Aramith Pure Phenolic Pool Balls Regulation Belgian Made Billiard Ball Set

I've been playing pool off and on for more years than I like to admit. My brother and I have been playing once a week since he lost his wife. A good quality table and decent equipment make the game more enjoyable. My cue ball had a small crack for a while, and it finally developed into a little chip. The chip on the cue didn't seem to affect play, but I decided to replace the set anyway. I've always replaced entire sets to keep consistency between the balls. This time I went with the Aramith phenolic balls as they are renowned for their longevity. The Aramith company has been around for a while... so now I should be able to replace single damaged balls without the concern of a mismatched set. I might pick up one of the Aramith spotted balls just so I can see the spin that I've been using all of these years. These balls look nice, in an old fashioned sort of way. They have a yellowish tinge to them, and the stripes and numbering are a bit blurry. Aramith says that this is due to the hardness of the coating. The blurriness of these balls doesn't affect the way they play. Some ball sets have wild color schemes or the look of marble, and they play just as well too. At the time of this review, these balls were priced at around $200 for the set. I've read reviews that make it sound like the reviewer opened up the box and instantly started shooting like a pro. I like these balls, but they don't play significantly better than any of the ball sets I've had before. I think these reviewers might be experiencing the infamous high dollar golf club effect. So far I like these balls. Only time will tell if they were worth the money.

very nice balls little pricey but you get what you pay for only thing is i own a coin operated table and the cue ball is not magnetic

They dont have good looking, balls are supposed to be in white, but the white parts are very yellowed. and even the box is sealed but there are much dust on the balls. Just got a delivery for super pro. It has the same problem. Really disappointed. These are defected balls。 I just got the tournament set today. These balls are very beautiful. This is the color I have expected. Love it 😊. Don’t purchase other two versions because they’re old balls and don’t have good colors. I’ve posted the photos of all three versions, so you can see the differences

God, these balls are glorious. Let me ask you something: do you want to have amazing balls or just average balls? I mean, you can spend - literally - $20 for a set of average balls. I did! I bought a set of $20 balls with no polish, balls that show every stupid little defect and chalk mark. Balls that don’t even roll very well. And then every time I saw them, every time I played with them, I was completely underwhelmed and depressed because they looked like ass. Even though, yes, I only spent $20 on them! That was me, a week ago! Now, when I look at my balls, when I play with them and I see how polished and beautiful they are, I feel as if my money was spent wisely. Because I know these Aramith Premium balls will look amazing and last for many, many years! Before I bought these Aramith Premiums, my girlfriend hated my balls, now she’s loving them! If you’re going to play pool even on a semi-regular basis, you owe it to yourself to buy balls that look and play like these. You don’t need to drop $250+ on a set of balls. But $20, $50, even $100 just isn’t gonna cut it. Spend the $165, buy these, the Premiums, you won’t regret it. They’re durable. And SHINY AS FUUUUUHHH!! And from that day forward you will play knowing that your awesome balls — the balls you paid extra money for — will last and last. And they will be the envy of all your friends. Isn’t that what’s important?

Unbelievably different than the cheaper balls I started out with. The role is smooth and true very happy with my purchase.

I purchased this set of Pool Balls, because for the price, I thought they looked good and would perform well. The ONLY issue I have is with the cue ball, the white ball. Regardless of the chalk I use, the ball continues to get marked by the chalk when breaking or even when hitting certain shots. Seems for the price, this ball would not get marked up with the chalk being used. It's really annoying.

My new Aramith Premium set arrived with the Aramith wrapper. The wrapper assures the balls are authentic Aramith and that they have not been tampered with since they left the factory. All balls are within the (+-0.005") 2.25" specification, with an average reading of 2.248". All balls are within 0.002" of the average. They are beautiful with vibrant colors, high gloss and no production scratches. I bought the Aramith Premium set to replace my old Aramith Premium set. After 25 years, they are -0.015" (1/64") out of specification. But, they are still very playable and look great. I viewed many reviews and photos of ball damage and chipping. This can certainly occur, but it is rare. Balls should not show cracks or pieces missing. However, if balls begin showing tiny chips which are eerily similar to each other, it is usually not the fault of the ball. Rather, it could be a table issue. There is a protruding staple or something else sharp and hard contacting the balls and causing the damage. When I first got my table, all balls eventually had tiny half moon chips. I discovered it was a pocket rivet. When a ball was pocketed hard, it would hit the rivet and leave a small chip. I covered all pocket rivets with adhesive felt and have never had the problem since. Fortunately, it was a cheaper set of balls that came with the table.

When you open the package you will say wow. They are premium balls for sure. Everyone likes playing with my balls. They roll so nice and you can see the difference on the break. Very pleased and worth every single cent. These are no $50.00 set of balls, I threw those away. You cannot go wrong with these and you will be extremely happy. They are very high quality and very shiny. This was the best $200.19 I ever spent. These are the only set of balls you will ever have to buy. The Vitrotech technology they use makes all the difference and you can see the difference. It is worth the one time expense because you will never need to buy balls again. I run them through the ball polisher every time before we shoot with just a dash of aramith ball polish. I would highly recommend these to everyone.

The set was on a bit of a discount. They are top of the line balls - not absurd top of the line, but very very good. I am leaning pool. The calculation was spend about $60 more than I could for a fairly good ball set on the reasoning that I will probably never buy another set, and these will stay in excellent shape for decades or more. They really do have remarkable hard surfaces, brilliance and luster. And they are perfectly made.

If you know what it's like to hit a Rawlings baseball off the barrel of a hickory bat ... or how a quality golf ball sounds coming off the sweet spot of a great driver, then you'll love playing these balls. A satisfying and consistent clack greets every shot. These quality balls are a long term investment. You really do get what you pay for.

Happy to be able to purchase the Aramith Premium balls for less than the premier. For me a no brainer to purchase the much higher quality pure phenolic balls for around a $100 more than much lower quality options.

Excellent !

the balls are fantastic. A bit pricier than some others selling but that is normal on amazon anymore