I have 165 in store credit, and I was thinking about either the krown or berserker SS if there is a new run soon. Any opinions?
The Krown is really good. Another yoyo which is a little similar to the Krown but is also a âmust haveâ is the OD Valor. The Valor is also made in the U.S.A. which for me is a big plus. If I were you I would get the Valor but you will be happy with either decision you make. 
Berserker SS over krown in my opinion.
Would also consider the Irony JPX since I believe itâs due for a restock. Maybe save some more and grab a slasher. That or pick up some fun plastics like the crazy D or diffusion 2. The adegle accel is also commonly overlooked but performs very well too.
i just took the splash sleipnir off bst not gonna let op get it
I have a JPX but I was looking at the Accel too. Also, I like the smooth inner wall of the Krown. What do you think of the slasher/phaser
Budget raised to 195
Honestly, Berserker ss
I heard so many good things about it; some say its kinda on par with a draupnir
Plus it comes with a nice bearing and some decent colors
It is sold out
I like the look of the slasher but it is weirdly rounded. Any thoughts?
My choices:
Krown
Valor
Slasher
Berserker SS (If they restock)
Other thingyz
Krown continues to be one of my top yoyos ever, along with the Valor mentioned earlier. 
Have not played a Berserker SS in order to recommend it or not.
I would recommend the Valor. Itâs 120$ and Iâd purchase a kk to put on it, maybe ceramic. It is fast stable and long spinning. It is also a horizontal beast. However if you are really into grinding Iâd suggest a blasted Krown, however the Valor does not grind poorly at all, but a blasted throw has a slight edge.
^^ Joseph knows whatâs up with whatâs down!
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I think Iâm going to buy a new Red/Orange Krown
Krown was pretty meh to me. Great at everything, versatile and thereâs nothing it canât do, but just feels a little flat and dull. A bit lifeless. But performance-wise itâs great, just doesnât have that something.
^^ One opinion. Hereâs another (and keep in mind, Iâm not saying the Krown is the ultimate yoyo for all people):
I was on a rare trip that gave me access to pretty much any yoyo I could want, and I had no real âsetâ budget. I tried out dozens of yoyos that weekend. Dozens. One of the first was the Krown. I was like, âwhoah!â and enjoyed it right off the top. NathanC describes it very well except that I found the slightly lighter-than-average weight gave it a surprizing zippy feeling on the string that matched incongruously with the long spin time and great stability.
But⌠I mean, who gets one of the first yoyos they try? So I kept at it. Periodically checking in on the Krown and trying NOT to buy it because despite no budget, it was kinda pricey. To make a long story short, I had a $120 yoyo in my hand, was like, âThis is good enough, and itâs friendlier to my wallet.â But then at the last moment, I was like, âIâmma regret it FOREVER (no melodrama here, haha!) if I donât just buy the Krown.â
That was a polished edition. I sold it eventually so that I could by a fully-blasted edition. That means that if you factor in the âlostâ money from selling it, I have a Krown that cost me basically $200. And I donât regret it a bit.
When I find other yoyos are starting to feel lifeless, itâs the Krown that I go back to because to me it HAS that special something that not many âgreat at everythingâ yoyos have. Iâm all about unique yoyos⌠heck, the Pac is one of my favourites. So believe me when itâs not usually an âall-arounderâ that gets me going. But this one keeps me coming back.
To support what NathanC is saying (oddly enough), after my initial honeymoon I actually fell out with it about 2 weeks or a month after I got it home. There were other more âuniqueâ yoyos that were demanding my attention. So I know where heâs coming from. But I would still pick it up every few days, and when I did, I would go, âYeah⌠itâs still really cool, this thingâŚ!â (but go back to whatever else I was playing). Until finally it became clear that the repeated experience of âdiscovering it all over againâ meant that itâs really just a perfect fit for me.
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Had a similar experience with the Valor, mind you. Thought it had no âsoulâ at first, and then it just got into my head. Now theyâre two of the yoyos that I can not only âcount onâ for reliability, but for FUN almost any time I play.
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I guess thatâs meant to be taken also as a disclaimer: if you do get the Krown (or the Valor for that matter) and your first reaction is more like NathanCâs instead of mine, youâre probably not going crazy. But give it time. Just like with good music, sometimes it takes time for the real beauty to become apparent.
If I get a Krown I have 35 dollars left any Ideas?
I think like an offstring or a diffusion
or string
or a bearing
or diffusion 2
or some classics
is that listed as New Diffusion
^ Yeh, if you choose to get the Diffusion make sure itâs the ânewâ one.
I am inclined to respectfully disagree with Nathan and to agree with Greg. If anything, I found the Krown to be rather unique in itâs play style. Comparing it to what I would consider âlifelessâ yoyos (CZM8, New Superstar), the difference is night and day. Whilst âfloatâ is something that is unique to any individual and impossible to quantify, as far as Iâm concerned the Krown is practically a helium balloon masquerading as a yoyo. When I first threw it I had a genuine âwhoa!â moment, Iâd never felt anything like it.
Still, I guess that just shows that tastes differ. You might love it, you might hate it, but youâll never know until youâve tried it.
The ONLY thing I didnât like about the Krown was that I found it too snaggy (granted, I do use YYSL Ammo which is a thicker string). Nothing puts me off a yoyo like a snaggy response (same problem I had with the CLYW Arctic Circle and the 3yo3 Bassline 2), so it wasnât long before the Krown became one of the only yoyos I have ever sold.
That being said, thereâs no denying itâs a fantastic yoyo. If you use thinner/normal string and the response gives you no problems, which is doesnât seem to for Greg or Shinya himself, then youâre in for a treat.
