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cockmaster 2000
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0.  Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject: 2 Red Octanes vs. 1 Cobalt Flux |
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Hey, I'm having a dilemma. I've got just enough cash to buy either 2 RO pads or 1 CF pad with expensive shipping. I've already got one MyMyBox v2, so I don't know whether I should just get a CF to add to it or if I should get rid of my MMBv2 and get 2 new pads.
thx in advance
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game3eak
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| 1. Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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I think it really depends on how hardcore you play... If you play anywheres from 4-8 hours a day then i would buy the CF but if you only play like once or twice a week i would buy the two RO. The only problem with the RO is they dont have a warenty and if they break (wich they do faster than the CF) then u r screwed.
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zero2dash
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| 2. Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| game3eak wrote: | | I think it really depends on how hardcore you play... If you play anywheres from 4-8 hours a day then i would buy the CF but if you only play like once or twice a week i would buy the two RO. The only problem with the RO is they dont have a warenty and if they break (wich they do faster than the CF) then u r screwed. |
Please explain how a hard pad made of decent quality can break.
1) The arrows are completely replaceable.
2) With the sheet metal mod, you avoid the risk of damaging/ruining the copper contact plate.
3) The foam is replaceable.
4) Wiring is replaceable.
5) The control box is replaceable.
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If a metal pad breaks, I don't care what kind it is - everything is fixable. Period.
BTW I'd get 2 RO metal pads instead of 1 single CF especially if you play doubles, want to learn doubles, or have friends who will play with you. I've got a BNS metal pad, I plan on buying a 2nd, the thing rocks. $139 buynshop.com same as the RO pad; if you don't care about generic products, save $30 bucks. 
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Guderian
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| 3. Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| zero2dash wrote: | | game3eak wrote: | | I think it really depends on how hardcore you play... If you play anywheres from 4-8 hours a day then i would buy the CF but if you only play like once or twice a week i would buy the two RO. The only problem with the RO is they dont have a warenty and if they break (wich they do faster than the CF) then u r screwed. |
Please explain how a hard pad made of decent quality can break.
1) The arrows are completely replaceable.
2) With the sheet metal mod, you avoid the risk of damaging/ruining the copper contact plate.
3) The foam is replaceable.
4) Wiring is replaceable.
5) The control box is replaceable.
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If a metal pad breaks, I don't care what kind it is - everything is fixable. Period.
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You make me cry! I wanted to say that! The beauty of the metal pads is you can fix them, on the cheap. Just make sure you don't get a pad with the acrylic arrows, they tend to break more often.
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TheGuyWhoGoesMoo
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| 4. Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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I don't see what the big deal is with Red Octane metal pads. IMO if you just get another MyMyBox and replace the acryllic with Lexan, it's nearly as good as a Red Octane, if not identical.
I've also found that building a dance pad is fun, if you have the right tools and aren't extremely bad with power tools/measuring. |
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zero2dash
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| 5. Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| TheGuyWhoGoesMoo wrote: | | I don't see what the big deal is with Red Octane metal pads. IMO if you just get another MyMyBox and replace the acryllic with Lexan, it's nearly as good as a Red Octane, if not identical. |
I disagree.
MyMyBox pads not only have crap-ee plastic lucite arrows, but they also have the stubby rubber pegs on the bottom (meaning to play them on carpet without them bowing/bending in the middle, you have to put them on something hard, ie a piece of wood) and no frame around the pad, which is less support on top of the other two issues. Plus they're thinner and also noisy.
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