Questions comparing specs BLX90-K90-Ncode90

[macG3X]

I was comparing the specs of my different Wilson 6.1 tour 90 frames and noticed a few things.

Firstly, my Ncode 90 has "double braided" on it. Anyone knows if the K90 and the new BLX90 are also braided or even double braided ?

Second thing I noticed is that all previous Tour 90's had kevlar in them. Is the BLX just graphite+basalt without kevlar ?

Yesterday, while I was playing with the Ncode 90 (did not play with it for more than 2 years) I noticed that it was more muted than the K90 but felt flexible (flex was very noticable on serves). I heard that the BLX was also more muted and less powerfull than the K90. Question for those who have hit with all of them, is the new BLX90 closer to the Ncode 90 or the K90 ?

 

[darkblue]

I'm curious if anyone has compared all three at once.
N90 felt more flexible, both in the throat and around the head, than K90. I liked the increased power and spin of K90, but had to stop using it when I got my first TE.
I think there were other N90->K90 users who complained of the same thing. Whatever the problem was, if BLX90 is free of TE potential, I'd be interested in trying it out.

(I've used N90 for ~2 years with Luxilon/VS Team setup around 50lbs - When I developed my first TE with K90, I switched to all gut setup hoping that the problem go away...but it didn't. )

 

[stormholloway]

I can't imagine anyone getting TE with the BLX. It's just very soft. A lot of people hated the muted feel of the N90. I never tried that frame but I imagine if they hate muted feel then they won't like the BLX. The K90 is much more raw. I actually think the feeling of the pop off the strings is similar to the KPS, which I thought rather muted. Others may disagree.

The BLX is definitely closest to the K90 overall.