Kaiju_cube
Veteran
I have the Gan Air, Air SM, 356, 356 XS, and two of the 356 Lite M (non adjustable).. also the RS and the 11 M Pro. I really like Gan cubes, my first Gan was the Lite M. I have the backpack, the Megaminx, the Pyraminx,.. I even have the keychain, the 356i and the robot.
I really like Gan cubes. I like how smooth they are and how well they turn and corner cut. They just have that soft feel that's so nice.
Of course I was excited to get the 11 M Pro when it came out.
Well I've been using it for months now and I have to say,.. I really like it the least out of all the Gan cubes I have. Can you have too many magnets? Is it the magnetic core? For me it feels like the 356 is just perfect, and honestly the 356 Lite M's are probably my favorite. They needed no adjusting out of the box and they feel and turn great, I get good times with them and they're just great cubes. And for $29. they're less than half the price of the 11 M Pro.
All weekend I've been playing with only my Gan cubes. Scramble them all, solve them, over and over. And I know instantly when I start using the 11 M Pro because I can feel that the magnets are always pulling on the turns, it feels like the cube is lubed with thick vasoline (it's not of course). I've put in speed lube and dnm-37, I've put the corner magnets all on the weakest setting, I've made sure the springs have flex and aren't tight... and it's still the slowest Gan cube I have. It almost feels like you fight the turns.
None of my other Gans feel this way which makes me think it's all the magnets in the core, because that's the biggest difference to the other cubes.
I look online and everyone raves about the Gan 11 M Pro as being the best flagship and the greatest cube Gan has ever made, and I keep trying to like it, but if I had to give away all but one or two of my Gan cubes I'd keep the 356 XS and one of the 356 Lite M ones.
If I had a friend that was desperate to get the Gan 11 M Pro and saying it's so expensive, I'd really encourage them to get the 356 Lite M for $29. I honestly feel like it's a better cube.
Maybe I'm crazy, maybe this will be a pretty unpopular opinion, but I'm not trying to hate on Gan I really like them. But whenever I use the new 11 M Pro I'm like, "is it just me? This feels so slow and weighted down?" ... I look on youtube for videos (looking for confirmation bias? Is it just me?) .. but everyone seems to love this cube.
I get that Gan has to and wants to constantly be releasing cubes because they want that steady influx of profits, that's just business,.. I get it. But I really think after doing hundreds and hundreds of solves this weekend with all the cubes that the 356 XS and Lite M are the best cubes they've made. They're fast and smooth and the turning is effortless with no resistance.
I really like Gan cubes. I like how smooth they are and how well they turn and corner cut. They just have that soft feel that's so nice.
Of course I was excited to get the 11 M Pro when it came out.
Well I've been using it for months now and I have to say,.. I really like it the least out of all the Gan cubes I have. Can you have too many magnets? Is it the magnetic core? For me it feels like the 356 is just perfect, and honestly the 356 Lite M's are probably my favorite. They needed no adjusting out of the box and they feel and turn great, I get good times with them and they're just great cubes. And for $29. they're less than half the price of the 11 M Pro.
All weekend I've been playing with only my Gan cubes. Scramble them all, solve them, over and over. And I know instantly when I start using the 11 M Pro because I can feel that the magnets are always pulling on the turns, it feels like the cube is lubed with thick vasoline (it's not of course). I've put in speed lube and dnm-37, I've put the corner magnets all on the weakest setting, I've made sure the springs have flex and aren't tight... and it's still the slowest Gan cube I have. It almost feels like you fight the turns.
None of my other Gans feel this way which makes me think it's all the magnets in the core, because that's the biggest difference to the other cubes.
I look online and everyone raves about the Gan 11 M Pro as being the best flagship and the greatest cube Gan has ever made, and I keep trying to like it, but if I had to give away all but one or two of my Gan cubes I'd keep the 356 XS and one of the 356 Lite M ones.
If I had a friend that was desperate to get the Gan 11 M Pro and saying it's so expensive, I'd really encourage them to get the 356 Lite M for $29. I honestly feel like it's a better cube.
Maybe I'm crazy, maybe this will be a pretty unpopular opinion, but I'm not trying to hate on Gan I really like them. But whenever I use the new 11 M Pro I'm like, "is it just me? This feels so slow and weighted down?" ... I look on youtube for videos (looking for confirmation bias? Is it just me?) .. but everyone seems to love this cube.
I get that Gan has to and wants to constantly be releasing cubes because they want that steady influx of profits, that's just business,.. I get it. But I really think after doing hundreds and hundreds of solves this weekend with all the cubes that the 356 XS and Lite M are the best cubes they've made. They're fast and smooth and the turning is effortless with no resistance.
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