Xiom Rubbers

Donic:

- Acuda s1

Xiom:

- Vega Asia

- Vega Elite

- Vega Pro

Butterfly:

- Tenergy 05

- Tenergy 64

- SpinArt

- Bryce

I know you didn't ask for butterfly, but it seems to be a good brand to use for comparison since it's so widely used.  

The Donic Acuda s1 reminded me a lot of bryce with a softer sponge.  The topsheet isn't sticky and it feels like it needs to be boosted or glued to play correctly.  It would probably play well on an offensive blade, but it's on the slower side in my opinion.  The max sponge version of s1 felt a lot like my 1.7mm sheet of tenergy 05.  The topsheet also feels fairly sturdy, but I didn't play with it for as long as I probably should have.

All three of the Xiom rubbers I have tried are not subject to this problem of feeling like they need boosting.  The Xiom Vega series is very good in terms of blocking and flat hitting, but they all seem to be missing something which gives that extra 'umph' for a loop.  I'm not sure exactly what it is, but I find all three rubbers to be much less spinny than tenergys or even acuda s1.  I've found this particularly obvious when I try to slow loop against backspin.  One thing which is common among all three that I've tried is that the topsheet is extremely fragile.  That topsheet, although different among the different rubbers, always seems to crack on the edges lightning fast.  The topsheet seems very thin on the Vega series.  Xiom Vega Elite is the softest by far, and probably plays the best of the three I've tried.  If I couldn't afford tenergy, I'd be satisfied playing with Vega Elite, but I'd always prefer to cough up that extra $40 for tenergy 05 or 64.

Xiom rubbers are durable and very good for the price. 

xiom is the fastest amongst the rubbers that i have used. i terms of spin the omega iv pro, europe, vega pro and europe are all excellent. the sigma pro and europe did not thrill me that much, the did have a nicer top sheet though.

i quite like using xiom as my BH rubber because they are so fast compare to other rubbers. i like the Rakza 7 over the Omega IV pro for FH but it's really so that i do not use xiom on both sides. i change bats all the time. sometimes i play Nittaku Hammond Pro Beta on my BH and xiom or Rakza 7 FH. it's not difficult to change from rakza 7 to xiom rubbers

tried Xiom vega pro, its good offensive rubber, high throw and good for loops and counter loops with reasonable control, spin and speed is enough for high level play

ive only tried acuda s2 and rakza 7, vega pro is faster than rakza and s2 spin lower than rakza and more or less the same with s2, definitely higher throw than rakza and s2, just my opinion though and im no expert in equipments nor a high level player, im sure others might view it differently

I used Vega Pro for almost 2 years. Changed rubber sheets every 6-7 months (playing 2-3 times a week).

do these players 'slap' the ball or can they loop???

bubbles in the rubber is usually associated with players who cannot loop, instead they slap the ball....

i quite like Vega Pro and Europe. for some reason i have stopped using them.

the rubber structure in Omega IV and Sigma is slightly denser and harder than vega's top sheet.

more durable than Donic S2 and Rakza 7.