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I liked the feel of it right from the first shot, but after a proper rally, I liked it even more.
The feel of the ball is soft on the surface and firm and resilient in the core.
Short serves, pushes, and connecting loops are completely stable, yet it rebounds well when hitting hard, making speed drives incredibly easy.
I think its greatest feature is its high degree of versatility, allowing you to freely control whether you hit the ball with bounce or not.
It truly is a state-of-the-art, high-tech racket.
Also, the finish of the grip is very beautiful, and I was very impressed by the serious craftsmanship.

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I have a habit of using very idiosyncratic blades — hard wood ones like ebony — and I bought this to finally break that habit. My impression after hitting with it is that it keeps the good feel of an inner blade while maximizing the bounce. I put a 41-degree Provincial Hurricane Blue Sponge on the forehand — it does feel a bit hard, but the bounce is just right and it gets enough spin, so it's easy to handle.
I hit with Dignics 05 on the backhand, but honestly I can't say much either way about that combo.
It's definitely not bad — if anything it's good — but it doesn't specialize in any one thing, and just settled into a solid, all-around kind of performance. If you're thinking about buying it, I'd recommend it to people who like inner blades or want more stability.
That said, it's definitely not cheap, so if you're going to spend that much, I think an inner ALC would do just as well.

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For an inner-carbon blade, it has good initial speed and distance. The trajectory is also fairly straight, so I'd recommend pairing it with a rubber that's easy to get an arc out of.
While it bounces plenty on attacking shots, it's also very stable defensively, in blocking and the short game, probably thanks to the large blade size.
True to its name, Libra, this racket strikes a high-level balance between offense and defense.
That said, the blade size is quite large at 159×152, so if you don't think about which rubber to use, the total racket weight can easily go over 190g.
So I'd recommend Japanese-made rubbers, which tend to be lighter than German ones. In particular, Glayzer on the backhand was an excellent match, good for letting the ball sink into the sponge, good for hitting through, and good for defense.
If you're worried about weight, the racket itself already gives you plenty of speed, so going with a thick rubber is also a good option.

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I switched because my Violin Carbon Inner cracked.
At first the bounce was too strong and my smashes weren't stable at all, but after about an hour of practice and then playing a match, my impression completely changed.
The low, sharp arc I could get looping half-long balls, how well the ball kicked off when I went for a block-smash with Attack 8 on the backhand, the stability when countering the opponent's drives. Even though it was the same day I switched rackets, I never felt uneasy, and I could do exactly what I wanted.
Even smashes and angled shots that weren't stable in practice landed exactly where I pictured, with the swing I pictured, once I moved my feet and set my stance.
The way it holds the ball is the same as the Violin, but the bounce from there felt about twice as good.
This might just be a "hit the jackpot" racket. There were a lot of moments that made me feel that way.

Also, unlike Butterfly's products, the green lens on the grip looks like a gem, which I really liked too. Haha.

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