Anyone can enjoy the MGC 5x5 and I find the event a lot more fun to practice now that I have this smooth, decently priced puzzle. I used Daniel’s Angstrom setup (definitely worth it, especially on big cubes where I don’t like setting them up myself) and with this, out of the box it is quite fast and well-tensioned with little risk of catching or pops. It may get even better after break-in though, and I’ve noticed that the MGC big cubes don’t tend to come incredible out of the box (unless Daniel sets them up), but stick with it for 10 or so solves and you should notice significant improvement. But if you are only just starting out on 5x5, I think that the cheaper Meilong M, without setup, is perfectly fine.
