Muted/Dampened Spin-Friendly Polys

[LetsPlayKennis]

Coming from Technifibre Black Code 4S, I'm mostly just curious what else is out there that people generally like. My local shop is somewhat limited so I haven't had much luck finding anything in their selection that peaks my interest besides 4S, but I'd like to get some more opinions on what a good string might be before I do too much online shopping. My goal is to get a few different options ordered and try them all out in sets before I settle on either a reel of something new or just getting more 4S.
For clarity, I'm not particularly wanting to switch from 4S for any reason, I just like trying out new things where I can.
Some folks I've talked to have recommended Price Vortex as an option that's softer than 4S, but tends to lose tension a bit quicker.
What are some of your thoughts on some nice spin-friendly polys that play a little more muted or dampened in general?

 

[JackieTreeh0rn]

Solinco Confidential is pretty muted. I love this string. Though I have not tried that many polys - this one works well so I’ve only tried two or three others and haven’t needed to keep searching.

 

[GoArmyTennis]

Tier One Black Knight

 

[Chairman3]

Any shaped poly will be spin friendly and have less feel, I realize muted/dampened isn't the same as having no feel.
I'd probably try head lynx tour, people say it's firm but i think that can be influenced by tension and racquet.
I also like volkl v-torque, it's 3-sided and I didn't find it stiff or harsh.
Hyper-G which does not strike me as having a ton of feel.
There's that new Luxilon ALU Power Vibe, not sure how spinny, but I think the whole premise behind it is to be dampened feeling.

 

[Fintft]

Mayami Big Spin

 

[10S-Junkie]

Use TWU's Compare Strings tool to compare strings you might be interested in:

Compare Strings Tool

I compared 1.20 mm gauge Technifibre Black Code 4S vs 1.20mm gauge Tourna Black Zone for you and specs are very similar except Tourna BZ is much softer (and cheaper: $8.95 vs $14.95 per set and you can buy a reel for less than $100 from the South American river website)

 

[RF_PRO_STAFF]

Völkl Cyclone Tour.

 

[Steve Huff]

Signum Poly Pro Plasma feels soft (but really isn't that soft), so I guess you'd call it muted. Plays well.

 

[Injured Again]

What are some of your thoughts on some nice spin-friendly polys that play a little more muted or dampened in general?

The first two that I would recommend would be Hyper-G and Tier One Black Knight.

 

[LetsPlayKennis]

Lot of love for Tier One Black Knight, so definitely adding that one to the list off of that alone. I've heard of Tier One but never used any of their strings so I'm quite interested to see how they play since most of the things I've heard have been excellent.

 

[LetsPlayKennis]

Use TWU's Compare Strings tool to compare strings you might be interested in:

Compare Strings Tool

I compared 1.20 mm gauge Technifibre Black Code 4S vs 1.20mm gauge Tourna Black Zone for you and specs are very similar except Tourna BZ is much softer (and cheaper: $8.95 vs $14.95 per set and you can buy a reel for less than $100 from the South American river website)

I spend a lot of time with the TWU tools these days, but numbers aren't everything so I wanted to get some opinions/recommendations from people who've used them. That said, TWU was responsible for my switch from Tour Bite to 4S in the first place, so I can't say it isn't useful to have around.

My local shop actually has Black Zone in stock, so I'll definitely be checking it out sometime soon!

 

[10S-Junkie]

I spend a lot of time with the TWU tools these days, but numbers aren't everything so I wanted to get some opinions/recommendations from people who've used them. That said, TWU was responsible for my switch from Tour Bite to 4S in the first place, so I can't say it isn't useful to have around.

My local shop actually has Black Zone in stock, so I'll definitely be checking it out sometime soon!

Definitely worth a try. Hope it works for you. Make sure you get the 1.20mm gauge though if they have it if you want a softer string.