3x3 Best Flagship 3x3 Puzzles. Rankings

[EvanTheCuber]

Hi Guys, I am Wondering what Flagship 3x3 Is the best. Do not include Price in this. Say all the cubes are free. This is my rankings.

1. GAN 356 XS

2. Moyu Weilong GTS3M

3. Dayan Tengyun M (Looking forward to V2)

4. Cosmic Yuxin Little Magic M

5. MGC Elite

Post your rankings below

 

[Cubinwitdapizza]

People have already done threads like this a ton.

 

[ProStar]

The little magic isn't a flagship, but here are my rankings:

1. GTS3M/WRM(I prefer the GTS3 though)
2. Gan 356 XS
3. Gan 356 X [Technically not the flagship anymore, but I still like it]
4. Valk Elite M
5. Mei GC Yeet Elite

To be fair I only own the GTS3, but I've tried all of these(minus the Yeet)

 

[Micah Morrison]

probably a dumb question but, can I use old GES nuts in one of the newer GAN cubes? I like their turning style but I wanted to use one of the older tighter GES nuts because the tightest ones they make now are still too loose for me.

 

[BenChristman1]

probably a dumb question but, can I use old GES nuts in one of the newer GAN cubes? I like their turning style but I wanted to use one of the older tighter GES nuts because the tightest ones they make now are still too loose for me.

I think it depends on what cubes you are talking about. I think you can use GES nuts from, say, the Gan Air on the Gan X ipg v5.

 

[MarkA64]

probably a dumb question but, can I use old GES nuts in one of the newer GAN cubes? I like their turning style but I wanted to use one of the older tighter GES nuts because the tightest ones they make now are still too loose for me.

The X uses the nuts from previous cubes (IPG v5 and numerical IPG)
The XS and X V2 use a unique tensioning system
And the 356 M uses GES+ nuts which weren't used in older cubes.

My suggestion would be to get the XS if you're looking for a tighter puzzle. It can get really tight with setting 1/2 on hex nuts and 5th click on GES.

 

[Micah Morrison]

The X uses the nuts from previous cubes (IPG v5 and numerical IPG)
The XS and X V2 use a unique tensioning system
And the 356 M uses GES+ nuts which weren't used in older cubes.

My suggestion would be to get the XS if you're looking for a tighter puzzle. It can get really tight with setting 1/2 on hex nuts and 5th click on GES.

how about with the Gan 354 M V2 or the X V2? Could I purchase one of these along with the older and tighter GES nuts and it would work? I want a cube that is pretty slow and loose but with tight springs so it's still stable for my slightly rough turning style especially in competition.

 

[MarkA64]

how about with the Gan 354 M V2 or the X V2? Could I purchase one of these along with the older and tighter GES nuts and it would work? I want a cube that is pretty slow and loose but with tight springs so it's still stable for my slightly rough turning style especially in competition.

No, those two wouldn't utilize the old GES nuts. The good options would be an X or an Air SM.

 

[Sub1Hour]

how about with the Gan 354 M V2 or the X V2? Could I purchase one of these along with the older and tighter GES nuts and it would work? I want a cube that is pretty slow and loose but with tight springs so it's still stable for my slightly rough turning style especially in competition.

You can just mod the springs yourself and make them tighter. If you arent wanting to do that, I would recommend looking for a cube that has similar turning and use that cube with a traditional spring swap. I don't know if you can actually do this but I would try using a Moyu or Qiyi core on a gan puzzle to use a traditional spring.

 

[Micah Morrison]

does the X V2 have a spring compression setting like the GTS3M and WRM? I watched a review and it looks like it does but I was wondering if it goessomewhat tight.

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

probably a dumb question but, can I use old GES nuts in one of the newer GAN cubes? I like their turning style but I wanted to use one of the older tighter GES nuts because the tightest ones they make now are still too loose for me.

Do a core swap. The center caps are interchangeable, but the centerpieces aren't.

 

[Micah Morrison]

Do a core swap. The center caps are interchangeable, but the centerpieces aren't.

do a core swap with what cube?

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

do a core swap with what cube?

IDK, I only have a 354 v1, X v1, and XS