I played the Spirit and Level 91 as well. Both are very good blades but i think the T-8 is a touch better. It is faster and assisted a fast playing game near at the table and half distance. It is harder than the Spirit and softer than the Level 91. Because of that the throwing angle of the ball is a little bit lower than with the Spirit. In short short play it is also very controlled and has a great feeling.

I have played with the spirit with sriver EL, a set that cost me $150 US. The T-8 with Banda sigma in 2.0mm on both sides is not only better but only $55 total - 30 including shipping for blade on ebay and $25 for both sides of sigma from dandoy-sports. Just glued it today with regular glue, but it feels speed glued. The combination felt better than spirit for 1/3 the price.

Very nice blade for the money. Great speed but still has great dwell on the ball. This is my favorite blade since the glue ban. Fast blade, but not too fast.

I rate this as one of my best blades along with my T-4.
I play a mid distance offensive game where I attack on both wings.
I have 2.1 (Max) red Donic JO Platain Soft with Hurricane 3 black 2.2mm on my BH.
I play loop & topspin from any distance on both wings but like to sidespin loop and topspin from my FH.
This blade has fantastic control when playing with fast rubbers, but I can still BH chop & block. I have also had 729 Higher 2 on both sides in 2.2mm that played well. I do tend to alternate between blades depending on who I am playing against. Great price from Ebay at under £21.00 including shipping. My father has also bought one at £18.00. Beat that Butterfly!!!!

One of the best OFF blades on the market. Instead of spending 180 dollars on Amultart buy this one for $35 or less. Does everything very confidently (especially if you find the right rubbers for it); excels in blocking, kill shots, general flat game and power looping. Best control of almost all T-series blades. It's not as crazy fast and carbon-ping-y and zero-dwell time-y as T-1, T-2, T-4. Great blade for a fast attacker who sometimes wonders into OFF- style, or for the one who cannot control his favorite rubbers on T-4 or even faster blades.

Love it. Plays extremely well from virtually anywhere. Lots of power with a surprising amount of touch.

It seems to be a toy paddle for the price of toy paddle. Plays much worse than TBS and Maze; absolutely not comparable with Joola Fever and Markovic. Decent control, but poor speed far from the table and really soft. I'm agree with Seguso: it's not a serious paddle.

This blade is great. Since the quality control at Galaxy is not close to Butterfly's, however, you might receive an occasional defects, which might explain the blatantly negative reviews on this blade. I recommend buying 2 of these blades and playing with the better one. Also, if you can, ask the store to send you blade with exactly 86g weight. Great dwell time for such as fast blade and no vibration.

I have 2 blade, DHS wind CWD, & Butterfly Fire hand. I just bought galaxy T8,i play lopp, its very awesome, the blade can generate heavy spin, smash. this blade be my favourite now. I love it>

A fabulous blade and I've consistently received Galaxy blades in great manufacturing shape. This blade is slightly smaller than my T-4 with a similar comfortable handle. The slightly smaller head resulted in lighter weight set-ups. The blade itself was light, 83g, and well made. It's a fast blade. It says "OFF" but it's very much an OFF+ to me. By thickness alone (6.8mm) it's stiff and the Arylate still gives good control. It takes some getting used to, but when you hit it right, there is a wonderful sweet-spot feel.

I was looking for a blade with speed and great control (tried around 20 from different brands BTFly, Andro, Donic, DHS, Galaxy) and this one together with Stiga TUBE carbon are at the top of the list. This blade has it all, I have two with Donic turbo X1 (FH), Donic Sonex Gold (BH), and Auda2 (BH) with XIOM Omega4 (FH). Buy it if your stile is mid-distance hard strokes...

This is an Arylate-carbon blade with Hinoki at the outer ply , a fast blade with a good control , it is good for block , smash and topspin. the sound is very crispy : ping ...ping every time you do smash

83g, 6.2mm (?? not 6.8)
5 plies of wood (?? not 3) + 2 arylate-carbon layer

T-8 is better for me than t-7:
similar control, lower spin sensitivity, same spin, but higher throw, and slightly higher top-speed.
Powerful fast loop or short high arc can be generated easily.

hey guys, i think this is a great blade for all loopers. cause the price are cheap. If it is compared to spirit, this blade is more faster. so keep making good blades :)

Fast blade with a good control, good for block, smash, topspin and push. Really nice blade, ordered another one. mine is much thinner though 6.1-6.2mm not 6.8 as indicated in description. This blade is very good with many different rubbers, therefore suit different stiles from ALL to OFF+. Update: have to lower down the overall rating (initial control was 9 and overall 9.5), after getting the second blade... this time its 6.8mm in thickness, heavier, and plays completely different to one that I have. Speed is there, may be, even faster, but no much feeling, meaning hard to control with not much feedback. So not much consistency in blades production... need to give an average rating between the two.

very stiff, very bouncy blade, without a good top gear, with poor touch.

cypress outer ply.

carbon-arylate, which gives it a soft feeling, but it is actually a hard blade.

it seems to have few gears: close to the table, it can be too fast (as it is very springy). Far from the table, it can be too slow.

The blade is light.

Some compare this blade with the dawei wavestone, which is more powerful far from the table, and has better touch close to the table. However, wavestone is worse for brushing, and has less power close to the table.