Tibhar Sinus Sound

Put this on a Chinese carbon blade (XNT Shark) for the forehand. Turns out it’s better on my backhand: great results from smallish motions backhand, harder to control bigger forehand swings (for me at least).

Mediocre at serve (too lively to impart much spin, for this reason I wouldn’t run this on both sides), great at lobbing, good at chopping (from a nonchopper’s viewpoint at least), great at managing spin in general, not great at short pushes (just too much power, though I’m sure you could adjust).

Good for OFF/OFF+ blades with a medium-soft feeling on the backhand.
Very light!

Have tested Sinus Sound Max. on Donic WSUC blade (water glue). Well, overall very good rubber, very linear as tensor - the ball will never pop-up high without occasion especially on BH. The best feeling - you can barely feel when the ball bites, good control, good spin. Yes, it’s very linear - I can even chop without problems using it on a carbon blade. The ball’s flying trajectory is low but not too low and feels very natural.

One of the most important characteristics - lifting a topspin, and Sinus Sound is pretty amazing in that area, has a strong bite and good dwell time, easy both on FH and BH.

But one con. As I’ve encountered, many of Tibhar rubbers shine during the first 5-7 hours of play. As well as Sinus Sound. When you unpack it and glue it to a blade, it feels perfect - very loud click noise on topsin and sometimes just insane spin. But all this is gone after some hours. So it’s some disappointment. But the strong bite remains after a month and a half, training three times a week for two to three hours each time.

In conclusion - very pleasant to play rubber. Some would say it is soft, but I don’t feel this softness when glued on Donic WSUC. It is not mushy at all.

I’m a little bit advanced player, mixed European/Chinese style, shakehand grip, strong BH topspin and strong flat punch-block, strong FH topspin and strong flat hitting.

So despite Sinus Sound is rated as very soft, in fact it has enough power to make a BH loop-kill.

A magical rubber indeed! Its ultra-soft hardness offers minimal resistance upon contact, yet it generates surprisingly high speed and exceptional spin – a seemingly paradoxical combination achieved by Tibhar.

However, at 2.0mm thickness, average players may find that the ball penetrates the rubber too easily, resulting in excessive bounce off the blade and an undesirably high shot arc. This effect is noticeable even in gentle pushes.

Conversely, this rubber performs admirably on the backhand of my sister, whose playing style lacks significant power. With a max version, I am eager to experience its potential.

Playing max on both sides on Clipper wood oversize provides total control, forgiving slow legs, and any additional efforts while playing far from the table. Serves are spinny and easy to place. For me, it is the perfect setup.

The rubber produces a very loud clicking sound, which I personally enjoy. Additionally, it provides sufficient speed to conclude the game effectively.

Great rubber. I’ve been playing for years with a fast blade and soft rubbers combo. Back in the day, I used to speed glue all the time, so Joola Samba and Mambo were my best friends. Now with new regulations, I was searching for the right rubber for my game. Energy 05 was way too hard for me, and 05 fx was OK, but the price was still too high for rubber.

So I tried Donic Big Slam, a great rubber that lasts only like 2-3 weeks when you play 3 times or more a week. Sinus is a perfect rubber with almost no throw angle, reminding me of the old era of speed glue with great sound and lots of feeling. Beware if you’re switching from Energy or other tensor rubber, this one has no throw, so it feels in the first that all balls fall to the net. You have to practice and adjust your game for at least 2 weeks. After that, it’s perfect, great from mid-distance counterlooping, and block punches are almost perfect with this. I’m using them both sides on my Viscaria, and I think it’s a perfect combo.

This rubber is very consistent. It gives a loud noise when you hit the ball and seems to have very high spin qualities. It is not unlike the Tenergy series—not T05 but the harder ones. It is foremostly a looping rubber, a top spin to topspin rubber tailored and tuned to fit the ban and its aftershock.

I find it far easier to control than Stiga Carbo, which is fast—veeeeeeeeeeeeery fast—this will give you a little more time on the ball. Add to that its consistency and you have a very good attacking rubber—high spin, above-average speed, and great control.

QED.

I want a review on table tennis rubbers.

After playing with Nimbus Soft on my FH for two years, my oldest son “borrowed” my red 2.0 Nimbus Soft. I was tempted by the Sinus Sound after reading some reviews. What a rubber! It is like the Nimbus Soft, but with improved speed, spin, and control. The sound it produces is sometimes very strange. It is also very forgiving for small mistakes.

Since I have been having better results with the Sinus Sound, I have decided to keep it.

Good job, Tibhar.

It is easy hitting and good for blocking and control. I like it.

Had this rubber for a while glued with water glue. It is great at looping at a distance from the table and also at powerful low topspin for the table. You have to hit very hard to get the ball in from the table because of the high-throw angle, but the sound is great when you smash it like that. It is very nice when blocking topspins, but you still have to take care about the throw angle. I use it on the forehand on a 5-ply Butterfly Timo Boll Forte blade.

Very good rubber! I’ve played with a lot of rubbers over the years, but I have never had the feeling, the control, and the speed as I have with this one. It gives me a lot of confidence at the serve and the service return. Looping backspin is very easy, smashing is a joy, and you don’t want to stop counterlooping because of the great feel and sound.

With this rubber, it’s a shame when you’ve made the point, because the rally should be as long as ever!

This rubber is very soft with a low throw, slower than Sinus Alpha but not by much, maybe 5%. However, its spin and control are better, and it is more durable than Sinus or Nimbus.
It goes great with stiffer and faster blades because of its softness.
Great job, Tibhar!

Soft and controllable with a surprisingly low throw angle, this rubber is quite fast. I tried it on my Kool blade, and it works well. I’ve put my Big Slam F3 back on for now as I’m struggling a little with the difference in throw angle on drive loops. I’ll give it another go end of season.

This rubber is very soft and easy to play with. It has a similar sound to the Nimbus sound.

Great rubber in 2mm for flat hitting, also very comfortable to use on the backhand with good spin control and nice looping capabilities.

Light rubber, crazy spin for FH.

Light rubber for forehand.

Good rubber for flat hitting with good control and spin.

Fast rubber.

Fast rubbers.

Брал другу, ему очень нравится. Звук, скорость есть, контролем выше крыши, но цена за тензор второго поколения…

I have already reviewed the 1.8mm and max versions of this rubber, and complained that the max was useless for serving spin. At the time I wrote the review, I’d only had a few rallies but found the max dead for serving - no spin.

I’d also bought a 2mm copy, the 1.8mm and 2mm being for a practice partner.

I tried FH looping with the 2mm on his bat and the max on mine, and couldn’t get any spin or speed, just a dummy loop. My practice partner is a natural FH looper (whereas I’m more of a BH player), but he could get no spin or speed on FH loops either.

The 1.8mm previously reviewed is still a great rubber for BHs, very safe for players who aren’t natural BH players, giving ample spin opportunity. Don’t buy any thicker if you doubt your BH.

Both 2mm and max play equally poorly for FH loops.

Stick to 1.8mm on BH and you’ll be fine if you want controlled spin. For FH loop-kills, look elsewhere. And, as said before, if you want service spin, use a different rubber for serving rather than 2 sheets of this.

Lower rating for this review because emphasis has been on describing how the 2mm and max are poor for FH looping. 1.8mm on BH = excellent.

I bought it on sale - a great deal - but not before reading a review that this was even better than my favorite Tibhar rubber (Nimbus Soft). I’ve had sheets of Nimbus Soft for up to 10 years and don’t remember any dying. Given the high price of rubbers these days, that’s a good selling point.

I got one sheet of Sinus Sound for a friend with a developing BH - 1.8mm for control. On his wooden blade, this is the best rubber for BH looping I have tried. It has an even bigger margin for error than the previous model of Nimbus Soft. No need for more than 1.8mm.

I also bought max Sinus Sound for my FH and have basically only served with it, using my FH. Unfortunately, the rubber is dead for serves. I couldn’t get any bite at all, and all serves went into the net. I did some basic spin tests away from the table and found the rubber poor. It’s easy to loop with and probably impervious to your opponent’s spin, but I want good serve spin. Perhaps the max sponge is the problem. The ball doesn’t seem to sink into it like with Nimbus Soft, but it is still sinking in too much, losing momentum. I am going to replace it with a spinny rubber. The Tibhar Evolution EL-P is far superior for serving and the best rubber I’ve used on FH. Also been #2 best-selling rubber on this website.

Sinus Sound is a great rubber, but, like Nimbus Soft, it’s better for the BH, especially for someone who wants more BH feeling. It’s almost impossible to miss a BH loop with it. But if you need to get some decent service spin, use a different rubber on the other side of your bat.

I wanted to try something a little faster than the Nimbus Sound I had been using on my backhand. The description of the rubber I had read in the reviews was accurate. However, I am an older player and felt I had lost some control. So, I have gone back to the Nimbus. I considered using the Sinus Sound on my forehand but went back to Nimbus Sound on that side as well.

I use it on my BH with Tibhar Sensitec Xeon blade. It took a while to get used to it. Anyway, it is controllable and very easy to flick. 2.0 mm is good for close to medium distance from the table. Durability is 3-4 months (7 hours per week).

This rubber is very soft, passive blocking will bottom out. Easy to start loop with and fast near the table. Spin will be lacking a bit. Easy to control with and grippy.