PV Audio's Playtest Thread - Page 4

mikeler · 12-01-2010, 09:24 AM

Does the Mantis Power have that awesome gluey smell that the Comfort has?

pvaudio · 12-01-2010, 09:39 AM

It reminds me of Tempera paint from grade school art class. The Power has a sweeter smell, but still doesn't smell like roses

So which hybrid should I try next? I'll string up just about anything, so just let me know what you want to see. In fact, here's the list of strings I own:

Natural Guts:
Babolat Tonic 15L
Babolat VS Team 17g
Global Gut 17g
Klip Legend 17g
Pacific Prime 17g
Performaxx HighTension 1.25
Performaxx WhisperTouch 1.20

Multifilaments:
Alpha Gut 2000 18g
Gamma LiveWire XP 16g
Head C3 Rocket 17g
Head Rip Perfect Control 16g
Isospeed Professional Classic 17g
Laserfibre Supernatural Gut Pro Stock 17g
Mantis Comfort Synthetic 1.30
Mantis Power Synthetic 1.25
Pro Supex MaximTouch Original 17g
Technifibre NRG2 1.18mm
Technifibre X-One Biphase 1.18mm
Tourna Quasi Gut 17g
Wilson K-Gut 16g

Synthetic Guts:
Forten Sweet 17g
Gosen OG Sheep Micro 17g
Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex Blue 16g
Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex White 18g
Prince Synthetic Gut Original Black 15Lg
Prince Synthetic Gut Original Gold 17g
Prince Synthetic Gut Original White 17g
Prince Topspin Plus 16 Yellow 16g
Pro Supex FT Ruff 17g
Pro Supex Spiral Flex 16g
Pro Supex SynGut Titan 17g
Pro Supex Synthetic Gut 18g

Smooth Polyester:
Genesis Black Magic 17g
Kirschbaum Pro Line II 1.15
Luxilon Adrenaline 1.25
Luxilon Big Banger Ace 1.12
Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power 1.25
Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Fluro 1.23
Luxilon Big Banger M2 Pro 1.30
Luxilon Big Banger Timo 1.10
Pro Supex Big Ace Micro 1.15
Signum Pro Poly Plasma
Solinco Tour Bite 18g
Technifibre Pro Red Code 17g
Topspin Cyber Blue 17g
Topspin Cyber Flash 17g
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Blue 17g
WeissCANNON Mosquito Bite 1.16
WeissCANNON Scorpion 1.22
WeissCANNON Silverstring 1.20

Textured Polyester:
Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 17g
Babolat RPM Blast 16g
Genesis Hexonic 1.09
Genesis SpinX 17
Genesis Typhoon 16L
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark 1.30
Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 1.25
MSV Hex 1.10
Polystar Turbo 17g
Pro Supex Blue Gear 18g
Signum Pro Plasma HEXtreme 17g
Signum Pro Tornado 1.23
Technifibre Black Code 1.18
Topspin Cyber Twirl 1.27
WeissCANNON Turbotwist 1.18

Will soon be carrying (on their way right now):

PolyFibre Hexablade 1.18
Volkl Cyclone 17g
WeissCANNON Explosiv! 1.30

Anything besides those last 3 that looks like a good play test combination?

mikeler · 12-01-2010, 10:28 AM

I bumped your thread up to 4 stars. No way is this a 3 star thread. Too much good info!

nvottennis · 12-01-2010, 11:13 AM

klip legend/bg 18

finalfantasy7 · 12-01-2010, 01:57 PM

pvaudio could you compare the difference between the:
Performaxx HighTension 1.25
Performaxx WhisperTouch 1.20

ive read your review of the whispertouch with scorpian - whhat tension did you have for both? because my cousin just got me few of the whispertouch 1.20 from america today

pvaudio · 12-01-2010, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finalfantasy7

pvaudio could you compare the difference between the:
Performaxx HighTension 1.25
Performaxx WhisperTouch 1.20

ive read your review of the whispertouch with scorpian - whhat tension did you have for both? because my cousin just got me few of the whispertouch 1.20 from america today

The HT does not give as much feel, but it does last longer. Compare them (relatively speaking, obviously) to VS Team 17 vs VS Touch 16.

Swood010 · 12-02-2010, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Do you like a lot of feel aka tend to come into the net, or are you more of a baseliner?

i'm a baseliner but i do end up at the net for alot of my points, but wouldnt classify that as a player who plays the net.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiteboard

Do you like crisp, soft, firm, spin, power, durability, control, cost, etc.?

bg for spin.

ash. kev. /alu for spin/durability

Vs team/blackcode for serve/volley touch/control

Barb wire/alu for pocketed spin

Crispness: og micro

i'm most concerned with durability but i dont want m\the racket to be to stiff from the string bed. and cost is a high priority but wont mind paying the extra if it makes a difference.

mikeler · 12-02-2010, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swood010

i'm a baseliner but i do end up at the net for alot of my points, but wouldnt classify that as a player who plays the net.

i'm most concerned with durability but i dont want m\the racket to be to stiff from the string bed. and cost is a high priority but wont mind paying the extra if it makes a difference.

Give Prince Pro Blend a try. It's Kevlar mains with synthetic gut crosses to soften it up. When I used to put string savers in that setup I could not break it before it went dead.

pvaudio · 12-05-2010, 03:03 PM

Alrighty, I will be cutting out two stringbeds tonight (the cyber twirl and mosquito bite), and re-stringing. What hybrids? I'm assuming something involving mantis. My reel of Cyclone just showed up last week, so add Cyclone 17 to the possibilities. What two hybrids should I test drive?

nvottennis · 12-05-2010, 03:21 PM

bg/tonic please! by the way, how can you afford to keep such a stock by yourself as a student?

GoodSamaritan · 12-05-2010, 03:31 PM

Id like to see a Cyclone / Gosen OG Micro 17 hybrid

BlxTennis · 12-05-2010, 04:43 PM

pvaudio, this is good stuff.

pvaudio · 12-06-2010, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nvottennis

bg/tonic please! by the way, how can you afford to keep such a stock by yourself as a student?

Tennis is my favorite sport, but audio electronics and loudspeakers are my first passion. I design loudspeakers, amplifiers and consult on home theatre acoustics as my primary income. Thus, the name PV Audio is the name of my business

pepka · 12-06-2010, 09:39 AM

Mantis Comfort/Silverstring, Scorpion or Turbotwist please

Preston · 12-06-2010, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvaudio

It reminds me of Tempera paint from grade school art class. The Power has a sweeter smell, but still doesn't smell like roses

So which hybrid should I try next? I'll string up just about anything, so just let me know what you want to see. In fact, here's the list of strings I own:

Natural Guts:
Babolat Tonic 15L
Babolat VS Team 17g
Global Gut 17g
Klip Legend 17g
Pacific Prime 17g
Performaxx HighTension 1.25
Performaxx WhisperTouch 1.20

Multifilaments:
Alpha Gut 2000 18g
Gamma LiveWire XP 16g
Head C3 Rocket 17g
Head Rip Perfect Control 16g
Isospeed Professional Classic 17g
Laserfibre Supernatural Gut Pro Stock 17g
Mantis Comfort Synthetic 1.30
Mantis Power Synthetic 1.25
Pro Supex MaximTouch Original 17g
Technifibre NRG2 1.18mm
Technifibre X-One Biphase 1.18mm
Tourna Quasi Gut 17g
Wilson K-Gut 16g

Synthetic Guts:
Forten Sweet 17g
Gosen OG Sheep Micro 17g
Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex Blue 16g
Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex White 18g
Prince Synthetic Gut Original Black 15Lg
Prince Synthetic Gut Original Gold 17g
Prince Synthetic Gut Original White 17g
Prince Topspin Plus 16 Yellow 16g
Pro Supex FT Ruff 17g
Pro Supex Spiral Flex 16g
Pro Supex SynGut Titan 17g
Pro Supex Synthetic Gut 18g

Smooth Polyester:
Genesis Black Magic 17g
Kirschbaum Pro Line II 1.15
Luxilon Adrenaline 1.25
Luxilon Big Banger Ace 1.12
Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power 1.25
Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Fluro 1.23
Luxilon Big Banger M2 Pro 1.30
Luxilon Big Banger Timo 1.10
Pro Supex Big Ace Micro 1.15
Signum Pro Poly Plasma
Solinco Tour Bite 18g
Technifibre Pro Red Code 17g
Topspin Cyber Blue 17g
Topspin Cyber Flash 17g
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Blue 17g
WeissCANNON Mosquito Bite 1.16
WeissCANNON Scorpion 1.22
WeissCANNON Silverstring 1.20

Textured Polyester:
Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 17g
Babolat RPM Blast 16g
Genesis Hexonic 1.09
Genesis SpinX 17
Genesis Typhoon 16L
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark 1.30
Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 1.25
MSV Hex 1.10
Polystar Turbo 17g
Pro Supex Blue Gear 18g
Signum Pro Plasma HEXtreme 17g
Signum Pro Tornado 1.23
Technifibre Black Code 1.18
Topspin Cyber Twirl 1.27
WeissCANNON Turbotwist 1.18

Will soon be carrying (on their way right now):

PolyFibre Hexablade 1.18
Volkl Cyclone 17g
WeissCANNON Explosiv! 1.30

Anything besides those last 3 that looks like a good play test combination?

Test out a hybrid with SpinX(red) mains please. Very interested to hear your thoughts there. You have said good things about Typhoon and that is in my fav list.

nvottennis · 12-06-2010, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Tennis is my favorite sport, but audio electronics and loudspeakers are my first passion. I design loudspeakers, amplifiers and consult on home theatre acoustics as my primary income. Thus, the name PV Audio is the name of my business

and I'm assuming you must be doing well in that since thats a heck load of strings

pvaudio · 12-07-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nvottennis

and I'm assuming you must be doing well in that since thats a heck load of strings

Been at it since 2004

pvaudio · 12-07-2010, 09:26 AM

All playtesting is on hold until I can drop my 103deg fever

mikeler · 12-07-2010, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvaudio

All playtesting is on hold until I can drop my 103deg fever

Yikes! Rest up, you'll be back out on the court before you know it.

finalfantasy7 · 12-07-2010, 09:37 AM

just wondering pv audio when u tried ur whispertouch mains- scorpian crosses, at what tension did u have both, because my cousin from america got me few strings (those 2 strings aswell), wana try it

12-01-2010, 11:13 AM	#64
nvottennis Semi-Pro Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 682	klip legend/bg 18 __________________ (2x)Head Youtek Prestige MP w/ Blue Gear Ultra @ 60/60 lbs... 99% there! (1x)Prince EXO3 Rebel w/ Gosen og syn gut/Alu Rough @62/60 lbs... don't ask

12-05-2010, 03:21 PM	#70
nvottennis Semi-Pro Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 682	bg/tonic please! by the way, how can you afford to keep such a stock by yourself as a student? __________________ (2x)Head Youtek Prestige MP w/ Blue Gear Ultra @ 60/60 lbs... 99% there! (1x)Prince EXO3 Rebel w/ Gosen og syn gut/Alu Rough @62/60 lbs... don't ask

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12-06-2010, 09:39 AM	#74
pepka Semi-Pro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 519	Mantis Comfort/Silverstring, Scorpion or Turbotwist please