The Fangshi ShuangRen V2 - your views on it, and other good cube suggestions (3x3)

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Hey folks,
I ordered a Fangshi ShuangRen V2 few days ago, found it extremely amazing, smooth, etc. though my friends (few of them) say that it is awful, and MoYu or Dayan cubes are better. Well, I prefer it over Dayan (truly). Any suggestions for any other good cubes? What do YOU think about the fangshi "'V2'" coz i heard that the V1 was an awful cube, i agree, because i saw how it corner cuts, etc. Your suggestions are welcome.


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Would be glad to see your views.
 
I have both versions and they corner cut nearly the same. The v2 isn't terrible. It's got a nice build quality, and I know plenty of people really like it.

I don't.

For starters, tensioning the cube seemed to be nearly impossible. No matter how many times I tensioned it, lubed it, or even swapped springs, some layers turned different than others. The turning of a single layer itself is disturbingly inconsistent. I honestly liked the dry feel it had out of the box, but the feel has changed; worsened, in my opinion. The m-slices are also pretty bad, at least for me. I have a hard time with them. When you turn a single layer, it just feels inconsistent. Like, it takes a lot of effort for it to start turning, but once it does, it fluctuates from easy to turn to frustratingly uncomfortable.

So is it bad? I'm not so sure. It was certainly terrible for me, but everybody is different. I'd like to think that I have a defective unit, but from what I've seen, other people have similar issues. In the end, it just left me very disappointed, as plenty of people were calling it better than a Zhanchi, and all that jazz.

My main cubes are the Moyu Weilong V2 and Maru CX3. I love the speed of both and I love the feel. The funny thing is, my cx3 feels nothing like other ones that I tried out. It feels very solid, as opposed to cheap and hollow. The Weilong has the perfect speed for me. A good amount of people have said they had trouble controlling it, but I have a rather light turning style, so it works very well for me.

If people are telling you it sucks, that doesn't matter entirely. If you like it, then you like it. That's awesome. I'm not going to tell you what cubes to like, and neither should anyone else.
 
I was also thinking about getting the V2. Its awesome cube on par with MoYu cubes and they both are same. None is better or worse. But I am waiting for the Fangshi Baijae to be released. It has a whole nwe mechanism and all. Looks darn awesome :) and MoYu also came with a similar design with their DianMa latest speedcube, but I will stick with my LiYing for the timebeing :)
Roe Rohan cubin said:
Hey folks,
I ordered a Fangshi ShuangRen V2 few days ago, found it extremely amazing, smooth, etc. though my friends (few of them) say that it is awful, and MoYu or Dayan cubes are better. Well, I prefer it over Dayan (truly). Any suggestions for any other good cubes? What do YOU think about the fangshi "'V2'" coz i heard that the V1 was an awful cube, i agree, because i saw how it corner cuts, etc. Your suggestions are welcome.


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Would be glad to see your views.
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Yes, if you like the Fangshi, then use it, but if you are looking for another good 3x3 other than the Zhanchi and Fangshi, i definitely recommend the Weilong, it corner cuts about the same as a Zhanchi, almost NEVER pops, has awesome sticker shades unless it is on a black version, and is extremely fast even without lube.
 
I have the FangshiV1 as my main and I've broken all my PB's on it. But Feliks Zemdegs and other fast cubers use the MoYu Weilong so I would probably want to be using that if I were you.
 
I liked it out of the box because of the smooth feel. However after solving it a bunch then going back to the Weilong and others, it just feel sluggish. Even with lube it feels so slow.
It is not a bad cube but I do not use it often after the first week of owning it.
 
it a fine cube. a little slick and fast but controlable. corner cutting is great. also the name "frosted blade" refers to the plastic, its called frosted, thats why it has that texture. and im sure that texture is why its so smooth and crisp.
 
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