I have a commercial stick for PSX called Namco Arcade Stick. The kind of buttons installed are very different from traditional buttons with microswitches. These on the Namco are flat, quite, with no click sound, and I guess no microswitches. They are very very responsive and as you barely touch the button, the action is registered. I like that. They feel much faster, efortless and precise than traditional buttons, great for fighters. Is this leaf technology? Where could I buy this kind of buttons for a custom made panel? Do you prefer them to microswitches buttons. I think it's a matter of deciding between tradition and authenticity on one hand, and perfomance and control on the other. Maybe japanese use this kind of buttons for max performance. The stick in this cp, however, is not as good as my Ultimarc's Tstick, neither in authenticity nor in performance.