Japanese Cab Owners- I'd like some opinions please

I'm going to replace the sticks and buttons on my candy. Whats the best brand for each and which should i avoid. And where can i get those princess light buttons??? Just kiddin .

~bill

For buttons you definately want Sanwa, for the stick you'll either need Sanwa or Seimitsu. Depending on what's in your cab now you'll have to see, as I think the Sanwa sticks have a little larger space between the mounting screws. I'm not positive but my cab needed the Seimitsu because the Sanwa wouldn't fit properly. I also preferred Seimitsu's feel over Sanwa, but both are great brands.

Anyway, find all you need here: www.himuragames.com

Seimitsu for the sticks and sanwa for the buttons, you can't go wrong.

OmegaSaber said:

For buttons you definately want Sanwa, for the stick you'll either need Sanwa or Seimitsu. Depending on what's in your cab now you'll have to see, as I think the Sanwa sticks have a little larger space between the mounting screws. I'm not positive but my cab needed the Seimitsu because the Sanwa wouldn't fit properly. I also preferred Seimitsu's feel over Sanwa, but both are great brands.

Anyway, find all you need here: www.himuragames.com

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Ditto.
Sanwa or Seimitsu are both good, although I prefer Sanwa for fighters...
Himuragames, however I would look at it as a last resort. They're taking up
to a month, maybe more to ship stuff, so you might want to look somewhere
else.

Thanks for the advice, any place other than himura i could look?

~bill

You can get sanwa buttons and joys from ExcellentCom as well.


-Ford

lachlan said:

Seimitsu for the sticks and sanwa for the buttons, you can't go wrong.

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Lachlan your soo biased, heh! I guess because you dropped some serious cash on that Astro City you have and your astro has seimitsu buttons. I have both a sanwa and a seimitsu panel for my astro and I'll tell you this..

Seimitsu sticks have a tighter feel because of the "blades" on the micro switches. Also I've noticed they seem to be shorter than Sanwas just by a bit. Also the stick is a little fatter. Not like it matters. I do like that it is tighter because you can feel the click of each direction you go in.

Sanwa sticks are a tad taller and have a looser flow to the feel. Alot of people say these sticks are better for 3d fighters, but I like them for both 2d and 3d. I personally feel like it's easier to perform moves in fighters with this joystick. It is a little easier to press than the Seimitsu as well. Almost feels kind of soft.


It's really up to you in the end. You may like one better than the other. I personally prefer Sanwa joysticks as they feel smooth with every move.

Hehehe, will be getting some replacement Seimitsu sticks and sanwa buttons for my Astro from Excellentcom soon, they really are great to do buissness with.

lachlan said:

Seimitsu for the sticks and sanwa for the buttons, you can't go wrong.

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Just what I got, perfect, got mine from Rod Keys.