Rhino CF vs Raven CF vs Cuetec Cynergy

Can you tell me what the shafts sounded like when striking the cue ball? Which ones that you have tried had less of a clinking sound to them? Shopping for a CF shaft right now. Thank you very much.
I owned both a Rhino & a Cynergy shaft about this time last year, though not at the same time, & found the hit to be solid & enjoyable on both (I had put a Caiden Fighter soft on the Rhino). I was pretty impressed with the Rhino, but ended up including it with a cue that I sold. The Cynergy came shortly thereafter. I was less impressed with the Cynergy. Virtually every time I pick up a Cuetec Cynergy cue I shoot fantastic with it, but I never bought a full cue because I just don't like their styles, plus I see too many out in the wild. I don't like having what everyone else has. Anyway, I bought just the shaft, thinking I'll get the same performance on my butts. For some reason, I never did, so I ended up trading it off. I didn't experience the synergy I wanted with the Cynergy shaft.

Fast forward to this year and wanting a great CF shaft for my new Cuelees Phantom Sword, I did some shopping like you currently are. I initially tried a Jacoby Black V4. It was the most solid hitting CF shaft I've ever used & mostly a great player, but it was just too heavy (over 4oz) and moved the balance point too far forward for my taste, plus my Cueless weighed 19.2 or 19.3 with it. I like closer to 18 on my cues. If you're not bothered by the weight, the hit of that shaft was hard to beat. Next I considered a Triple 60 TS1, but heard a lot of mixed reviews on them in various forums. Finally, as I'm prone to do, I took a chance on a lesser known, but highly spoken of, ICE carbon fiber shaft from a guy out of Pennsylvania named Mike Johnson. Wow! I struck personal gold with that one! It mates up perfectly, for me, with my Cuelees. It's at least a full ounce lighter than the Jacoby and my cue now weighs 18.1oz and plays so very well with it. I was initially concerned that it was too light and wouldn't hit/sound/feel good. No worries there. Not quite as solid as the Jacoby, but it's very good. Plus, I honestly feel the feedback is better. I let a couple of better players than me, who have elite cues, hit with it and they were impressed. At $299 delivered, some of the best money I've spent on a carbon fiber shaft.
 
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