# SPEC vs. Gold vs. 10 ball bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews\ **Created:** [June 8, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033 "2009-06-08T14:54:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Contagon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/contagon/32/169_2.png) [@Contagon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Contagon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/1 "2009-06-08T14:54:18Z")
``` I've been looking at different kinds of bearings and think that a Gold or 10 ball looks the best. I already have a SPEC and am wondering if the other two are really that much better. Feel free to ask more questions. Thanks, Contagon ``` ---
**Author:** ![rsmod123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rsmod123/32/46_2.png) [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/2 "2009-06-08T15:04:03Z")
10 ball all the way, they spin the longest and are the most silent. Gold bearings wear out after a few weeks of playing, and will be worse off than normal YYJ stock bearings, not saying that yyj bearings are bad. ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/3 "2009-06-08T15:09:24Z")
10-balls are really smooth. I have heard that the AIGR bearings are pretty good as well. But SPECs are supposed to be really good bearings. That’s why YYF stocks their better yoyos with them. ---
**Author:** ![Ewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Ewski](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ewski)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/4 "2009-06-08T17:51:22Z")
SPECs are my favorite :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Contagon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/contagon/32/169_2.png) [@Contagon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Contagon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/5 "2009-06-08T22:44:36Z")
Ok I have 2 more questions: 1 - Does anyone have a SPEC and 10 ball? This would be nice if someone could tell me there preferance about these. 2 - I’ve heard that your supposed to run 10 balls dry. Is this true? And why? ---
**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/6 "2009-06-09T01:37:54Z")
I have both. 1. Spec: Extremely smooth, and quiet. 10Ball: Nice and smooth, very long spinning. 2. No. You never have to run any bearing dry. That is a choice of your own. ---
**Author:** ![Shisaki417](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shisaki417/32/150_2.png) [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/7 "2009-06-09T01:39:37Z")
The 10 ball is really quiet, smooth, and spins a long time and like Pheenix said the AIGR is really good, when you first get it without breaking it in it already has 2 minutes sleep times and is as queit as a 10 ball so you decide. ---
**Author:** ![rsmod123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rsmod123/32/46_2.png) [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/8 "2009-06-09T03:06:50Z")
I have both. Spec is extremely smooth, quite quiet 10 ball is extremely smooth, silent, and much longer spinning than the spec. 10 ball wins all the way. You don’t need to run them dry, but its best to, so that they play to their best of their abilities. 10 balls are super high quality, so it should be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Suffix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Suffix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Suffix)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/9 "2009-06-09T03:22:26Z")
What do you mean by running it dry? ---
**Author:** ![rsmod123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rsmod123/32/46_2.png) [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/10 "2009-06-09T03:25:42Z")
> [@Suffix](#): > > What do you mean by running it dry? Cleaning it to remove all the lube, and playing it without lube. This makes the bearings spin to the best of their ability, but since there is no lube, the bearing can eventually start grinding down itself and die. > **[YoYoExpert.com - Maintenance - Cleaning a Bearing](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/411-maintenance-cleaning-a-bearing.php)** > > Watch free yo-yo trick videos, learn from professional yo-yo players, and buy yo-yos from the YoYo Expert! ---
**Author:** ![Shisaki417](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shisaki417/32/150_2.png) [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/11 "2009-06-09T04:03:42Z")
Also to on the safe side you can blow the bearing with compressed air to take out the paint thinner you used to clean the bearing. And if you get the 10 ball its stainless steel I think so its harder for it to rust and such by playing it dry. ---
**Author:** ![Suffix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Suffix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Suffix)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/12 "2009-06-15T22:42:32Z")
How long do you think it takes until the 10-ball bearing dies when you run it dry? ---
**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/13 "2009-06-15T23:28:59Z")
> [@Suffix](#): > > How long do you think it takes until the 10-ball bearing dies when you run it dry? I’ll let you know :wink: I’ve had mine dry since February, and its still perfectly good. ---
**Author:** ![Shisaki417](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shisaki417/32/150_2.png) [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/14 "2009-06-15T23:58:12Z")
Yea there are people who have used 10 balls for 2 years dry and still runnin’ fine, don’t worry about it rusting any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/15 "2009-06-16T00:01:04Z")
I just did a search and there are many many topics about the same exact thing as this. > **[Spec vs gold vs 10-ball vs konkave (bearing)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,3204.0.html)** > > Hi everybody,just wanted to ask, what bearing do you recommend? I am learning advanced 1 tricks on this site and I want to get a smoother and more unresponsive bearing. That’s the one I was following for a while. It has some good information. ---
**Author:** ![Suffix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Suffix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Suffix)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/16 "2009-06-16T00:02:54Z")
Is it natural for the 10-Ball bearing to be so loud when it’s runned DRY? ---
**Author:** ![rsmod123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rsmod123/32/46_2.png) [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/17 "2009-06-16T02:02:24Z")
> [@Suffix](#): > > Is it natural for the 10-Ball bearing to be so loud when it’s runned DRY? Yes its normal, some shut up juice (thin lube) will do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spec-vs-gold-vs-10-ball-bearing/3033/18 "2009-06-16T15:57:42Z")
> [@rsmod123](#): > > > [@Suffix](#): > > > > Is it natural for the 10-Ball bearing to be so loud when it’s runned DRY? > > Yes its normal, some shut up juice (thin lube) will do the trick. YES. Dry 10-balls are not silent in any way. I just put a tiny drop in mine and \*poof’ silence. Still plays awesomely though.