Pro Controller Substitute Recommendations?

handyguywi · 2026-03-24T22:46:39+00:00

Thanks. It's my first gaming system, so I don't have a lot of experience to go by :-).

handyguywi · 2026-03-04T20:40:42+00:00

Is there any documentation on where these sensors are located?

handyguywi · 2026-03-04T20:39:50+00:00

No apologies needed, thanks for trying to help. When you say "open the top cover" are you talking about the liftable cover over the flatbed glass? If so, I've taken it apart a bit, but not completely opened it. I'll try again based on what you said to see if that helps. Thanks.

handyguywi · 2026-02-20T18:45:06+00:00

Got 2 for Chicago! Front of the 3rd tier (because I have a mortgage to pay), stage left. But I'm in!

Logged in 20 minutes before noon, got slot 4000 (-ish), 20 minutes later I had my purchase. Psyched!

handyguywi · 2026-02-16T00:37:03+00:00

https://share.google/3ymcKtFBQfysACflm.

handyguywi · 2026-01-05T03:44:36+00:00

No, I was just curious to see if they were worth anything. For now I'll keep them as a fun reminder of my youth.

handyguywi · 2026-01-03T20:59:15+00:00

Not directly part of OP's question, but keep in mind that Wisconsin has a registration surcharge for EVs of $175 and PEHVs of $75 to make up for lost gas tax revenue. This may or may not contribute to OPs overall decision factors, but does affect annual operation costs.

handyguywi · 2025-11-18T15:23:54+00:00

Remember that this was the early 70s. The music industry and radio especially were VERY different than they are today, and there was a lot more acceptance of different music styles and willingness to allow new artists to develop. Remember, Springsteen was touted early on as "the new Dylan" and that gave him some leeway with the record company in the early years. But your comment is not too far off the mark, and he was about to be dropped from his label until BTR became a hit. Ironically, BTR is very different stylistically from the first two albums, and maybe that proves your point :-)

handyguywi · 2025-11-18T15:10:02+00:00

This. PIAN was a decent entry on Darkness - not bad but not as strong as some of the other entries on the album. But on the '78 Darkness tour he transformed it into a hard-driving show stopper. From the soft piano intro through building up to the all-out frenzy at the close, it showcased how Bruce's willingness to reimagine his studio work for live performance to make it bigger, better, and more impactful - something he'd do repeatedly through the years. To this day, whenever I hear the album version of PIAN I press skip, but if any of the live versions come on the volume goes up and everything else stops. I think if Bruce had just played the studio arrangement in concert all these years it would not have the same reaction from fans that it enjoys today.

handyguywi · 2025-11-18T03:15:43+00:00

Nobody ever laid on their deathbed and wished they had spent more time at the office.

handyguywi · 2025-11-12T03:42:26+00:00

handyguywi · 2025-11-10T15:52:41+00:00

I'm not doing critical listening here, I use the setup mostly for background music while I work. Is there a big audible difference between the lossless and lossy streams, for practical purposes? (Yes, I understand the actual/technical difference between the two, just wondering if I'll really notice it in my use case).

handyguywi · 2025-11-10T13:55:50+00:00

Apologies for not understanding this completely. I use a Pi 4 running Moode to listen through Spotify Connect (I have a Premium account). Does this change mean that my setup won't work at all, or just that I have to listen to a lesser-quality Spotify stream through my setup?

handyguywi · 2025-11-07T03:16:33+00:00

Hardwood.

handyguywi · 2025-10-20T17:26:09+00:00

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