The Ultimate Spinner Dilemma

[marcopolo]

My research tells me that there are basically two types of spinners available:
1. Happs controls $125 geared or friction type (does not spin freely) perfect for Arkanoid and pong games
2. Oscar Controls $40-60 free spinning type perfect for Tempest, Tron, etc.

I play 80% arkanoid and 20% other spinner games.  I am tempted to get the Happs Spinner but it's way over-priced.  I would feel more comfortable buying it if I knew it would work well with more than just Arkanoid.  

Can someone who has played with the Happs spinner offer some advice - will it work "well" with more than just Arkanoid.
 - - or conversely - -
Can someone who has played with the Oscar controls spinner tell me if it works well with Arkanoid (please let me know what model of Oscar you are using)...

Thanks in advance,
Marco

[gnateye]

i use and oscar model 1 usb and an oscar pro usb, both work perfectly for arkaniod and tempest and all the other games that use a spinner, you adjust the sensitivity in the mame menus which takes care of any discrepencies between games

[Brad Lee]

I happened to grab a Omega Race cp with the spinner.. BUT the spinner was the older pot type, so I've yanked the pot, and will be ordering from Oscar's just the encoder wheel and optics module(total about 15$)