I'm not so sure about this.
I was speaking with Ivan who heads Simonis a couple of days ago on another matter and the subject of Cyclop balls came up. And fyi, as of approx 2 years ago, Simonis bought Saluc and all Aramith ball mfg & operations.
Despite rumors that circulated a while back about Cyclop having a much higher phenolic resin content in their balls compared to Aramith, that was just that, a rumor and not a fact.
According to Ivan, the percentage of phenolic resin in the Aramiths are very close to 100%. Further, they own patented technology which allows them to distribute the phenolic resin molecules very evenly throughout the ball which he says contributes to more perfect roll.
He added that when Cyclop balls were compared with Aramiths under high magnification, that the Aramiths looks very smooth while the Cyclop balls looked uneven and pitted.
It could be that he's just being a salesman but I don't think that's the case.
When I received a set of Cyclop balls a while back, something struck me odd. In a precision game such as ours, why would a quality ball set feature a cue ball with a raised logo?
I don't know whether or not the slight elevation of their logo on whitey would ever cause a problem but why even let someone think it might? No Aramith ball I ever held had any raised anything.
So I know when I shoot a shot with Aramith balls and miss, it was me, damnit.
I think Simonis/Aramith need not worry too much about Cyclop.
best,
brian kc