Inverted Rubbers (SMOOTH)

Air TigerS

TigerS is a mid-firm, aggressive rubber with lightly tacky topsheet that keeps its tack well through extended use. Probably the best combination of spin and speed Air offers.

Air MambaS

MambaS is the hitting rubber of the new Euro series. Perhaps similar to AssassinS in that it relies on mechanical grip, making hitting through spin easier. Whereas AssassinS has more of a matt Japanese finish, MambaS has a more glossy, euro finish.

Air KnightBee

KnightBee uses the thinnest topsheet of any of the air rubbers, making it the lightest Air rubber and easiest to produce topspin. Even though the sponge is 39deg, the thin top lets the ball sink easier. This is probably the Air rubber that plays the best right out of the package.

Air TigerS Unlimited

TigerS Unlimited is a more "Euro" version of TigerS, featuring a less tacky topsheet, compensated with a softer version of the Air Red sponge. Easier topspin than the regular version, but a little less spin on serves and pushes.

Now available in BLUE! (can only replace red; one side must be black)

Air Illumina Alpha 41deg/Delta 35deg

This topsheet has a Euro feel with traditional Euro pips structure and very light tack. Good spin (even on serves and pushes) without being sticky at all. Available in two hardnesses of sponge. Alpha version is 41deg, Delta is 35. The true strength of Illumina rubber lies in its control while countering or blocking heavy topspin.

Air DefenderS

DefenderS is a spinny control rubber currently available in 1.5 as a defensive and 2.1 as a control looping rubber. My favorite of the bunch, personally. The topsheet isn't sticky at all after initial use but is grippy. It seems people who used Japanese rubbers prefer defender, and I've had comments that it plays best with the plastic balls. It isn't slow and really shouldn't be named Defender. I'm told the better translation was "guardian" or "shield". NOW IN 0.6 too!

Air AssassinS

The Assassin topsheet is similar to Illumina, but a little firmer so it's overall faster and slightly less spinny than Illumina. It's on the air 41 sponge, even if it's marked 37.

Air Scirocco

We're returning Scirrocco to it's original vision of a semi-tacky, top quality rubber. The impeccably made topsheet pairs nicely with these harder 47deg sponges. This is a thicker topsheet on a harder sponge. Lots of power for those who swing big, but also heavy at around 72g so you probably don't want this on both sides.

Air Illumina Special

This is the version of Illumina used for the Premade Busters. It uses a mid-soft cake sponge, 37deg. To bring it at this price, it is coming unpackaged.

Winning MadX Max

This rubber advertises as playing as a Japanese-style rubber. Visual inspection shows a high quality topsheet on a sponge that is very large cell or pore, but plays firm at the same time. Very lightweight for a firmer sponge. Be aware this rubber is "factory tuned" and wants to be glued only using water-based glue (white table tennis glue or Tearmender).

Winning GWAVE 120/80/60

Winning lists the 120 as their tackiest rubber with hard sponge, and the 60 as having a more Euro feel. I assume 80 is in the middle. Visual inspection of the 120 shows a very dense, dark blue sponge that reminds me of the globe national team sponge. The top is indeed very tacky and the weight is what you would expect 72 to 74 though the sheets are big. The 60 is a totally opposite rubber. Ultra soft, quality sponge that reminds me of palio gp35. Topsheet is just on the verge of lightly tacky but probably you would call it mechanical. Very light as in under 60g. Too bad gluing is illegal now! The sound of this would have filled large halls. The 80 is where you would expect in the range. I was a little nervous about this at this price, but the quality is there, outside of weight on the 120. You probably don't want to get two sheets of that on one bat.

Winning King Power Spin

King Power Spin is the stickiest rubber I've run across in a decade or more. If you ever wanted to try the true fly-paper rubber, this is it. Faster than expected, because usually this kind of stuff is painfully slow.

OUT OF STOCK

DHS H2/TG3/TG2 Neo

These are genuine DHS rubber, all in the NEO series: H3 has a lightly to barely tacky top, not terribly thick or heavy, especially compared to their traditional counterparts.
H2 is a harder, tackier, more traditional Chinese rubber.
TG3 is a little less tacky, more often used for backhand.

OUT OF STOCK H2 black, TG2 red and black.

Gambler Volt-T

Well-reviewed as gambler's current best offering. The "T" version is lightly tacky and the "M" is mechanical grip. The T version also uses a different white sponge marked as "hard," but it doesn't seem any harder to me, or at least not that hard. I do prefer it to the normal orange "Oh Toro" sponge that is under the M version.

OUT OF STOCK VoltT 1.7 black

Gambler MechTek Oh-Toro - 9 Ultra Tack

Japanese-style offering with the quality Oh-Toro sponge. Non tacky, but somewhwat grippy. The 9ut is a little tacky, pretty nice. Mechtek is available in 1.9, and NT in 1.7.

Gambler Zero

New version. Zero is light, totally non tacky and not real spinny but a little because the sponge is soft.

OUT OF STOCK 1.7

Gambler X3 Diamond Gold

Gambler's newsest top-quality line is the "Gold" line. After trying a couple of variations, the forums seemed to pick Diamond as the best variation. Lightly tacky, with a very high quality sponge.

DHS PF4

Traditionally a hard, sticky rubber, it would seem PF4 has been transformed into a rubber "made for the new ball." I guess that means not sticky and much softer. Now, to me, this rubber feels like a high quality beginner rubber, something like Flextra. Nicely made, though.