XIOM Vega Japan Review

JacekGM wrote: crackfst People tried to explain to you that some of us will feel the difference. You keep repeated the princess/pea slogan... You may want to remember that people differ in their sensitivity levels. Take this info and do with it what you want...

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There was another member who posted his response in this thread about an interview he had with a Xiom executive, stating that the guy basically said that Vega Japan was designed to be one of their top-shelf rubbers, but priced low to make it more available to average consumer. I'll find the quote and post it...

128YinYang wrote: alphapong wrote: Vega Japan Black Max  Uncut - 66g I weighed 6 sheets and came up with 66.41 +- .5 g. BTW, I met with the Xiom U.S. manager and someone from product development on Saturday.  He said Omega V is coming and it is very good. He also said about Vega Japan, that it was part of their higher end, high performance product line but they decided to release it as part of the Vega series so they could sell it at a lower price point and target a different part of the market. This would be why it seems so different from the other Vegas. I think if I was going to sum up Vega Japan in one line it would be this, "High performance that's easy to use."  Here it is! Many thanks to alphapong for getting the "scoop" on Vega Japan and Xiom's upcoming releases. I think we can expect them to be one of the best rivals in TT products for other companies (though i think they already are )

Thanks for the feedback. I'm very tempted to pull the paypal trigger.

I wonder how the Vega Japan compares to the Omega 4 Asia ?

I got a response from Xiom on my sponge hardness question the other day. Since it did not match the notes I took, and some of it did not seem to make sense, I waited to confirm with him that the table I received was correct. Anyway he did that today, so here is what I got:

VEGA ELITE 40
VEGA EUROPE 42.5
VEGA JAPAN 45
VEGA PRO 47.5
VEGA ASIA 47.5
VEGA CHINA VM 54

OMEGA IV ELITE 40
OMEGA IV EUROPE 42.5
OMEGA IV PRO 47.5
OMEGA IV ASIA 47.5

SIGMA I EUROPE 47.5
SIGMA I PRO 47.5
SIGMA II EUROPE 45  
SIGMA II PRO 47.5  

I was puzzled about the Sigma hardness since Europe feels much softer. He said the sponge is the same, but the top sheet is harder on the Pro.

Rich215 wrote: Thanks for that info alphapong...very useful.     I am really wondering about this rubber,  can anyone compare it to Rakza 7 regular.  Besides weight, what are the differences?   Thanks for any help.

I have owned Rakza 7 soft, but not the regular. I can say that Vega Japan is harder than R7S, spinnier, lower throw, faster, and better feel imo.

Hi All,

I received my Xiom Vega Japan rubber 2 weeks ago and glued it as forehand  to a Ross leidy Sotto Voce together with Rakza 7 soft(BH).

This is my view of the Vega japan used as forehand, and I must say that I was surprised by its speed and control.

Doing  forehand backspin short serves is very strong and I must say that my opponents who rarely make receiving mistakes really have a hard time hitting the ball.

Top spins on normal rallies and receiving serves is so much easier for me.Looping and counter looping is a dream combined to a relatively hard blade as the Sotto Voce.Blocking is very fast and can easily be placed to get a winning point.

I can see a marked difference in speed (it is much faster) compared to my other Xiom rubbers (Vega Europe, Omega 4 Elite).

I will definitely try it on my Yinhe T11+ and Stiga Intensity blades as forehand.

Wanted to try Vega Japan, arrived today, just stuck them on the Peterpan.

Red 2.0mm - Uncut weight 64g - Cut weight 47g
Black 2.0mm - Uncut weight 66g - Cut weight 48g

Oh, and it has the Bluefire/Rasant tuner smell, but not as potent. In fact, it smells very much like Sigma II.

Edited by AndySmith - 05/03/2013 at 11:22am

Ok   after someone has this rubber for 4 to 6 months and the tuning wears off...let us know what it is like.  lol

Yesterday, I put 1 more layer of Falco Tempo Booster tuning on sponge, 4 - 5 layers of Haifu VOC Free Glue and stick XIOM Vega Japan 2.0 on my Stiga Rosewood NCT V blade. I'm very surprised. Speed and spin was excellent, amazing control, a lot of balls came to the table without a lot of hassle. It’s surely better than Vega Europe, it’s easier to play than Vega Pro. Today, on my 2^nd blade, I will stick Omega IV Europe and than make comparisation.

Anyone compare vega Japan and acuda s1?

ckhirnigs113 wrote: I'm interested in a comparison between Vega Japan and Sigma II Europe.

I've used both. Vega Japan is a touch slower than Sigma II, has a more neutral feel and throw. I'd say VJ would be a better fit with an allround / defensive game (although I wouldn't call it slow), while S-II is more of an all-out looping rubber. Both spin the ball really well, but I think it's easier to keep the ball low and play a wider variety of shots with VJ. Plus, VJ gets better spin with softer shots, while I found that S-II needs more effort (but has a better payoff on bigger shots).

Mine are 2.0mm. Faster than CJ8, but not to the point of madness.

debraj wrote: decoi wrote: vega europe. felt kinda poor.. waaay too mushy its nice to hear an 'elite' player say 'europe' is mushy .. ;)

alphapong wrote: I got a response from Xiom on my sponge hardness question the other day. Since it did not match the notes I took, and some of it did not seem to make sense, I waited to confirm with him that the table I received was correct. Anyway he did that today, so here is what I got: VEGA ELITE 40 VEGA EUROPE 42.5 VEGA JAPAN 45 VEGA PRO 47.5 VEGA ASIA 47.5 VEGA CHINA VM 54 OMEGA IV ELITE 40 OMEGA IV EUROPE 42.5 OMEGA IV PRO 47.5 OMEGA IV ASIA 47.5 SIGMA I EUROPE 47.5 SIGMA I PRO 47.5 SIGMA II EUROPE 45   SIGMA II PRO 47.5   I was puzzled about the Sigma hardness since Europe feels much softer. He said the sponge is the same, but the top sheet is harder on the Pro.