Dan the Beginner
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Hi, here is a little first-impression review of the new X-Man Tornado V2 by an old newbie who only started 2 months ago and who is still using a basic layer-by-layer Beginner's Method. Sub 3 minutes. So, take my comments with a big grain of salt. I have been using the RS3m 2020 and looking for a smaller, lighter and quieter cube. I hope this is useful, as there seems limited information on many details about this cube.
Colours are nice and bright . I find them very easy to use, after the RS3M. Yellow is however a little greenish, red is duller than most other stickerless cubes. The overall effect is pleasant. Colour intensity is particularly well balanced to my eyes. With some cubes, I find some of colours way too enhanced, bright or saturated compared to others on the same cube. There are very nice contrasts between the colours, except for one case. Like just about all other cubes I have seen, Yellow and White are difficult to distinguish in dimmer household light, especially if it is the energy saving or "warm white" type. When will cube makers wake up to this problem?
Weight. It is light. At 72g, it is noticeably lighter than the RS3M 2020 and even a little lighter than my stickered Tengyun M (V1). Nice!
Noise. It is as silent as the Tengyun M, based on my tests while wearing my hearing aids, which are very sensitive to high pitch sounds. In fact, I would say that for my ears, it is even slightly quieter. The pitch is very similar to the Tengyun's. Fantastic, to have a more modern cube that is quiet!
Turning. Based on my limited experience, the cube feels really nice and smooth out of the box. Not too tight, too loose (or wet with oil ). Magnet strength can be felt and that is somewhere between my two RS3M 2000's (one has extra magnets added). Stability, no problem. It may need breaking in and careful tuning. All I have done was putting in a few drops of Martian lube, as it felt a little dry. With all other settings at default, I feel that fast turns are noticeably smoother with the RS3Ms (already tuned). Without hard corner cutting though, i.e. turning one layer at a time, it feels just as smooth as those RS3Ms, e.g. when I turn or flick quickly, even doing M moves. Again, I think these comments should be taken with a grain of salt as they are from someone with very little experience.
What I am most impressed with are the reasonable price for such features and the combination of lightness, smoothness, and ease of adjustments, which are covered well elsewhere. Should be fun and enjoyable as I fine tune it later. This is almost the perfect cube for me. Just have to paint the yellow to a more mustard like colour.
Colours are nice and bright . I find them very easy to use, after the RS3M. Yellow is however a little greenish, red is duller than most other stickerless cubes. The overall effect is pleasant. Colour intensity is particularly well balanced to my eyes. With some cubes, I find some of colours way too enhanced, bright or saturated compared to others on the same cube. There are very nice contrasts between the colours, except for one case. Like just about all other cubes I have seen, Yellow and White are difficult to distinguish in dimmer household light, especially if it is the energy saving or "warm white" type. When will cube makers wake up to this problem?
Weight. It is light. At 72g, it is noticeably lighter than the RS3M 2020 and even a little lighter than my stickered Tengyun M (V1). Nice!
Noise. It is as silent as the Tengyun M, based on my tests while wearing my hearing aids, which are very sensitive to high pitch sounds. In fact, I would say that for my ears, it is even slightly quieter. The pitch is very similar to the Tengyun's. Fantastic, to have a more modern cube that is quiet!
Turning. Based on my limited experience, the cube feels really nice and smooth out of the box. Not too tight, too loose (or wet with oil ). Magnet strength can be felt and that is somewhere between my two RS3M 2000's (one has extra magnets added). Stability, no problem. It may need breaking in and careful tuning. All I have done was putting in a few drops of Martian lube, as it felt a little dry. With all other settings at default, I feel that fast turns are noticeably smoother with the RS3Ms (already tuned). Without hard corner cutting though, i.e. turning one layer at a time, it feels just as smooth as those RS3Ms, e.g. when I turn or flick quickly, even doing M moves. Again, I think these comments should be taken with a grain of salt as they are from someone with very little experience.
What I am most impressed with are the reasonable price for such features and the combination of lightness, smoothness, and ease of adjustments, which are covered well elsewhere. Should be fun and enjoyable as I fine tune it later. This is almost the perfect cube for me. Just have to paint the yellow to a more mustard like colour.
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