Acoustic Carbon
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Speed and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 9.19
- Spin: 8.51
- Control: 8.3
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Made with "String Instrument Technology" Carbon version of the famous Nittaku Acoustic. Made in Japan.
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- ST
Specifications
- Producer
- Nittaku
- Product code
- NC-0384、NC-0385
- Speed
- Mid-Fast
- Touch
- hard
- Weight
- 90g (±)
- Material
- Five plywood, use two stringed i
- Thickness
- 5.5mm
Players use Acoustic Carbon
- Excellent hitting feel and ball retention despite being outer carbon
- Exceptional compatibility with sticky rubbers
- Easy to combine speed and spin
- Suitable for fine techniques like touch shots and blocking
- Requires familiarity before mastering and not recommended for beginners
User reviews
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Haruki Yasukawa (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Flies several times farther than expected
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2022/06/12
My impressions after using this for almost 5 years.
Compared to other outer-carbon blades, the ball comes off harder. But the feel isn't actually that hard. For mid-distance topspin drives, there's a gap between how it feels off the racket and where the ball actually goes, so it might feel a bit off until you get used to it. It flies further than I expected — if you're coming from an inner-carbon or all-wood blade, it might even feel like it flies too much.
That said, it makes the short game easier. You can handle it with the touch of a soft blade. But since it flies, flicks and chiquitas come off crisp and fast.
I've settled on rubbers like 09C or G-1 for this. If it's your first outer-carbon blade, I'd recommend getting used to it with a European rubber first.
You can really feel the flex this blade is known for. Not for people who like a metallic feel.
Overall, it's a rare blade that lets you feel the flex while still getting the speed of a hard board.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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Kyu-chan (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Switched over from the Firefall SC
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2021/12/19
Omitting details (Korbel, etc.) ⇒ wood (Break 9) ⇒ inner carbon (Firefall SC) ⇒ outer carbon (this blade) - that's been my progression.
When I switched from wood to a carbon-type blade, I felt like the ball would just drop, and it took time to get used to. This time I wanted an even more high-flying blade, so I switched to this one, but I didn't get that overly-bouncy feeling - instead I got the impression of good ball-holding (close to wood, but still bouncy).
Personally it's very easy to use, and the switch has been a success.
That dropping feeling I had with the Firefall SC is gone.
If I'm being greedy, I'd like a bit more of that outer-carbon-style speed (honestly, I don't feel like the speed has gone up compared to my previous blade).
*I haven't used any other outer-carbon blades, so maybe this is just how they are.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VO＞102
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koburakuda32 (Experience: ２〜３ years) So hard it feels hard no matter what you put on
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2021/06/25
I'm a chopper using
F: Hurricane Pro 3 Turbo Orange, max thickness
B: Attack 8 M pips, extra thin
The upside is that, since it has FE carbon built in, it's easy to hit really fast shots. It seems like it'd bounce well even with long pips on it
The downside is, well, the price is high. It's more than I can really afford
Also, it's hard. If you put Chinese rubber on it, it feels so hard your sense of touch might go haywire lol
As for grip, I found flared easier to hold than straight. I have fairly big hands, so I used to use a straight Innerforce Layer ALCOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO ORANGE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Attack 8
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Taku ki Yu (Experience: ２〜３ years) Bounces quite well
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2021/03/22
It's quite bouncy, so you'll need to get used to it.
But once you make use of that bounce, it's easy to handle with any rubber (especially tacky rubber), and for a carbon blade it puts a good amount of spin on the ball.
Highly recommended!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO ORANGE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Tsutsuwabi (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2021/03/22
With my previous blade I felt like something was missing in various areas - it just didn't send the ball far enough on drives and lobs and so on - so I decided to switch to this one. After switching it took some time to get used to, but when I did a lob without putting in any real effort and it still landed on the table, that was seriously shocking. It's a blade that flies that much, so I'd recommend it to all kinds of players - those who want to finish points in one shot, those who want more power, and so on.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
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Whelk x pudding Flies farther than a regular Acoustic
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2021/02/27
When the Triple came out under VICTAS, I was trying to figure out which blade would be good and settled on this one.
It seems to pair well with tacky rubber.
It gets a lot of spin, but it felt like it flew a bit too much.Before this I had P-1 and G-1 on. That combination was good too.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TRIPLE Double Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TRIPLE Extra
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Kawamatsu (Experience: More than ２０ years) Prized for its delicate touch
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2021/02/05
I've used all sorts of blades from various manufacturers, but I've completely settled on this Acoustic Carbon.
There are a lot of reviews out there, and every one of them is right on the money. What I can add is that, despite being an outer-carbon blade, it has an amazingly good feel and ball-holding (flex). It has a "holding" sensation beyond what you'd expect.
And yet, when you want to send the ball flying, get it bouncing, or go for pure power, it can produce a totally outer-carbon-like shot.
That much has already been said in other reviews...
What I really want to praise is this: this blade is, without a doubt, top-tier when it comes to small techniques, short-game play, absorbing the ball, and killing the power of the opponent's shot. It's hard to put into words, but this blade shouldn't just be evaluated on the attacking side of the game - it deserves attention and evaluation for its defense and delicate fine-touch play too. Table tennis is a sport won through fine details and control of ball touch. The Acoustic Carbon is, you could say, the ultimate blade that has all of that.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Evolution MX-S
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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