Black ABBREE Better Than Telescopic CB

From using both the black whip and silver telescopic antennas by ABBREE for 27MHz UK CB for some time, I can say without a doubt that in my experience the black whip is better overall. It sounds better and picks up signals from further away. One example is them both picking up American CB chatter from the UK and comparing both antennas. The black whip seems to pick up the repeater better and can pick it up those signals much clearer than the silver telescopic. And I've tried the telescopic at all lengths, fully extended [it's over 50 inches!], half way, fully retracted etc, and it still couldn't best the black whip.

ABBREE Silver Telescopic | ABBREE Black Whip

It's the same result with the local CB signals in my area. I have compared both antennas and the black whip is just better. Clearer sound, can pick up feint signals better etc. Don't get me wrong, the silver telescopic is a good antenna @ 27MHz, not bad at all. But in comparison to the black whip, it gets beat every time. This is just my honest findings and opinion. I have no axe to grind by saying this. I know many people love the silver telescopic. When purchasing, I bought the black whip first, and bought the silver telescopic a few months after because I thought it would be much better than the black whip. But I was wrong.

I personally think this could come down to the materials the antennas are made from. Any telescopic I've ever owned has always been good, but always more hissy and had less signal clarity than my other antennas that are not fully metal. Perhaps its the cheap metal used. I mean, what are they made of, thin aluminium? Vs the plastic coated antennas that have a mix of different metals inside, such as copper, more solid metals etc. Telescopic antenna's are also hollow inside, so maybe that also has something to do with it. I'm no expert, but that's what it seems like.