shocking as I currently use T05 and have M2 on order. Tackiness on M2 is lower yet throw is higher? I find that hard to believe. I would say T05 is 0/10 on tackiness. Also you reglued your T05 5 times with VOC glue? When you say M2 has more gears, is it at the low end or top end?
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@imago: 10/10 Clap

Edited by debraj - 02/16/2011 at 7:35pm
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Red T05 max @ 10 hours play vs. red M2 max 37 d @ 6 months play

 

 

Characteristic                          T05                 M2

 

Physical appearance                7/10                 9/10

Weight                                    heavy               medium

Tackiness                                3/10                 2/10

Grip/biting                               9/10                 9/10

Durability                                 5/10                 9/10

Sponge after 5 regluings           8/10                 10/10

Bounce                                    7/10                 9/10

Speed                                     8/10                 9/10
Power                                     8/10                 9/10

Control                                    8/10                 7/10

Looping                                   8/10                 9/10

Topspin brush                          9/10                 7/10

Topspin drive                           9/10                 8/10

Blocking topspin                      10/10               8/10

Smashing                                 8/10                 10/10

Pushing                                    9/10                 9/10

Flicks                                      10/10               8/10

Service                                    9/10                 8/10

Punch                                      8/10                 9/10

Chop                                       8/10                 7/10

Backhand kills                         10/10               8/10

Placement                                10/10               9/10

Consistency                             9/10                 9/10

Throw                                     6/10                 8/10

Gears                                      8/10                 9/10

Blade independance                 7/10                 10/10

Price                                       64                    4



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Originally posted by dual700 dual700 wrote:

Big smile Now that is one bold comparison!!! $4 rubber vs $74 rubber! LOL
Go underdog!!
 
 
Indeed. Underdog, save us from the tyrany of T-reX! Tongue
 
I am trying to be fair and to give some chances to Tenergy, so will replace M2 38 with M2 36.


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Thanks for the site. Sponge hardness is available but no thickness.

Have sent a ticket to them. Anyone know what thickness they have?

Price is fantastic @ $4 per piece.
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http://ttnpp.com/shop/rubber-galaxy-yinhe-c-4_87.html
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Great... Where is the best place to buy? I am seeing some sites selling but not giving sponge hardness options? Only the thickness.
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Originally posted by dual700 dual700 wrote:

Originally posted by Imago Imago wrote:

For the sake of the comparative analysis, I am going to consort a black M2 38 with T05 2.1 on a HK.

Big smile Now that is one bold comparison!!! $4 rubber vs $74 rubber! LOL
Go underdog!!
 
 
 
you can buy 18 pieces of Merc II against 1 of the Tenergy...wow!!
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Originally posted by Imago Imago wrote:

For the sake of the comparative analysis, I am going to consort a black M2 38 with T05 2.1 on a HK.

Big smile Now that is one bold comparison!!! $4 rubber vs $74 rubber! LOL
Go underdog!!
 
 
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For the sake of the comparative analysis, I am going to consort a black M2 38 with T05 2.1 on a HK.
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Originally posted by dual700 dual700 wrote:

I'd say in between. It's mildly tacky and became really, really grippy. At least on my 2 rubbers.
 
If its grippy like the Palio CJ8000 topsheet, it'll be great!
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I'd say in between. It's mildly tacky and became really, really grippy. At least on my 2 rubbers.
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Is this sticky like a chinese rubber or more grippy like the new tensor rubbers?
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Originally posted by dual700 dual700 wrote:

Please post your findings, sir. Smile
 
Definitely, I'll also have my students try them.
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Still using it (red 37) on pair with H3 Neo Pro 39. Very nice and powerful combination, compatible at that. If one wants to develop one's TT skill and techniques, Mercury 2 is the universal answer.
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Please post your findings, sir. Smile
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I'll order a few sheets and try them out on my Photino.
 
thanx much.
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John,
I got my black 34 degree, it has some splotchines on the topsheet that are not as grippy as the rest. The reds are perfect.
Then I ordered 1 more black and 1 more red, they are both perfect. (2 more coming Big smile)
 
I don't think you can get anything as soft as donic, unless if you meant Acuda S1 or S2..But nothing like Jo Coppa Silver, the topsheet is not as thin/supple.
 
But overall with 33/34 degree, this rubber plays like faster Sriver EL with tons more spin.
 
One thing I noticed is that on my last 2 sheet, sometimes I am in the hurry, I spray the cleaner, wipe it clean and put the plastic protection sheet, then I noticed that it starts to lose grip, then I applied olive oil to bring it back. Now I just don't apply that plastic sheet anymore. Maybe it was still moist when I did..
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Originally posted by dual700 dual700 wrote:

John, I like it best on my P700 and BT777.
If you think mercury 1 is a decent rubber, you should try this one. LMK! Wink
 
Do you feel any difference between the red and black topsheets?  what sponge number should I get for Donic-like feel? I like soft sponge.
 
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John, I like it best on my P700 and BT777.
If you think mercury 1 is a decent rubber, you should try this one. LMK! Wink
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Originally posted by dual700 dual700 wrote:

Originally posted by kelvinyoong kelvinyoong wrote:

Anyone know which topsheet + sponge hardness combination is comparable to Sriver EL or FX?

It is cheap and worth a try....
Get 33 or 34, it should match EL..Mercury 2's top sheet is slightly thicker than sriver.
For the $, it can't be beat, period.
I've been using it for my tournaments.. Clap
 
How did it play on your V-6? what blade do u recommend?
 
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Originally posted by kelvinyoong kelvinyoong wrote:

Anyone know which topsheet + sponge hardness combination is comparable to Sriver EL or FX?

It is cheap and worth a try....
Get 33 or 34, it should match EL..Mercury 2's top sheet is slightly thicker than sriver.
For the $, it can't be beat, period.
I've been using it for my tournaments.. Clap

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Anyone know which topsheet + sponge hardness combination is comparable to Sriver EL or FX?

It is cheap and worth a try....
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I like it! Decent spin, good speed, a bit high throw on my 729-v6 blade (I will try it on my P700 next week, since V6 is pretty high throw). For $6, this rubber is hard to beat value wise.
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Thanks ! That's very interesting ! Sounds like the goold old Mercury lost some weight Smile.
I'll give it a try very soon.
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Depends on the gear. Down the scale is slower, up the scale is almost the same. Don't expect a $6 rubber to have everything.
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Sounds good. Speed compared to H3 Neo ?
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M2 has a good catapult effect - you can easily loop from mid and long distance, it is linear - controlled with the light strokes and powerful with the strong ones, a medium throw rubber, feels very tight - without the characteristic plyok sound some Chinese rubbers produce... Actually, I didn't play enough - they litterally ripped the rubbers off my blade.

Topsheet feels harder, sponge is softer. 37 is better on ALL+ blades, 34 - on TBS and up.

Both are softer than H3 Neo.


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More comments please Imago. What does it do good what bad? 

A comparison between 34 and 37 maybe?

And if you say it's like a hard euro, can you compare it to a Inspirit ? Or H3 NEO commercial
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I was going to say the same, then realised that the M2 feeling is more of a hard Euro rubber, while V1 looks like Japanese rubber produced in China.

Interesting as it is, one of the M2 pairs was 34 degrees, the other - 37.

M2 has better spin than V1.
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