Dishco Iontec Black

[marco forehand]

I have had good results using Iontec Black as a cross in a variety of hybrid set ups.
With the demise of Mamba tennis, there does not appear to be a US based supplier. I have considered ordering out of Germany (freight cost is about equal to cost of a single reel)
Does any one know with certainty that Iontec is a re label of another string (which is available state side) ?
I'm thinking maybe Poly Star Energy Black ??
Thanks
Marco

 

[marco forehand]

sorry title should be Discho

 

[darklore009]

did you check black mamba itself, its the US's distributor for those strings

 

[marco forehand]

They are winding down. No new inventory is coming in. Hence my search.

 

[SJSA]

Where do you guys buy Discho strings?

 

[sbaniak]

I buy / am in Germany. I have never heard of any definite repackaging comparisons with the Iontec strings. I remember early on some folks proposing possible connections to Pacific Poly Force... But I think that had everything to do with the relatively similar salmon (earthworm) color they both share. This was long before it came out in black. I just got a reel of the Red Iontec Hexa. I am waaayyy more exited about the fact that it's now in red then I probably should be.

 

[Muppet]

I buy / am in Germany. I have never heard of any definite repackaging comparisons with the Iontec strings. I remember early on some folks proposing possible connections to Pacific Poly Force... But I think that had everything to do with the relatively similar salmon (earthworm) color they both share. This was long before it came out in black. I just got a reel of the Red Iontec Hexa. I am waaayyy more exited about the fact that it's now in red then I probably should be.

Redness says a lot about the feel of a string, much like silver and black do. Distinct personalities.

 

[mikeler]

I buy / am in Germany. I have never heard of any definite repackaging comparisons with the Iontec strings. I remember early on some folks proposing possible connections to Pacific Poly Force... But I think that had everything to do with the relatively similar salmon (earthworm) color they both share. This was long before it came out in black. I just got a reel of the Red Iontec Hexa. I am waaayyy more exited about the fact that it's now in red then I probably should be.

Signum Pro Micronite seemed to be the same string as Discho Microfibre. So maybe some other Signum Pro strings are comparable or the same exact string.

 

[sbaniak]

Redness says a lot about the feel of a string, much like silver and black do. Distinct personalities.

Yeah... I remember the various colors of Cyclone playing / feeling quite different from each other (black & pink felt the sweetest to me). I really didn't get the same thing between the earthworm and black with the Iontec. Maybe the red will change all that... But it'll look bad-@ss in my PT 630 either way.

 

[sbaniak]

Signum Pro Micronite seemed to be the same string as Discho Microfibre. So maybe some other Signum Pro strings are comparable or the same exact string.

RIght.. should have remembered that from your awesome Multis thread... I don't see any Signum Pro strings that "look" like they could be Iontec, but the thing the Signum Pro and the Pacific poly shave in common with the Iontec is that they're all supposed to be German made.....??

 

[mctennis]

WHAT Mamba is no longer going to be in business here? I loved their strings and have been using them for a long time. Great strings and they seem to at least last a lot longer than other brands plus their service was so friendly. I wonder what happened?

 

[marco forehand]

here's an answer from the "source"
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...-canada-and-maybe-for-other-countries.576484/

oops post was taken down by moderators.

The German distributor had posted a wanted ad for a North American distributor

 

[Tennisman.de]

Hello,
we will try to start with a new distributor: www.advancedracquets.com
The first step is that we will send a small amount of strings to advancedrayquets.

If there is anybody who wants a discho string we can send this with the parcel to advancedracquets. So you can contact me: dirk@schoell.biz or the owner of advancedrcquets: thedrick@advancedracquets.com

 

[Tennisman.de]

we rederected www.discho.us So if you use www.discho.us you will come to www.advancedracquetsports in the future.

 

[mctennis]

we rederected www.discho.us So if you use www.discho.us you will come to www.advancedracquetsports in the future.

No it does not. I just tried it.