[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

MoyuFTW said:
So are you asking for our opinion on cubes?
Well if that's the case, then:
3x3: Any 3x3 is good nowadays, none of them have popping issues and most are fast enough depending on how you set it up. I'm currently using a Moyu Aolong V2. It's got a medium speed, no pops and it's very smooth.
4x4: It depends on your price range. But the most widely used 4x4 is the Moyu Aosu, mini or normal size. That is one of the best 4x4s around, if not the best.
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Phinagin said:
3x3: Any cube that is relatively new will be just fine but most popular seem to be aolong v2, hualong, gans 356, and meiying. But really any new 3x3 is fine. Good cheap cube guanlong, or for few more $, yuxin, or thunderclap.
4x4: you could get yuxin, G4, or aosu. Good cheap cube yusu.
5x5: yuxin, Cyclone boys 5x5, hua/aochaung, cheapiest is CB.
6x6: aoshi os Shengshou, SS is cheaper.
7x7 Cubic Aofu GT, mini shengshou, SS is cheaper.

Hope this could help.
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Thank you. The Hualong seems to have gotten really good reviews. The 4x4 Yuxin seems to be quite good. Does the quality justify the price of the Aosu? Is the 5x5 Shengshou an option? It is really cheap and I do not have a problem with modifying my cubes. As for the bigger cubes, I think I will continue to use my V-Cubes at least for now. I am not very good at big cubes anyway.
 
Huachuang or tangchuang?

I've been getting into 5x5 lately and my shengshou isn't really cutting it. I've really been wanting a moyu huachuang, but hearing about the news of the tangchuang, I am wondering if I should wait for its release instead of getting a huachuang. All help is appreciated!
 
ToastyMufn said:
I've been getting into 5x5 lately and my shengshou isn't really cutting it. I've really been wanting a moyu huachuang, but hearing about the news of the tangchuang, I am wondering if I should wait for its release instead of getting a huachuang. All help is appreciated!
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Nobody can really tell you if it's worth it to wait, we won't know how the tangchuang is until it comes out. It also depends on your budget, I've heard the tangchuang is going to be pretty expensive.
If you're willing to spend a good amount, I would wait until the tangchuang is out and check out some reviews on it before making a decision. That's just my advice :)
 
ToastyMufn said:
I've been getting into 5x5 lately and my shengshou isn't really cutting it. I've really been wanting a moyu huachuang, but hearing about the news of the tangchuang, I am wondering if I should wait for its release instead of getting a huachuang. All help is appreciated!
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The tangchuang has basically the same mechanism as the new YuXin 5x5, which is only $17 and is, in my opinion, the best 5x5, even out of the box it was better than my HuaChuang. I would definitely get the YuXin.
 
ToastyMufn said:
I've been getting into 5x5 lately and my shengshou isn't really cutting it. I've really been wanting a moyu huachuang, but hearing about the news of the tangchuang, I am wondering if I should wait for its release instead of getting a huachuang. All help is appreciated!
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The Tangchaung could be a while before it is actually released so if you want to get the huachaung then get it, but you could also get a cheap CB 5x5, until it is released. Then by watching reviews, you can reevaluate. The CB 5x5 is really really good so do not be fooled by price.
 
Well the Tangchuang isn't even out, and it's probably going to be a lot of money.

The CB is great, and I've heard good things about the Yuxin 5x5. Waiting on it in the mail!
 
Best 3x3 right now?

Hi everyone

I haven't been keeping up to date with the latest cubes for a couple of years now. I haven't stopped cubing at any time though, I just haven't been visiting this site all of that time and just kept solving my stickerless ZhanChi. (I did, however, ditch all other cubes other than 3x3 though - I forgot all the algorithms for 4, 5, 6, and 7, I can only solve 3x3 and MegaMinx now)

I've done tens of thousands of solves with my ZhanChi and I'm starting to get a bit tired of it. Besides, I'm thinking of going to a competition for the first time in my 5 years of cubing so I'll need to buy a stickered cube cause I won't be able to go with my stickerless ZhanChi.

So what is/are the best stickered 3x3 cube(s) on the market today, and what is/are the best stickerless 3x3 cube(s) on the market today (cause I'll be buying a new stickerless one too to practice with at home).

Thanks a lot in advance!
 
Well, as you don't seem to know, a few months ago, stickerless cubes are now actually comp legal, which would be nice for you, but it really depends on your preference and turn style, I like the Gans 356, but really, it's all what you prefer, so it's quite a debatable topic
 
Most of the cubes in the market today aren't nessesarily any better than another, but they may suit your solving style better than another cube. This has been ever since the moyu aolong v1 and v2 came out, all of the cubes after that have great corner cutting and quick turning and everything. There's a ton of cubes out that you likely won't be dissapointed with any of them, but I do reccomend you do your research, so e of the most popular ones include:

- Moyu Hualong (My main right now.corner cuts 45 and reverse cuts almost up to 30 degrees.very fast turning speed but needs a lot of maitenance and cleaning and lube for it to keep its fast speed, I use traxxus oil for lube.)
- Gans356 (I don't have this cube but I know its really good for some people and some don't like it so much. Some say it feels flimsy and locks. Possibly requires modding because some people say it catches out of the box. Its very popular though)
- The yuxin 3x3 ( apperantly like a modified aolong v2 which you wouldnt know the feeling of but anyway :P. Sopposed to corner cut and reverse corner cut as good as the other cubes released lately like the hualong and gans. Apperantly its a bit of a slower cube which isn't always a bad thing, 5.25 WR single was done on a yuxin.


Theres also cubes like the new Fanshi and congs design that I don't know much about but are also really good cubes.
 
hualong, gans 356 are the outcasts. Theyre rly fast and corner cut awesome. the aolong v1 is still a rly good cube. the aolong v2 is also descent. i sometimes still touch my weilong. yuxin,thunderclap,bullfight all fall into a category of also very descent cubes (mats,anthony brooks, burns) use them. They are similar in general, but theyre all awesome and fast. The meiying/yueying/liying/huanying is still a series you should try out, with its fast crispy style.
The guanying/shuangren are being out paced by better cubes. I still wouldntt say theyre bad but theyre still very fast and good (although the corner cutting ew). Fangshis jieyun is great too, but its not that great

i personally like the hualong/gans 356 but thats your oppinion
 
all newer cubes are good cubes, the only difference is feel, and how you lube and tension them, Thunderclap, Meiying, Hualong, Gans 356, Aolong v2 (I guess it's a bit old now but still very good) Yuxin, JieYun are all good choices
 
I don't think it'll be worth it, the Huachuang is my main but needs some breaking in and is as much as I would spend on a 5x5. The CB is my back up over the Aochuang despite not having much work done to it. It is the most bang for your buck when it comes to 5x5, but it doesn't come in white so if you're a white cube solver it can be problematic. The new Yuxin 5x5 seems really good too and is around 15-18 bucks and the design is similar to the what the Tangchuang will be.
 
puzzl3add1ct said:
I feel that my meiying is lighter than my hualong. The meiying is quite unstable though
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I have a MeiYing and it is not unstable at all.

theROUXbiksCube said:
Qiyi Thunderclap or Hualong?
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The Thunderclap is fairly loud, and has a crunchy feel, whereas the Hualong has a bit louder sound to it, and is very clicky. Hualong has better corner-cutting
 
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