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Black Crown Special Max vs Prime Attack
The Special Max is the better racket, 84 to 81: more value and control. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Prime is, at €157.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Special takes 5 of the six, the Prime takes power.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
24K packs 24,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 18,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Special's 18K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Prime, for precision
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 355 to 370 g and 350 to 370 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Prime is at PadelProShop right now, at €157.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
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Special Max
Our score 84 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Prime has 80 for power against its 74.
Prime Attack
Our score 81 · €157Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Special has 78 for value against its 56.
Our recommendation for most players
The Special Max
The higher score, 84 to 81. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
0 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
1 player who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Special Max
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Prime Attack
No player has told us about the Prime yet.
Our recommendation
Black Crown Special Max
The better racket, 84 to 81: more value and control.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 18K face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Special Max or the Prime Attack?
The Special Max is the better racket, 84 to 81: more value and control. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Prime is, at €157.
What is the difference between the Special Max and the Prime Attack?
24K packs 24,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 18,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Special's 18K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 355 to 370 g and 350 to 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for value?
The Special Max: value 78 against 56.
What is the price difference?
Only the Prime is at PadelProShop right now, at €157.
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