Dynasphere bronze first impressions vs aramith

Nyquil

Nyquil

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So my pro am table marks up balls. I have a diamond polisher but every now and then I will end up with a small micro abrasion that I can feel with my finger nail. Also I could not get a consistent tight 8 ball template rack out of any of the aramith sets I have owned tournaments, blak's or super pro's. I figured I may just need to buy a new template until I researched on this forum and aramith tolerances are not that great. I heard several rave about the dynaspheres. Snagged a bronze set for $110.00 shipped. I am very impressed so far. I am getting a tight rack every time on the same template I was having issues with. Color/luster looks decent and the balls have a slick feeling to them I noticed right away. They have something different in the compound than the aramiths I think. I am getting some crazy draw on the cue ball also with minimal effort. They play absolutely lights out. I will see how they hold up on my pro am over time but I wish I would have bought these sooner. I hate buying things made in china but aramith needs to step up their game on tolerances. This set is playing better than my other sets which is crazy since they cost 4 to 5 times less. Here is a pic of them vs my other two aramith sets I currently own. If you are looking for some new balls I would definitely consider these. They are an absolute steal.
 
First pic when compressed cut off the dynaspheres. Here is a better photo for comparison.
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I have both the Dyno Bronze and the Super Aramith Pro - So far the Dyno set seems at least equal at much less cost. I also saw that Champion cues had a ball set for around $90 or so that is all sold out and it was advertised, at least, as having all the features and benefits of these other two brands - it sold out so that may mean something.
 
Nyquil said:
So my pro am table marks up balls. I have a diamond polisher but every now and then I will end up with a small micro abrasion that I can feel with my finger nail. Also I could not get a consistent tight 8 ball template rack out of any of the aramith sets I have owned tournaments, blak's or super pro's. I figured I may just need to buy a new template until I researched on this forum and aramith tolerances are not that great. I heard several rave about the dynaspheres. Snagged a bronze set for $110.00 shipped. I am very impressed so far. I am getting a tight rack every time on the same template I was having issues with. Color/luster looks decent and the balls have a slick feeling to them I noticed right away. They have something different in the compound than the aramiths I think. I am getting some crazy draw on the cue ball also with minimal effort. They play absolutely lights out. I will see how they hold up on my pro am over time but I wish I would have bought these sooner. I hate buying things made in china but aramith needs to step up their game on tolerances. This set is playing better than my other sets which is crazy since they cost 4 to 5 times less. Here is a pic of them vs my other two aramith sets I currently own. If you are looking for some new balls I would definitely consider these. They are an absolute steal.
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nothing wrong with aramith's tolerances. well within spec in both size and weight. they just need to deep-six that Black set.
 
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garczar said:
nothing wrong with aramith's tolerances. well within spec in both size and weight. they just need to deep-six that Black set.
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I have had issues getting tight 8 ball racks with three different aramith sets, two of which are the highest priced duramith sets. Using the same template rack I didn't have this issue with the dynaspheres. I don't have a scale to weigh balls but a few have posted their weights and the deviation is high. Dynasphere seems to be better in both how concentric they are and in weight.
 
garczar said:
nothing wrong with aramith's tolerances. well within spec in both size and weight. they just need to deep-six that Black set.
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I’ve got a little issue with my new Tournament TV set. The 3 ball is a little smaller and lighter than the other 15 balls. I went to Buffalo’s to check their TV set. Buffs 3 ball was also smaller and lighter.
 
I have Dynaspheres Tungsten and Palladium. They are absolutely AMAZING in terms of finish, and tolerance. I also have Aramith Black, Centennials, Arcos II, Elephant and several others. Dynaspheres are a great product in line with any of the very best. There is NO QUESTION that their Bronze set for $100 is the best value in the game today.

All that said, I still like all of the other sets as well. The ONLY set I have ever had any problem getting a good template rack with are a set of VERY OLD AND VERY USED Non Aramith set that had 100's of hours on them playing mostly 9 ball. Balls DO wear but in the high end, it takes a LOT in my opinion. I have not been able to wear ANY Aramith set out.
 

mrpiper said:
I have Dynaspheres Tungsten and Palladium. They are absolutely AMAZING in terms of finish, and tolerance. I also have Aramith Black, Centennials, Arcos II, Elephant and several others. Dynaspheres are a great product in line with any of the very best. There is NO QUESTION that their Bronze set for $100 is the best value in the game today.

All that said, I still like all of the other sets as well. The ONLY set I have ever had any problem getting a good template rack with are a set of VERY OLD AND VERY USED Non Aramith set that had 100's of hours on them playing mostly 9 ball. Balls DO wear but in the high end, it takes a LOT in my opinion. I have not been able to wear ANY Aramith set out.
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Aramith makes great looking balls no question about it. They just need to up their game on tolerances imho. Glad to see some competition. I am with you on the bronze being the best bang for the buck. I wish their higher end sets didn't have weird colored balls. My favorite looking set by aramith is the Tournament and Centennial sets. If dynasphere ends up making something similar I will definitely snag a set.
 
jtompilot said:
I’ve got a little issue with my new Tournament TV set. The 3 ball is a little smaller and lighter than the other 15 balls. I went to Buffalo’s to check their TV set. Buffs 3 ball was also smaller and lighter.
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Interesting you say that. My 3 ball on my blak set is usually the one that drifted out from the rack. I need to get a scale and a tool to measure size to get an idea of consistency between my ball sets.
 
I just weighed 4 sets of the Bronze Dynaspheres and all 64 of them were ± one gram.
 
Nyquil said:
Interesting you say that. My 3 ball on my blak set is usually the one that drifted out from the rack. I need to get a scale and a tool to measure size to get an idea of consistency between my ball sets.
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I have the green Willard three hole ball measuring tool. The three ball falls through the 2.245” hole. Several of them fall through the 2.25 hole. All of them fall thru the 2.255 hole. The allowable minimum size is 2.245 which the 3 ball skims the sides of the hole as it fall through.
 
Fatboy said:
The old wore out sets are trash. They polish up and look nice but are still trash. New sets are good
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The secret is quite simply to only buy a NEW set for home use.

The issue seems to be (just my opinion) that Centennials were/are super popular. There are zillions of sets out there. They are popular in pool halls and many get played for years and years. ANY SET that gets that much pounding, play, and time, is going to meet the definition of a bad set of balls.

Sold used, almost ANY set, no matter the shape they are in, can be polished up in a good machine or by hand, but if they are shot, they are shot.

IF, as many here demand, Centennials are just Super Aramith Pro's with different graphics, they are well matched and excellent.

Any set of Dynaspheres, Aramith, Arcos II, or any other top quality set in a pool hall for 5 years being pounded all day long, is going to be a mess as well. EVERY set will be.

In a home environment, ANY top tier set should last for years or decades with minimal breakdown unless you use the set MOSTLY for 9 ball. Then you will have a worn out 1 ball and some variation in the solids versus the stripes.

Personally, I have a couple of sets I use JUST for 9 ball, and the rest for broader games with all 15 balls (or 21 in the case of Baseball). The ONLY set I have ever gotten rid of for being worn out WAS a set of Centennials I bought USED years ago. I used them for about another 8 to 10 years and sold them. Then I bought a NEW set of Centennials and they are great. Go play pool! :)
 
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