CuberSpeed Yuxin Kylin 3x3 V2 M Black Magic Cube Yuxin 3x3x3 V2M Speed Cube Puzzle

I'm an intermediate level cuber. This cube makes my original Rubiks Cube feel like it has cement inside. I knew I needed to get something better than the Rubiks, so I dropped $35 on a Moyu Weilong GTS3M. The Moyu is a great cube, but it's hard for me to control, I don't care for the color scheme and worst of all, the springs are so noisy it drives my crazy. Also, it came bone dry. I looked up ways to make it quieter, which I may do sometime, but not right now. So I decided to try this Yuxin Kylin because it has a great reputation, it's magnetic, I like the classic color scheme, and it was so inexpensive.I was instantly blown away by it. The colors are perfect, it's extremely stable, dead quiet, and came oiled up. The magnets are not quite as strong as the GTS3M, but they are fine for me. This is my new main. I can use it in bed at night and not irritate my wife. It's a tiny bit smaller than the Moyu and Rubiks cube but it's barely noticeable. I uploaded pics for you to see the colors and size. Its so smooth and quiet it's ridiculous.

To better qualify this review, I'm not a true speed solver -- my PB 3x3 time is 0:27 and my average is almost twice that time. That being said, I'm really into speed cubes, know how to set them up, tweak them, and even modify them, and can definitely appreciate a good cube over a bad one. In my experience, price isn't always the guarantee of a great cube, and in the case of the Yuxin Kylin V2 M, I think that really proves to be true, as it doesn't really live up to the superior design and performance of the much cheaper (and same brand) Yuxin Little Magic.I don't really have a "main cube". Instead I have (currently) six cubes that I like to relay solve. I used to relay solve with four, then added one more, and then added another. But these six are all excellent cubes, and I would consider all six to be my "main" cubes. For another cube to replace one of these or be added as a seventh cube, it's going to have to be as good as these six are. The Yuxin Kylin V2 M simply fell way short of that mark. The six cubes I'm referring to are the Yuxin Little Magic (which I magnetized), the (Moyu) MoFang MFRS3 M, the Moyu Weilong GTS3 M, the Gan 354 M, the Gan 356 R (which I magnetized), and the Gan 356 X. These six cubes range in price from $7 to $62, but I seriously like all of them pretty much equally. All of these cubes are the stickerless version. I also own both the concave and regular QiYi DNA cubes, as well as the genuine Rubik's brand collaboration with Gan (which is actually very similar to the Kylin V2 M because they both have tiles rather than stickers).For this review, I'll stick with comparing the Yuxin Kylin V2 M mostly with my Yuxin Little Magic and a little with the MoFang MFRS3 M. The Little Magic does not come magnetized, but I did add magnets to it and the price of the cube plus the magnets is about the same price as the Kylin V2M. The MFRS3 M is magnetized and costs about the same as the Kylin V2 M. Out of the box, the Kylin V2 M is very dry, raspy, and tight. The Little Magic was also rather dry, but seemed more airy rather than raspy, and although it was tight, it wasn't anywhere near as tight as the Kylin V2 M. Loosening the tension screws and lubing both the Kylin V2 M and Little Magic did NOT have the same successful results. The Little Magic immediately loosened and sped up considerably, becoming a little uncontrollably fast. Some sides of the Kylin V2 M responded to the setup, but some sides simply did not. Even adding more lube to those sides and even specific pieces did not help! Even loosing the tension 2.5 rotations all the way around and verifying the tension was even did not help! The only thing I can assume is there is a problem with manufacturing consistency/quality with the Kylin V2 M. Some of the edge torpedos and corner stalks must be slightly off on thickness and/or shape, resulting in more friction than normal...??? I don't know. I'm just very surprised to encounter this in the Kylin V2 M when this is a V2 model and the Little Magic (at least the one I have) is just an incredible, high quality cube. I can't even really compare the Kylin V2 M to the MFRS3 M, even though they're about the same price and both factory magnetized, because the MFRS3 M is just vastly superior to the Kylin V2 M. I never was able to get the Kylin V2 M to corner cut remotely as well as the Little Magic does. Again, I think this has a lot to do with the internal piece design/quality. I just don't think it's the same as the Little Magic, and lacking corner cutting makes this pretty obvious. Strangely, even though corner cutting isn't good, corner twists are really easy (which isn't a good thing). Even though all else fails, one thing that all Yuxin puzzles aren't going to do is pop (where piece fly out and the the puzzle falls apart). The perpendicular torpedo design that Yuxin uses pretty much prevents this from happening.So, my existing six relay cubes are all safe in their spots, and I don't have to worry about adding a seventh cube (well, at least not until my pre-ordered Gan 356 XS ships). I would recommend skipping the Yuxin Kylin V2 M, and just go with a Little Magic and add your own magnets (it's not difficult). The Yuxin Little Magic does come in stickered and stickerless. If you're like me and want the stickered look of the Kylin V2 M, but don't like stickered cubes, then I would recommend just going with the genuine Rubik's speed cube, which also has tiles and is a collaborative project with Gan. Unfortunately, the Rubik's/Gan collab isn't magnetized, but I'm currently trying to see about adding magnets myself. It's actually a very difficult cube to disassemble, so I haven't done it yet. Having Gan innards, the Rubik's speed cube is actually quite nice and not too much more expensive than the Kylin V2 M.

I carry this thing every day to practice Roux and CFOP. After loosening the centers a bit and adding silicon lube, I don't think I'll be replacing this one for a long time. The magnets are worth the hype, and the stickerless tiles aren't gimmicky like they were when I was in middle school. I can toss it in my bookbag on the way to work without it ever falling apart and I've never experienced a pop. I leave it on my work desk and everyone that comes by and plays with it immediately says "wow that's smooth", so even non-cubers can tell it's a good product. I got one as a gift for a friend and highly recommend this for anyone considering it.

I added this to my collection of speedcubes because I wanted a magnetic cube with tiles instead of stickers. I like the sticker look (black outlines on each piece) as I think that's how a proper cube should look, but frankly, I'm tired of chipped and peeling stickers. I'm not a huge fan of the look of standard stickerless cubes.This cube came in no-frills packaging. I loosened the tensions on each face a quarter turn at a time until I was satisfied with the tensions. In the end, I loosened the cube quite a bit from stock and put in a few squirts of pure silicone lube. Now it's a fantastic cube, no pops, and great feel. I like it almost as much as my Moyu Weilong GTS2M.I'm not a fast speed solver by any means. I often solve in the neighborhood of 43-55 seconds. I'm old, so I don't know how much faster I'll get, but this cube is one of my favorites, especially considering the price.

First, I'm a terrible cuber, but I have an existing speed cube now (SpeedRipper Lite) and that cube is 10 times better than what I received in the mail.I have a suspicion that what was delivered was not actually the same product - but there's currently no way for me to tell. You can look at my pictures. I don't know if you're supposed to be able to see the magnets, but I don't see any evidence of magnets. The packaging also doesn't look like what's pictured in the product page (it doesn't have the "red letter M"). The other materials are also in Chinese, which I can't read.This cube turns so slow that I have to put a lot of energy into turning it. It also doesn't line up like I expected. The only reason I think it does line up, on occasion, is because of the friction.Finally, speaking of friction: I noticed some commented that it came in lubricated. This one wasn't. I can see the ridges of where it should go (just like on my current cube). But my current cube is not lubricated and spins crazy fast.So regardless if I got the wrong cube or not, the cube at hand doesn't perform like the reviews I've read (including reviews by J Perm on YouTube). Sorry for the one-star. I was very disappointed.