Need Advice on Ball Top Joysticks

[Rotgut]

Hi, everyone.  Love this place.  Anyway, I am in the planning stages of building a custom CP and I have always preferred ball top sticks over bat handle ones.  I was hoping someone could recommend a good ball top stick that has:

 

1) The option to change the ball top to a different color

 

2) No "clicky" sound (those are microswitch, right?)  Leaf switch are silent, yes?

 

3) iPAC compatibility (I assume they all are?)

 

What stick models/brands are you guys using?  I could sure use some guidance.

[Metalzoic]

http://www.ultimarc.com/controls.html

There's some to look at. I thought most ball tops let you screw them off and replace them, but not sure what brands would have the most color options.

[Rotgut]

Cool. I was hoping people might chime in here to tell their stories re: building their CPs. As in, what sticks they put in, if the clickiness bugs them, etc...?

[ggood82]

Hi Mate 

 

i built my Vewlix clone with Sanwa JLF sticks and Sanwa OBSF Buttons ( buttons don't click at all )

 

initially i thought theJoysticks clicking would bother me however once the game is playing i have not noticed it at all.

 

For me as i play Mortal kombat , Street Figher etc i would not go pass SANWA parts .

 

Very easy install into a PS360+ to allow me to play on the Xbox 360 & a cronus max to play on xbox one .

 

Currently i am still setting up hyperspin which will have an IPAC installed also but it is very simple

 

Cheers mate 

[Agrajag]

There's an allegedly silent Sanwa stick here:

http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/sanwa-jlf-tprg-8ayt-sk-silent-arcade-joystick.html

[Mithodin]

I have bought a standard pack at Arcade World UK and I'm happy with the buttons and the IPAC2 but the joysticks aren't that great.They have to travel a lot before they click. So I want to replace them.

 

But...

 

I've been looking on the internet and been reading a lot about joysticks and still I have no clue what to get. A lot of fanboy's I suppose.

 

The only thing I want is a very responsive joystick (8way) for mainly schumps that I can connect straight into the micro-switches and that can easlily swap between battop and balltop.

 

Any advice?