AVX Ma Wenge C555 reviews (collected from forums and internet)
Review by Greggy (published with permission)
Just imported one of these blades from Alex,
expensive compared to other Chinese brands but it is worth the money.
The packaging is nothing special the finish is very high, lovely piece
of craftsmanship and a very nice piece of wood.
Non speed glued on F3 Big slam 2.0 for my Son how is a looper ( as
you know that is not me ) and rushed off to the hall for a hit, we also
had a Donic Epoc Topspeed to try with the same rubbers, firstly the
Donic was slow but with great control but nothing special. Thomas ( my
son 17 yrs old ) was using a Donic Dotec carbon, nice soft feeling
blade not not very fast. So the Topspeed was closer to this blade, he
first though the Ma Wenge was too fast to control, but once he got used
to it and that you do not need as much power to get fantastic results
he loves it. You can use a soft touch over the table and big swing off
the table but it is excellent for close to the table looping. I gave to
one of our top players ( who was the number 1 player in India in the
90's who I think got to 60 in the world ) who said it was the best
combo he had ever used, he was using a Donic Implus 7.5 with F1 2.0. He
was showing people how good the setup was I was LP chopping to his
forehand and he was saying this is so easy to loop back look I need no
effort then he would say now I will present my shoulder to the ball
more ( lean in to the shot ) and he drives the ball down the line so
fast I could not get to it. A great example of a great setup used by a
great player.
Only criticism is the flared handle would prefer straight.
So if you are looking for a blade that has a softish feel to it,
not hard like carbon, with good touch over the table and you can loop
but you want to power into the ball when needed this blade is fantastic
and well worth the money.
Review by Raf
It is a big blade and mid heavy. But
give a good control, looping and drive. It has very good on table
topspin and control. It has great mid distance control even when you
need to return smash or drive. I am using Pronte bh and hurricane 3
fh.You will not disapointed.