Loki RXTON 9

I’ve used it in a Loki kirin k11 for like 7 or 8 months. It’s very, very tacky, with good power and control, and works even better when boosted. The only downside is that when the ambient is humid, the rubber just stops being spinny.

I got 39 deg, black (red is not available at this time). I come from hard/Chinese rubber on FH and bouncier/euro rubber on BH. It’s faster than TG2 in all gears, especially after a couple of practice sessions. Sponge is undisputably hard. Still I get a soft/elastic feeling in close game without too much catapult. It ought to come from the rubber composition or pimple structure, but I really can’t tell. That makes slow spinny loops a lot easier to perform than with for example Battle 2 gold and T05 hard. Short serves are also easier to achieve. Spin wise, they are all up to the task, though. They become more similar in loop rallies a step or two back from the table. Good arc, which helps me keeping the ball on the table. I could imagine a 38 deg or boosted version on BH. Cut weight 48g. Glue (and maybe booster) is factory applied. Glue came off fairly easy when I switched blade, and weight came down to 46 g. The Rxton 9 on FH fits my game beautifully! Hope it stays in the market for a while.

Update for 40,5 deg: 51 g cut. With the additional hardness I get less control of slow loops and open ups. Still pretty good and somewhat lively (I’m guessing thanks to the topsheet). Serves are still very controllable. For blocks and attacking drive and loop this is faster. For my game, I’d say I get slightly more gears. I’ve played about 8 hours. If it softens up just a little bit, it stays on my FH. Otherwise I’ll use the 39 version as it’s a little more forgiving on low impact shots.

I bought Rxton 9 in the AliExpress promotion for $14.8. Excellent training rubber with good ball control. The downside of Rxton 9 is that it does not have a lot of spin when hitting the ball and very weak and slow speed when hitting the ball even on a Viscaria base. For training and table tennis fans, this rubber can be safely bought for such a low price, because it helps to correct mistakes when hitting the ball.