DaYan ZhanChi V5 M 3x3 (Premium)

I ordered this with hopes it would follow the path of the guhong pro and become a viable speed cube. I have to say this cube does not disappoint. I love the quiet smooth feeling, it's somewhat blocky, but not that's not a bad thing. I haven't seen hardly anyone post about this on YouTube. I hope this cube gets the recognition it deserves, this cube is the start of Dayans comeback to the world of competitive 3x3 cubes.

Within the first 15 minutes of using this cube one of the center cap magnets came loose and started clicking around. Since the magnets are so close together I can’t easily get it back in place. It’s unfortunate because this cube felt really good for those few minutes I was able to use it.
I really like the weight and how the weight is proportioned.
I don’t like how the adjustment system works or how difficult it is to tell what setting you are on.
The center piece magnets are easy to change. But I don’t know how much of a difference each set has. But it’s pretty easy and relatively fast to change them.
The cube case that comes with it is different from most boxes. It seems like it would work well on protecting the cube. The lid doesn’t sit right on the box I got. It seems like a piece of flashing is preventing the lid from closing flush. But it still works.
Hopefully I can get the magnet situation fixed because the cube is main material. And I hope DaYan can fix these quality issues because I really like the way this cube feels.

If a big yt channel gives this the publicity it deserves, then so many ppl will be able to experience this beautiful cube. It is nice and smooth but there might be some problems. I haven't lubed it yet but just out of the box it feels kind of slow and is really loud. It is pretty magnet heavy and you can definitely tell compared to like the GAN 15 and the tensioning system is hard to figure out or maybe I'm just not good at that but it also doesn't have a lot of ways to make it looser soooo idk but its pretty good so yea

This cube definitely doesn't get enough attention from the media. This is easily one of the best speed cubes I have ever used. The cap-axis alignment is very unique and gives it great control (as long as you have the strongest cap axis magnets installed). I have used this cube for almost 2 months and it still feels amazing. Unfortunately not UV coated, but the glossy finish still feels amazing. Overall amazing 3x3.

After some days with it i will say it tolerates my style of turning quite well. As phil said. Its bit floppy out of the box, but easily fixed with tighter tension. Corner cutting is good. No issues with the magnets, but might be me getting little lucky. The tension system works great. Learned it quite quickly.

I made a review on the "Fancy" version of this puzzle saying it's beyond compare. one of my gripes with *that* version is that it was too fast and loose, and while I love fast/ loose puzzles, I recognized it might not be for everyone.

THIS version on the other hand is controllable out of the box! It's smooth, flexible, and satisfying to turn. It has all the upsides of the "Fancy" version with none of the downsides!

for additional information on how each feels, however: I'd compare this version to the Tornado V3 while the other version feels a little bit more like the TengYun V1. The additional level of control here makes it feel much more premium and high quality, while the less control on the other puzzle just feels effortless.

I honestly recommend this cube to everyone, and I personally don't understand why it's less popular!

Quality control is terrible. Save your money. Yes, the cube felt pretty good……for the hour or two it worked before the magnets inside center caps started coming out. And when magnets came out, it named the tensioning system so it released from the ballcore and the cube came flying apart. Spent all the time figuring out and verifying which side of the magnets repelled and getting back into the cap, one fell out again and the SAME THING HAPPENED. Save yourself a headache, look elsewhere.

It's great after applying fz stealth but it's not a smooth turning cube,

I cube in public (subway, at the bar, dining, etc) but I'm subconscious of the constant raking sounds a cube can make. This is the quietest cube since the Angstrom RS3 M V5 3x3 which it replaced. Compared to the Angstrom Tornado V4 M 3x3 I made in the same purchase, The Tornado is almost as quite and almost as smooth, but my subjective preference is the DaYan ZhanChi V5 M 3x3 (with the cubicle setup).

i just got back into cubing after 5 or 6 years after finding my old cubes and my weilong gts2m was quite outdated so i decided to splash the cash on some new cubes and i bought this along with a hudong light and a super weilong v2 but i unexpectedly found myself using this cube way more than the other two after lubing it with superhoney, celeritas, calm and speedy, tightening it a little bit and making the magnets slightly weaker. it has great corner cutting, easy customization, smooth turning and its extremely quiet honestly might main this over the other two