radmin
Veteran
I have all the Dayan cubes. They are all good. If they were all stolen and I could only buy 1 cube. It would be ZhanChi.
That said, I have three ZhanChi's and they are all slightly different. GuHong is too sensitive to lube. It gets gummy if you don't lube it exactly right.
If you aren't willing to buy a couple and experiment I'd save up for the lubix version. I tried them all at Nationals. They are set the the perfect tension and have the perfect amount of lube. I honestly feel the lubix version are at peak performance for each model. The odds of buying one GuHong and getting it that good is slim. If you-over lube the pieces with Lubix, you can't just wipe it out and start over. It takes a solvent to get it off. Silicone isn't water-soluble.
As far as GuHong vs ZhanChi, it's preference. I prefer the snappier sound and feel of my best ZhanChi. The GuHong has a muffled sound and a softer feel. Both can be great and both can go south fast.
That said, I have three ZhanChi's and they are all slightly different. GuHong is too sensitive to lube. It gets gummy if you don't lube it exactly right.
If you aren't willing to buy a couple and experiment I'd save up for the lubix version. I tried them all at Nationals. They are set the the perfect tension and have the perfect amount of lube. I honestly feel the lubix version are at peak performance for each model. The odds of buying one GuHong and getting it that good is slim. If you-over lube the pieces with Lubix, you can't just wipe it out and start over. It takes a solvent to get it off. Silicone isn't water-soluble.
As far as GuHong vs ZhanChi, it's preference. I prefer the snappier sound and feel of my best ZhanChi. The GuHong has a muffled sound and a softer feel. Both can be great and both can go south fast.
