Which Look Better? - Rough or Smooth

[Veee-dubber]

Lol I wondered if you picked up on it, not sure it was intentional by him... Andy?

 

[RedRobin]

Lol I wondered if you picked up on it, not sure it was intentional by him... Andy?

 

....Andy usually can give as good as he gets 

[Veee-dubber]

Lol I wondered if you picked up on it, not sure it was intentional by him... Andy?

 

....Andy usually can give as good as he gets 

As can we all, I look forward to some banter in the future ;) - Nice build thread btw! remember reading it back along but didnt comment!

[andrewparker]

I have the smooth ones from Awesome. I don't like the knurled ones to be honest, they're a bit tacky.

....I see what you did there, Andrew  

No offence intended. I actually hadn't read the whole thread, just the first post.

[RedRobin]

I have the smooth ones from Awesome. I don't like the knurled ones to be honest, they're a bit tacky.

....I see what you did there, Andrew  

No offence intended. I actually hadn't read the whole thread, just the first post.

....No offence taken, Andrew - I actually thought it was very witty 

[andrewparker]

Haha, sorry, I'm none the wiser as to what I've said. I think I need to go to bed now. Having two children go down with 'flu is doing rather strange things to my mind.

[v4rley]

I've bought the cheapo smooth ones... £9 delivered from HK, worth trying, if I don't like 'em they'll resell for similar.

Just purchased a set off these to! Worth a bash, thanks for pointing them out! Lets see how long they take to arrive 

[RedRobin]

Haha, sorry, I'm none the wiser as to what I've said. I think I need to go to bed now. Having two children go down with 'flu is doing rather strange things to my mind.

....You're not meant to take your children's medical drugs!

[I hope they get well soon - Children are usually much tougher than we imagine as parents] 

[Mk5 GTian]

I like the knurled ones.

I had a 70's NAD amp with dials like these, and it looked ultra-cool.

[scottm72]

at £9 just order both and see what you like

[scottm72]

bl@@dy awesome gti, ordered mine 13th nov, still don't even have it in stock yet, said it was in stock when I ordered it
just sent them nasty e-mail

[RedRobin]

bl@@dy awesome gti, ordered mine 13th nov, still don't even have it in stock yet, said it was in stock when I ordered it
just sent them nasty e-mail

....They're a bit naughty that way - They don't put your payment through until they've got stock but meanwhile they've got you tethered to them with that particular purchase.

[homesqueeze]

I think the knurled ones look better, especially if you can get them in black. I think the plain silver is a bit OTT. But to be quite honest, I wouldn't bother with either. 

[stealthwolf]

There are a few things that bother me about the climatronic rings:

 - too large - they seem to produce very far forward and overhang the front edge of the buttons which I would hate. Would have preferred them with a flash fit.
- too wide - very chunky and wide in appearance
- smooth ones don't appear to be tactile. The knobs on the rns and the climatronic controls have (for want of a better word) "fins" that provide grip. The smooth ones take this away. I would prefer knurled for this very reason.

Which is why I didn't bother buying these rings.

[andrewparker]

The point about tactility is nonsense though. The knurled ones may be more tactile, but the smooth ones don't lack tactility. In fact you can very easily use one finger to control them. I agree about the flush fit, but ultimately they are as good as they can be and better than standard, in my opinion.