Head to head
Gamma Solace 16 (1.32) vs Tecnifibre Multi-Feel 16
Solace 16 (1.32) leads on 4 of 6 measurements. The widest gap is ball bite, where Solace 16 (1.32) is 35 percentile points ahead. Every figure is a testing-machine result at a fixed reference tension.
Measured, side by side
Bars are percentile against all 791 strings, and the marked side is the one that measures better, which is not always the one you want. A firmer bed is worse for your elbow and better for your control, and no measurement knows which of those you came for.
Which one wins, by problem
Each string's standing on the site's rankings, out of every measured string in the database. This is where a comparison stops being arithmetic and starts being a decision.
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Solace 16 (1.32)505th
Multi-Feel 16595th
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Solace 16 (1.32)97th
Multi-Feel 16161st
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Solace 16 (1.32)700th
Multi-Feel 16644th
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Solace 16 (1.32)150th
Multi-Feel 16222nd
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Solace 16 (1.32)201st
Multi-Feel 16200th
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Solace 16 (1.32)606th
Multi-Feel 16508th
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Solace 16 (1.32)142nd
Multi-Feel 16204th
Swapping between them: what tension?
Bed stiffness is published at one reference tension, so the only honest conversion is to scale it. These are starting points from 52 lb, not prescriptions. The calculator takes your own tension.
Coming from Solace 16 (1.32) at 52 lb
String Multi-Feel 16 at 49.3 lb 22.4 kg
Coming from Multi-Feel 16 at 52 lb
String Solace 16 (1.32) at 54.8 lb 24.9 kg
Hybrid: what if you used both?
Estimated, not measured. No hybrid combination has been tested as a bed. These figures are the two strings' own lab measurements weighted by how much of the bed each one actually is. Treat them as a guide to which way a pairing moves, never as lab data.
Solace 16 (1.32) mains / Multi-Feel 16 crosses
Multi-Feel 16 mains / Solace 16 (1.32) crosses
Which goes dead first?
Estimated from tension loss, which is the only thing the database measures about ageing. This is when the bed stops playing the way you strung it, not when the string breaks.
Solace 16 (1.32)
~33 hours of play
Multi-Feel 16
~33 hours of play
Both strings in full
| String | Gauge | Price | Stiff lb/in | Loss % | Power % | Spin | Bite COF | Friction COF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Solace 16 (1.32) Nylon | 16 | $16.95 | 147 | 22 | 92 | 3.5 | 0.502 | 0.142 |
| Tecnifibre Multi-Feel 16 Nylon/Polyurethane | 16 | $10.46 | 155 | 21 | 91 | 3.3 | 0.430 | 0.130 |
Add a third string Solace 16 (1.32) in full Multi-Feel 16 in full