Just saw this on Ebay. These are the traditional version. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynasphere...d=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 Great seller, btw. Done biz with him before.
Just saw this on Ebay. These are the traditional version. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynasphere...d=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 Great seller, btw. Done biz with him before.
Those Dynasphere balls don’t do much for me – I guess I qualify as a pool snob. Give me Aramith tournament or Brunswick centennials all day long.Just saw this on Ebay. These are the traditional version. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynasphere...d=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 Great seller, btw. Done biz with him before.
Aesthetics aside, the dynaspheres are every bit as good as the duramith balls, and better than centennials. Granted, they're not the best looking balls, but if all you're looking for is performance they can't be beat for the price. I have hundreds of hours on my set, and I have no complaints whatsoever. Don't miss my old centennials at all.I'll never understand some peoples unquenchable thirst for Chinese garbage.
\I'll never understand some peoples unquenchable thirst for Chinese garbage. If you have a home table, a quality Aramith set will last decades. My Aramith tournament set was I think one of the very first sets sold in my country with the measle ball and tv-colours. I still have it and it's still great (though I'm not really a fan of the measle ball, I got used to it). It's almost 20 years old, and sure it cost money, but divide it over 20 years and the cost is nothing. I clean the balls by hand, and don't really polish them in a machine, and as a result the wear is not noticable at all. Had I played more 9 ball, I guess maybe I'd have to change it sooner, but still it would last many, many years. And I could always get replacements for the set if the one or the cueball got worn.
But by all means, buy Chinese copied junk, with design stolen from other peoples hard work, and manufactured by slaves in horrible conditions. Seriously, people wonder why the Chinese have all the manufacturing jobs now? They dont' pay their workers, they steal designs and people applaud them and buy their shit. Nobody would put up with Aramith coming out with balls that don't even roll straight and split in the middle like cheap jeans. Cyclop does it, and everyone leaps to their defense. Those Yanmeia balls are even worse, but I guess, as long as they’re cheap and approximately round, someone will buy them. They're made from polyester for Gods sake. Polyester balls play light and like garbage. If you're any kind of player at all, you'll notice the difference fairly quickly. Many people on this forum play every day. For a player like this, the difference will be instantly noticed. Going back and forth from such a set to Aramith tournaments is eye-opening to say the least.
NO Dynasphere balls are polyester. Also, who's to say that Saluc didn't have any issues when they first started way back when. We don't know but i would bet that they had some issues early on. I haven't heard of any issues with XinBing made balls after the first year or so. Have no clue who makes those Yanmeia balls.I'll never understand some peoples unquenchable thirst for Chinese garbage. If you have a home table, a quality Aramith set will last decades. My Aramith tournament set was I think one of the very first sets sold in my country with the measle ball and tv-colours. I still have it and it's still great (though I'm not really a fan of the measle ball, I got used to it). It's almost 20 years old, and sure it cost money, but divide it over 20 years and the cost is nothing. I clean the balls by hand, and don't really polish them in a machine, and as a result the wear is not noticable at all. Had I played more 9 ball, I guess maybe I'd have to change it sooner, but still it would last many, many years. And I could always get replacements for the set if the one or the cueball got worn.
But by all means, buy Chinese copied junk, with design stolen from other peoples hard work, and manufactured by slaves in horrible conditions. Seriously, people wonder why the Chinese have all the manufacturing jobs now? They dont' pay their workers, they steal designs and people applaud them and buy their shit. Nobody would put up with Aramith coming out with balls that don't even roll straight and split in the middle like cheap jeans. Cyclop does it, and everyone leaps to their defense. Those Yanmeia balls are even worse, but I guess, as long as they’re cheap and approximately round, someone will buy them. They're made from polyester for Gods sake. Polyester balls play light and like garbage. If you're any kind of player at all, you'll notice the difference fairly quickly. Many people on this forum play every day. For a player like this, the difference will be instantly noticed. Going back and forth from such a set to Aramith tournaments is eye-opening to say the least.
I almost pulled the trigger on those before I found the dynasphere tungstens. In my head I kept reading "Yanmeia" as "Buyer's Remorse". There's nothing I hate worse than being suckered, and I just couldn't take the chance. The pics look good, but if I was a scam outfit I'm sure my pics would have been of genuine Cyclop balls in my knockoff box. The other side of the coin had me thinking they might have been made in the same factory on the "after hours" shift, and identical to the skittles balls I really wanted but couldn't find anymore.Have no clue who makes those Yanmeia balls.
I was referring to the Yanmeia balls where they specify polyester resin.NO Dynasphere balls are polyester. Also, who's to say that Saluc didn't have any issues when they first started way back when. We don't know but i would bet that they had some issues early on. I haven't heard of any issues with XinBing made balls after the first year or so. Have no clue who makes those Yanmeia balls.
I get what you're saying, but how is Cyclop or Dynaspheres copying Aramith? It's a different design and different colors. If they were somehow infringing on some secret formula, surely we would have seen a lawsuit by now?I'll never understand some peoples unquenchable thirst for Chinese garbage. If you have a home table, a quality Aramith set will last decades. My Aramith tournament set was I think one of the very first sets sold in my country with the measle ball and tv-colours. I still have it and it's still great (though I'm not really a fan of the measle ball, I got used to it). It's almost 20 years old, and sure it cost money, but divide it over 20 years and the cost is nothing. I clean the balls by hand, and don't really polish them in a machine, and as a result the wear is not noticable at all. Had I played more 9 ball, I guess maybe I'd have to change it sooner, but still it would last many, many years. And I could always get replacements for the set if the one or the cueball got worn.
But by all means, buy Chinese copied junk, with design stolen from other peoples hard work, and manufactured by slaves in horrible conditions. Seriously, people wonder why the Chinese have all the manufacturing jobs now? They dont' pay their workers, they steal designs and people applaud them and buy their shit. Nobody would put up with Aramith coming out with balls that don't even roll straight and split in the middle like cheap jeans. Cyclop does it, and everyone leaps to their defense. Those Yanmeia balls are even worse, but I guess, as long as they’re cheap and approximately round, someone will buy them. They're made from polyester for Gods sake. Polyester balls play light and like garbage. If you're any kind of player at all, you'll notice the difference fairly quickly. Many people on this forum play every day. For a player like this, the difference will be instantly noticed. Going back and forth from such a set to Aramith tournaments is eye-opening to say the least.
I get what you're saying, but how is Cyclop or Dynaspheres copying Aramith? It's a different design and different colors. If they were somehow infringing on some secret formula, surely we would have seen a lawsuit by now?
Cyclop had problems in the beginning, then they fixed the problem. I bought a set of the later "fixed" balls, that were just as expensive as Aramith balls, so it wasn't a case of being cheap. I liked the colors and I liked the "money balls" that were included as was an extra cue ball. Sure, it might be childish, but it's fun ribbing your buddies about a money ball, and makes for some fun table banter. There's nothing wrong with the balls. They stay amazingly clean, I've had them for a year and put a hell of a lot of use on them, and other than an occasional wipe down with a microfiber cloth, they have required zero polishing and look damn near new.
Dynaspheres are supposed to be great balls, with top tier tolerances and material for even their $60 set. I get liking Aramith, they are great balls and sponsor the sport, but I don't get the hate for high quality balls that happen to come from another maker. They might be Chinese, but they are not shit quality. If there were a high quality set made in the US, I can see buying them to support where I come from, but there's not.
I actually wanted to purchase a set of Aramith Black, as I liked the unique look, but they have a damn pink 4, which I hate. Pink 4 but light purple 5? C'mon now, make the 4 purple and the 5 pink if orange is a problem!
I don't know man, not knocking Aramith in any way, I'll probably eventually get a set just for gear acquisition syndrome, but I'm entirely happy with the Cyclop Hyperion and don't see them having any quality issues. They feel great and play great.
Aesthetics aside, the dynaspheres are every bit as good as the duramith balls, and better than centennials. Granted, they're not the best looking balls, but if all you're looking for is performance they can't be beat for the price. I have hundreds of hours on my set, and I have no complaints whatsoever. Don't miss my old centennials at all.
All Dynasphere balls use the same resin. I got the tungsten set for $70. Same quality as their top tier balls, just lacking in appearance.Yea but those are the high end Platinum sets that cost about $300. They are great sets (the high end ones I tried) but for the price that is standard.
I don't mind the design on them at all, although I wish the manufacturers would stop f-ing around with the colors just to make them different.
If they made them say $200 and comparable to the Pro set or the Tournament set, that would be something. It's like comparing a $40,000 BMW to a $40,000 Infinity, sure the BMW is the original but is it really odd that a $40,000 car made to be like the BMW is also good? Now make that other car $30,000 then it's something worthy, otherwise why not just get the original and get the handling that others try to copy.
I’m not a fan of the Dynasphere platinum balls I see they are using at the junior international tournament this weekend. I find the shape around the numbers to be tackier than the predator logo pool ball sets.Yea but those are the high end Platinum sets that cost about $300. They are great sets (the high end ones I tried) but for the price that is standard.
I don't mind the design on them at all, although I wish the manufacturers would stop f-ing around with the colors just to make them different.
If they made them say $200 and comparable to the Pro set or the Tournament set, that would be something. It's like comparing a $40,000 BMW to a $40,000 Infinity, sure the BMW is the original but is it really odd that a $40,000 car made to be like the BMW is also good? Now make that other car $30,000 then it's something worthy, otherwise why not just get the original and get the handling that others try to copy.