that's out of the subject but anyone knows if there's a stick out there that combines the spring mechanism of the CH with HAL effect sensors ?
The VKB Black Mamba...though it doesn't use hall sensors but rather "D-MaRS digital non-contact linear sensors" which are considered more advanced. I own one and like it a great deal. The downsides are a.) it's made in Russia, b.) it's sold out right now (but a new batch should be available later this year), and c.) it's not cheap.
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