It seems that some registered haters have a Black Monday today.
I was always amazed how VKB managed to reveal the hidden depths of some humans' characters! How much can such a passage written by a man betray his personality:
Did the Russian mafia stop by for tea again? A shame these guys just cant manage to dislodge their pale bulbous heads from their asses.
The man wrote these words about the company, which announced a delay in sales. Not about the villain who seduced his underage daughter! Not about the arsonist who destroyed his house! OK, it's too much honor to talk about haters so long. (no need to mention that VKB is not even a Russian company at all)
I will focus on technology and money. There are swatch watches, and there is rolex. Both show time, both do it correct. If you are only interested to know the time, then swatch is certainly enough.
To me, however, it's always interesting to admire the engineering beauty of the product. The tourbillon practically does not add much to the accuracy of the watch. But it is a masterpiece of thought and a miracle of fulfillment.
Therefore, I suggest we open the grips of Virpil and the grips of VKB and see for ourselves.
Maybe I will admit the victory of Virpil and sing them an ode. At least, I'll see which of the two is a swatch, and which is a rolex.
(Photos are not mine, I took them from the forums in English, Russian and Chinese. some forums require registration to view photos).
Oh, what is this ?! This is some kind of pasta monster made by children in the kitchen, while
adults were getting drunk in the living room. No? - really, no. It's an open grip made by Virpil.
I'm beginning to understand why Virpil very does not like when the user opens their grips.
Here is a chewy knot of the cheapest wire possible and a month's ration of hot glue. Everything is settled in a case finished with a rasp and is completed with plastic triggers. And this wonderful manual soldering!
It's hard to say from the pictures whether the resistors and buttons are of the same quality range. So I let it go for now.
VPC, obviously, get hot glue at a discount. But finding a supplier for decent wires wasn't this easy.
The case, cast in a silicone mold...
No wonder parts of the grip don't match each other.
VPC cast problems and shaft oxidation
Alloy shaft got badly oxidized during shipment. No coating?
And cherry on the cake: photos from a Russian forum.
The pilot every few months just has the trigger broken... OK, after looking at the quality of the plastic, I'm surprised - why only a trigger.
Enough of Virpil though. Otherwise some might say I'm a VPC hater - which I am not.
Let us open the handle of the VKB. (by the way, the VKB always willingly allows users to open product cases. I think this is their mistake: a little secrecy does not hurt).
VKB perfection open to the world
There's simply nothing to talk about. It's a professionally, cleverly, beautifully made item. I see engineering art, perfectionism and creativity lavishly poured into this product.
Quality of it is unsurpassed in the hobby market. Culture of manufacturing can be seen in every detail. In this case, the element base is incomparably better, too.
Contactless sensors wherever possible.
Metal triggers...
The tourbillon, by the way, is not here, either. But why would it be in a joystick grip. :)
By the way. Virpil's grip retails for circa 160 US dollars. VKB's - for 90. (VKB's MCG PRO is way higher than VPC's grip so they simply cannot be compared).
Anyway.
VKB are keeping us waiting which sucks.
But in my opinion it does not justify stupid haterism as quoted in the beginning.
And it doesn't justify mean lies - I have more than once caught some hating claque members talking plain lies about VKB. Did they really hope no one would nail them?
You hate VKB so much - it is your right. Virpil is after all a pretty usable option. Forget VKB and never turn back.
As for me, choosing between quality and availability I will go for the former.
Submitted June 04, 2018 at 10:57AM by TuGeMenr https://ift.tt/2kMGVlV
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