I have not tried it seriously. I just did like 5-8 solves out of the box and it was maybe a bit too loose, I had lockups and, to be honest, didn't like that it is a 62mm puzzle, as I'm now too used to my 60mm CB G4. It's quite cheap so maybe it's worth a try. You might like it. @SpeedCubeReview said it feels like an improved AoSu in his review.
hmm ok ill check it out. Do you have a guansu? or anyone really. How does it stack up against the aosu and cb?
Yes, I also have a Guansu. It is 62mm like the Aosu and it's fast but a bit rigid for my taste (more than both the Aosu or the CB G4). I prefer the G4 but the Guansu is also a nice cube and quite cheap... and good out of the box, not like the G4 which needs some breaking in of the inner layers.
Is it sturdy and stable? and does it pop a lot? Have you lubed it because i want to know how well it responds to lube.
It is sturdy and stable and it should not pop... unless you loosen it a bit to compensate the rigidity and increase a bit corner cutting (which is just average), then it can pop. I loosened it a quarter of a turn from out-of-box tensions, though, and I did not suffer any pops... but I soon changed to the G4 so I have not used it extensively and I have not lubed it either.
hmm ok... Do you know much about the yuxin blue?
I also have a Yuxin Blue (I buy cubes compulsively
) but have not thoroughly tested it yet. I had to tighten it a bit as out of the box was popping a bit. Other oldie colleagues have used it more extensively and say that after breaking in, tensioning and lubing it is even better (more stable) than the CB G4. I can only say that after tightening it does not pop anymore but it's far from good yet. Anyway I like the size (60mm same as the G4) and feeling of the cube and the stickerless shades are also nice so I think I'll give it an opportunity and break it in a little bit more.
The Tanglong would be a good option but it also depends if you like fast cubes.
