PV Audio's Playtest Thread
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bad_call
Legend
whimsical but accurate description IMO...:lol:
Swood010
Rookie
so you dont like either?
I play with a lot of topspin with a microgel Radical Pro (16x19) what type of poly or hybrid would you suggest? 5.0 player
Any feed back will be much appriecatied
finalfantasy7
Semi-Pro
ive played with the black code 1.30mm, on my friend babolat didnt like it at all very plasticy n small trampoline affect, in my opinion pro tornado is way better. alot more control, better in every department - durability, power, spin, feel, tension
:lol: 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?
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?
nvottennis
Semi-Pro
klip legend/bg 18
finalfantasy7
Semi-Pro
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
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
Rookie
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.
mikeler
Moderator
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.
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
Semi-Pro
bg/tonic please! by the way, how can you afford to keep such a stock by yourself as a student?
GoodSamaritan
Rookie
Id like to see a Cyclone / Gosen OG Micro 17 hybrid
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
:lol: 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
Semi-Pro
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
Been at it since 2004
mikeler
Moderator
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
Semi-Pro
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
All playtesting is on hold until I can drop my 103deg fever
Not cool man, I feel your pain there. I was down for 4 days after Thanks Giving. Get well and test some SpinX :twisted:
Alrighty, fever has abated. Just have to let the chest congestion get under control, then it's back to stringing and playtesting! I have never been this sick before, 5 days with a fever, five! Oh well, at least it's gone for the most part. Nothing like having your strength back!
Anyway, what two string setups should I try next? I haven't played for forever, and for some reason my Hexablade and Explosiv! are delayed in England ( ), so I won't have those on hand to add to the list. I guess there's lost of interest in the Mantis strings, so what sort of setup should I use? I'll use a combination of whomever posts first and the number of request for a specific string from my list on the previous page to decide the two setups.
Anyway, what two string setups should I try next? I haven't played for forever, and for some reason my Hexablade and Explosiv! are delayed in England (
), so I won't have those on hand to add to the list. I guess there's lost of interest in the Mantis strings, so what sort of setup should I use? I'll use a combination of whomever posts first and the number of request for a specific string from my list on the previous page to decide the two setups.
pepka
Professional
Mantis Comfort/Silverstring, Scorpion or Turbotwist please
Nice to hear that You're better
Give my hybrid a try please
BlxTennis
Rookie
pvaudio, thankgoodness you are feeling better. I have a question. On another thread you said you have LaserFibre SuperNatural Gut Pro. When did you order it? I want to order and try that string too but there are threads about how difficult it is when dealing with the company and that made me think twice.
I paid for a set two weeks ago, and nothing.
Thank you for your kindness. First up in Scorpion/Mantis Comfort.Nice to hear that You're better
I ordered mine in late August, literally I think it was the 29th, and got it about 7-8 days later. I have never had a bad experience with LF.
I did. I crossed Weisscannon Scorpion with it and it's my favorite setup ever.
The guy ordered on 11/19, not 1/19. And yes, make sure to use PayPal so that if all goes badly, then you have recourse. Honestly, just order the strings and email or call them two days later to see if it's shipped. If not, wait another day or two then call again. It most likely has been shipped. Same goes for any other company with bad customer service i.e. Eagnas. Order online, then contact by phone or email to make sure they know that you're serious.
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nvottennis
Semi-Pro
Alright, we have one setup down: Scorpion/Mantis Comfort.
Need one more
my suggestion of the tonic/ bg would be highly appreciated
my suggestion of the tonic/ bg would be highly appreciated
I can't really test the Tonic as I only have a single set of it. Any other gut (aside from VS, that's too expensive) you want to see? Any of the other ones I have in >1 quantity.
finalfantasy7
Semi-Pro
pvaudio- can u remember what tension u had on the whisper n scorpian combination, because people say ur crosses should be really around 2pounds lighter than mains 2 create a bigger sweetspot. With the scorpian being put in around 52lbs n whisper peforming (as a natural gut at higher lbs) so around 57+. Would like to know what tension u had urs
nvottennis
Semi-Pro
ohh, ok, thats reasonable. Klip legend then please? I've been interested in buying this as a substitute for tonic or vs
Klip Legend mains or crosses?
Yep. The Scorpion as I said was strung at 56.5lbs, the gut at 58.5lbs.
Alrighty, two frames are empty. One shall be strung with Scorpion/Mantis CS. What should the other one be strung with? I will use the Tornado stick to string with Scorpion/gut to make sure that I at least have two frames which are identical. I heard a call for Klip Legend and Pro Supex Blue Gear?
Thank you for your kindness. First up in Scorpion/Mantis Comfort.
I ordered mine in late August, literally I think it was the 29th, and got it about 7-8 days later. I have never had a bad experience with LF.
I did. I crossed Weisscannon Scorpion with it and it's my favorite setup ever.
The guy ordered on 11/19, not 1/19. And yes, make sure to use PayPal so that if all goes badly, then you have recourse. Honestly, just order the strings and email or call them two days later to see if it's shipped. If not, wait another day or two then call again. It most likely has been shipped. Same goes for any other company with bad customer service i.e. Eagnas. Order online, then contact by phone or email to make sure they know that you're serious.
Still no string, so I filed a paypal claim, as there was no response, and they have it listed as shipped with tracking number, no string.
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