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[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

mafergut said:
Shengshoug Pyra has a strong click. It's not very good but as you are asking only about clicking, that's what came to mind. Also de Cyclone Boys one (but it's not much better either). Regarding skewb the old Moyu (not the magnetic one) has a noticeable click but it's nowhere near as strong as SS Pyra. Maybe the Qiyi, which has adjustable ball bearings, can be adjusted to be more clicky but I have never tried to do that. Also I have not tried other not-so-good skewbs that might be more clicky, like Shengshou or Lan Lan.
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The Shengshou Pyraminx was exactly what I was looking for. Strong click. Thanks a bunch for the recommendation.
 
Trying to pick a new 5x5. I've had a BoChuang for a while now but really just never liked it. It has a very smooth, glassy kind of feel when turning, but I like a little more of a tactile sensation. The BoChuang also feels kind of slow and sluggish to me, I've seen some people describe it as very fast and honestly I don't know how, I've put various fast lubes in mine like Speedcubeshop weight 1 or Martian and nothing really helped much. I know something like Maru might help but frankly I'm not willing to lube the cube every single day, and while something like DNM-37 is available, I really don't want to have to buy anything from The Cubicle and deal with their ridiculous problems. Lack of breaking in is probably also an issue with my Bochuang as I've only solved it maybe 20 times, but when I just don't enjoy using a cube at all, it's hard to want to do much more than that.

I have a Yuxin Blue with Thunderclap springs that's one of my favorite cubes, I love the feel and the super high speed, so basically I'm looking for that in a 5x5. Being pop resistant is probably important too as I'm not very experienced with big cubes so my turning won't be as accurate as it could be. Smaller is also better as I have fairly small hands, but it's not a deal breaker.
 
SafariDiscoLion said:
Trying to pick a new 5x5. I've had a BoChuang for a while now but really just never liked it. It has a very smooth, glassy kind of feel when turning, but I like a little more of a tactile sensation. The BoChuang also feels kind of slow and sluggish to me, I've seen some people describe it as very fast and honestly I don't know how, I've put various fast lubes in mine like Speedcubeshop weight 1 or Martian and nothing really helped much. I know something like Maru might help but frankly I'm not willing to lube the cube every single day, and while something like DNM-37 is available, I really don't want to have to buy anything from The Cubicle and deal with their ridiculous problems. Lack of breaking in is probably also an issue with my Bochuang as I've only solved it maybe 20 times, but when I just don't enjoy using a cube at all, it's hard to want to do much more than that.

I have a Yuxin Blue with Thunderclap springs that's one of my favorite cubes, I love the feel and the super high speed, so basically I'm looking for that in a 5x5. Being pop resistant is probably important too as I'm not very experienced with big cubes so my turning won't be as accurate as it could be. Smaller is also better as I have fairly small hands, but it's not a deal breaker.
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The Wushuang is the smaller one. It's super stable and very controllable. I would say that it has that "tactile" feel you talked about. I don't lube mine and its speed is ok.
But if you love your Yuxin blue and its speed, you will probably love the Yuxin 5x5 also, althrough I don't have that one to compare.
 
Wanting to get a 4x4. What would you recommend? My budget is flexible.

I want one to get into 4BLD, preferably with similar characteristics to my current 3BLD main, the Meiying. I set it up in slightly tighter tensions and very little to no lube, so it has good feedback due to its sandy feel, and is also very controllable.

I prefer stickered cubes in black. Good sticker quality would be very desirable (my Meiying has suffered countless abuse and is still pristine) as my ability to replace them is close to being on the negative spectrum.
 
Fábio De'Rose said:
Wanting to get a 4x4. What would you recommend? My budget is flexible.

I want one to get into 4BLD, preferably with similar characteristics to my current 3BLD main, the Meiying. I set it up in slightly tighter tensions and very little to no lube, so it has good feedback due to its sandy feel, and is also very controllable.

I prefer stickered cubes in black. Good sticker quality would be very desirable (my Meiying has suffered countless abuse and is still pristine) as my ability to replace them is close to being on the negative spectrum.
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The WuQue is kind'a the go-to for 4x4, and it seems pretty well suited.
I haven't tried it with tight tensions, but it can get tight. Without lube it does feels rather sandy, and a little swishy.
The stickers are friggin' amazing. They're my favorite shades of anything I've seen, and they stand up very well (not a single chip yet).
I think it could be a little smaller, but I imagine its slightly larger size over the YuXin Blue would make it better for blind.
It's a little flexy, but it's the most stable 4x4s I've used.
 
Good to know on the stability, this is definitely a must for me. And it sounds like it would suit me nice without lube; What you describe is how I perceive an unlubed Valk, which fits my turning style just perfectly, balancing feedback and speed.
 
Give a old man some advice ....
Time to get a new 7x7, just can't decide which one, The YuXin HuangLong or the QiYi WuJi.
Currently got a cubic AoFu.
 
Yuxin White can be bad or good, and has a TON of internaal pops for me, which are very hard to fix without disassembly, ehich is also quite hard to assemble
 
I bought a Xinghen M from thecubicle.us and I love it, but it's the first new 2x2 I've bought since my original LanLan in like 2010 so keep that in mind.
 
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