Palio Macro Era (42.5, max) backhand review

I finally found the another favorite BH rubber for myself to replace the expensive Tenergy 5. I have tried more than 20 rubbers in the past 2 years and this is the one! I will try to compare this rubber with the Tenergy 5 (2.1mm), Nimbus regular (2.0mm), and sriver EL (2.1)(no speed glue).

Background:
USATT rating~1800-2000 offensive shakehand player with stronger forehand, I mainly use Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon blade, Neo TG3 on FH. Other similar blades I used were BTY TBS or ALC.

BH rubbers I have tried: Mark V, Sriver EL, FX, Gambler outlaw, Nimbus regular, Stiga Neo, Neo sound, Tibhar Genius,a few Friendship 729 models, Venus, Neo H3, TG3, Tenergy 5, 25, etc...

Review:
My favorite BH rubbers were Sriver EL (used for years) before glue ban and then the Tenergy 5 (used for 4-5 months)

The bads: Sriver EL is too slow without glue, not spinny for pushes, and Tenergy 5 is just too expensive ($56 a piece OMG!)

OK, here is the review:

Cost around $25 to $30 USD, Chinese Brand and Made in Germany Tensor Rubber. The top sheet looks similar to Nimbus's, the same kind of red color you see from German rubbers. It's slightly tacky similar to Tenergy but softer. The Sponge is dense and yellow, the weight is average, lighter than Tenergy. I use max (looks like 2.2mm) with Butterfly Clean Chack water glue

Speed (flat hit, smashes): tenergy>Palio> Nimbus > Sriver EL
Spin (loops): tenergy> Palio> Nimbus> Sriver EL
Spin (pushes): Tenergy= Palio> Nimbus >Sriver
Control: Palio!! >>> Nimbus > Tenergy >Sriver EL
Throw Angle: Similar to Tenergy and Nimbus.
Durability: The sponge is dense and the top sheet is similar to       Nimbus, I predict its durability to be above average.

Fault tolerance: This is the area the Palio shines above others, I feel like my backhand is already more consistent because it's so easy to control and spin to ball.

Power: Tenergy> Palio > Nimbus> Sriver

Recommended blades: Ma Lin Carbon, TBS, ALC, YEO, etc.

easy to Flip?: Palio> Sriver>Tenergy> Nimbus>
Easy to Loop?: Palio > Tenergy > Nimbus > Sriver
good for flat hitter?: Palio > Sriver= Tenergy = Nimbus
pushes: Palio is great at returning serves, it's not too spinny or fast but it is just right at returning serves or open loop.
Blocking: blocking is just great just like other German made tensor rubbers!

I recommend you to try one of this Palio Macro Era, if you like Nimbus or Tenergy 5 for your Backhand.

I used PME 42.5* for a long time.. it's a great rubber at a fantastic price. Very crisp, nice pop, low throw, and tons of spin. Boingy on touch shots, though. Shrinks quite a bit after being cut, and that's using glue sheets; no glue. I left it for Palio Blitz, mainly due to PME's sensitivity to incoming spin, and found that Blitz was better in nearly every regard while being all but impervious to incoming spin.

I concur with Nathan. If you played with T-05 and you want the rubber which is a bit closer to it than PME 42.5 get Blitz for your backhand - it will play even better than PME 42.5 almost in all aspects. Of course, for my style PME 47.5 is even better - but that is something I would advise for FH.