Xiom Rubbers Help

It's worse than I thought.  I just checked the Xiom web page.  Vega (alone) comes in Pro, Europe, Elite, Asia, China, and Japan versions.  That is six variants just of Vega.  Also various forms of Omega II, III, IV and V.  Several Sigmas, a Tau, a Zeta, and then because they decided they were tired of Greek letters a Musa.   The mind boggles.   It would cost a great deal of money to try each of them to see which ones you liked.

kurokami wrote: piligrim wrote: what xiom rubber is fastest? fastest - sigma I, but it is too hard (that's why it's not popular) most powerful - sigma ii. it's pretty hard, but grippy the way hurricane is hard but still grippy. like sigma i, it's also very fast but since it's easier to spin, it's practically usable unlike sigma i.

Bingo!

Butt Stallion wrote: compared to Tenergy or DHS they are not heavy at all...

never had DHS but compare to Joola Maxxx I am using much heavier

compared to Tenergy or DHS they are not heavy at all...

ttping85 wrote: piligrim wrote: thanks bns7117 is omega IV pro faster than Vega Japan? from my opinion it is faster yes.

thanks. and what about weight?

I have not tried them before, sorry... Really would like to compare vega china vs vega Japan some day...

piligrim wrote: what xiom rubber is fastest?

I would say omega IV pro is the fasted xiom rubber I have tried. I have tried vega pro, vega Asia, vega Europe, sigma II Europe and sigma II pro, omega IV elite and omega IV pro. OMG IV pro is the hardest to control for me tho...

what xiom rubber is fastest?

World level players?

Dhs h3 :very high throw angle
Tenergy 05: very high throw angle too

sorry

Sigma tons of spin...but very low throw angle, it's not good for looping, traiectory too much linear..

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
OMEGA V PRO AND TOUR 47.5

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

Slevin, you can't post that in good faith without linking to the original....

In addition:

seguso wrote: gatorling wrote: Xiom is a great brand..I've used only one of their rubbers in the past.. but boy do they pump out a lot of different product lines. Makes it sort of difficult to follow and makes you wonder how can a company release so many different products so fast with improvements? there is a logic, although I agree it's confusing: - sigma series: rubbers mostly for pushblockers, not ideal for looping (not bad either). - omega series: rubbers for loopers with emphasis on speed. - vega series: rubbers for loopers with emphasis on spin but poor speed, for beginners. - tau series: meant to resemble what Ma Long, Zhang etc. are actually using. I was totally wrong here. It is slower than NEO DHS rubbers and not reactive to booster  :) The only piece that does not really fit is Vega China.

Thanks, Andy & VVK1 - very helpful. 

Edited by Pondus - 06/02/2014 at 8:53am

Xiom's naming convention is pretty solid within a single range of rubbers. It becomes hard to compare across ranges though (Omega to Sigma, for example).

Generally, soft -> hard goes like this (and I'm talking about overall feel, not just sponge hardness):

Elite -> Europe -> Pro -> (Tour / Asia)

I'm not 100% on the distinction between Tour and Asia to be honest. Tour has only recently appeared in the Omega V line, so it's hard to compare back to Vega Asia. Maybe others can pitch in.

The problem is, these only hold in a specific range of rubbers. Vega Elite is softer than Omega IV Elite, for example. I'd say Hexer PS probably falls between Omega IV Elite and Omega IV Euro. Vega Elite is closEST to Barcuda BS IMO, but I don't think there's a direct equivalent in Xiom's line-up.