Looking at the new Fanatec CSL DD in 3 different simulators. What does a 'sim racer' think?

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[tahirballikaya]

hey Dave. The default setting for Dynamic damping in ACC is supposed to be 100% actually and road effects is actually meant to add amplificated or "fake" road effects. so 0% is natural and everything more than that is amplificated. It's a useful setting for lower end bases that are too weak to process the natural road textures etc. but for stronger ones this setting should be closer to 0%. That's probably why you felt much more "feedback" in ACC than in iracing

[Ermz]

Congrats on 50k, Dave. Nice job shooting the intro with the counter in the sweet spot!

[spamcrud]

From 26mins and 20 secs. With the Boost pack in Raceroom, you set the linearity to 50%. The recommendation - when using >5nm - is 100% So you probably lost some of the dynamic range of the detail with the (over)compressed signal. But nice guide Dave. Thanks.

[Eman]

I ordered a Simagic Alpha mini and I am waiting for it to arrive. After your comments about the DD, I am starting to think I made the correct choice.
Congrats on the 50K!! You really deserve it.

[simtherapy]

Congrats on 50, 000. That's a lot of us following you!

[doug_vickers]

It's never ending this sim racing lark.
Now I've ordered the CSL DD I will need to upgrade my rig.
Wish me luck getting that past the Mrs!
Very informative and useful video Dave.

[jinx]

Congrats on the milestone dave, well deserved, genuine passion for our hobby and valued part of the community.

[Bob-huisbaas]

I will be coming from the CSW 2.5 which is already a bloody good wheel. I really like that you are using it in this setup with the mclaren wheel, since i will be running it the exact same way. I actually love it that you are comparing it to the dd1, gives us insight how close it really is to a much more expensive wheel.

As im running the CSW on 60% in acc, this should probs be adequote, even with some headroom in mind :)

[walterwillo]

I was undecided between this and the alpha mini ... and i chose the VRS ... very happy with my decision (the wallet a little less)!
anyway, thanks for your considerations .. congratulations on the 50k sub!

[ramdrop]

Thanks for the honest review Dave. I'm considering upgrading my TSPC to the CSL DD. I just tried to click your link to help you out but get an error that it no longer exists!!

[dannyman]

50K and racing towards 100K. Well done Dave!!
I was one of many who made the pre-order move, so anxiously awaiting its arrival. You just made me more confident with my decision to go with the 8K boost power.

[Dnkyzz]

Great and honest review, Dave! I am seriously debating stepping up from my G29 to this wheelbase. This review is exactly the information I was looking for. I knew to expect a quality product from Fanatec, but how does a sim racer, who does this on a daily basis (AND is used to something like the DD1), feel about this package.

Thank you, congrats on the 50K(!) and as always... looking forward to more content!

[PaulE]

Using a g29 at the moment, can't wait to get my hands on this. Top review @davecam straight forward. Congrats on the 50k subs 😎

[FraserElphick]

Another great video mate. So many other videos go into specific specs and build etc. Which is fine but great just to have a video that gets to the point. What's it like to sim on. Cheers mate!

[arkustheone]

Pre-ordered my CSL DD as I'm already well into the Fanatec ecosystem with a CSL Elite base and 3 different wheels and the CSL pedals with loadcell. I'm very excited to get my hands on this and get back on track to see if it makes any difference, in both performance and enjoyment of the sims. Good stuff as always Dave!

[kevinpowell]

I can only dream of having one of these wheels. I watch videos just to see the enjoyment they bring to people and go back to my Logitech g29 at the end of every day lol. Great video. Thanks for all you do for the sim racing world.

[Disco_Potato]

Sounds like they should've made the base force 8NM and just made the wheel $50 more expensive.

[gt_blaze]

This is exactly the type of perspective I've been waiting to see. I'll be moving to the CSL DD from the CSL Elite when they make a PlayStation compatible version. I know the nm are similar but I'm really looking forward to the detail that a DD provides over belt driven. Thanks for the insight Dave and congrats on 50k...

[DerKaktusAvant]

Think I will go for this then. I do a lot of track days, which is very expensive - this will be my first wheel base.

[theonlylolking]

Thank you for doing feedback on different simulators instead of a general review!