Need some info on ASCs.

[Kingnautilus]

(also posted this on vjarmy forums)

man so here's what I want: Not that loud, as close to arcade quality as possible, don't care about lights, controller won't move around like a ddr softpad. My dog oddity has a ransai (i think) that I played on and it was really good but loud as hell.


MAIN FACTORS: Price, Loudness, Quality (in terms of how good a score you can get), sturdiness (difficult to break)

Here's what I know so far:

Official ASC: About $450-500, good quality, loud as hell

DASC: Don't know much about these yet, please fill me in.

Ransai: Pretty loud, about $250(?), high maintenance, timing problems?

DJ Dao: Breaks if you drop it, $300+, (don't know about loudness), very good quality


Man somebody please fill me in, and for any of you who actually own an asc, let me know which one, and how you like it NAUTILUS OUT

[Owen]

There are not any timing problems with Ransais, but I doubt Scott is making them any more.

[Arbel]

If you have a stand then controllers aren't as loud because some of the noise will go into the stand. I have a ransai and I loved it, I'd be willing to sell it to you if you like.

[Evi]

Originally Posted by Kingnautilus

DASC: Don't know much about these yet, please fill me in.

They're really loud, but sturdy, assuming you don't do stupid shit like drop them or beat them with a hammer. They don't really have the special features that some other ASCs have, but they're pretty high quality.

I just bought a DJ Dao ASC, which looks pretty high quality. Not too expensive (under 200 + shipping), looks really nice, and lights up too. It should be here in a week or two, so if you still haven't decided yet, I'll let you know how it plays.

Originally Posted by Kingnautilus

DJ Dao: Breaks if you drop it, $300+, (don't know about loudness), very good quality

It's a piece of electronic equipment, of course it's going to break if you keep dropping it. I guess they assume that if you're going to spend almost $300 on something, you're not going to treat it like shit. From the videos I've seen of it (Arimasen has one on YouTube somewhere), it seems a little quieter than other ASCs, but you can't expect any of them to be silent while you're banging on them over and over.

[eggnog fan #83]

any controller you buy will be quite loud. you have the option of filling your controller with various soft goods (clothes? bedsheets? cotton balls?) to help dampen the resonance or you can get those round foam inserts to put underneath each of the 9 domes. both of these operations are tedious and, in my opinion, really don't help all that much.

ive had a ransai kagura for a year and a half and ive had no problems with it whatsoever, except for the occasional re-tightening of the domes' bases. it's funny because if i go too long without re-tightening, i'll be playing and a dome will just randomly jump out at me from its casing. "aaaaa"

[Arkaaito]

Originally Posted by Owen

There are not any timing problems with Ransais, but I doubt Scott is making them any more.

Eh? You mean you think the current production run is the last? That's really too bad...

I keep wondering about that, but I seem to have lost my link to his blog, so I can't really keep tabs on the situation.

I'm glad I went ahead and bought mine used.

[Enaress]

Originally Posted by Kingnautilus

Official ASC: About $450-500, good quality, loud as hell

Yeah I would agree here. Because its so lightweight and hollow, it makes it sound very loud and fragile.

Originally Posted by Kingnautilus

DASC: Don't know much about these yet, please fill me in.

The design is made from wood however its not the nicest looking controller of the 4 you could pick from from the inside/bottom. However you can get your own artwork painted on it which is very nice if you want it totally customized.

Originally Posted by Kingnautilus

Ransai: Pretty loud, about $250(?), high maintenance, timing problems?

I heard Ransai controllers had a Quiet Mod that used some sort of special felt padding in the button to dull the sound...

Originally Posted by Kingnautilus

DJ Dao: Breaks if you drop it, $300+, (don't know about loudness), very good quality

"Breaks if you drop it"? I doubt a controller made from metal and plexiglass is that fragile. But it is built very solid and almost looks like the arcade controller (not the ASC, but the actual arcade).