Exerience/advise with custom staff with only 1 hilt with sound

[Galef]

I like the idea of a staff with sound, but no so much the price to put sound in both hilts.  I also love the QR coupler.
What might be the downsides/affects of getting a single saber with sound and using a coupler to attach a stunt saber to it?

Obviously you won't get the activation sound for the stunt blade (unless you activate it simultaneously with the sound blade), but I've heard that the sound board is sensitive enough to make the "woosh" and "clash" even when it's the stunt saber that gets hit.

Also, what is your opinion on matching hilts, colors and even lengths? Would it be too odd to have a ~12" Silver hilt coupled with a ~10" Black hilt? Or to have a 36" blade on one side and a 16/24" on the other?

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[Karmack]

I like the idea of a staff with sound, but no so much the price to put sound in both hilts.  I also love the QR coupler.
What might be the downsides/affects of getting a single saber with sound and using a coupler to attach a stunt saber to it?

Obviously you won't get the activation sound for the stunt blade (unless you activate it simultaneously with the sound blade), but I've heard that the sound board is sensitive enough to make the "woosh" and "clash" even when it's the stunt saber that gets hit.

Also, what is your opinion on matching hilts, colors and even lengths? Would it be too odd to have a ~12" Silver hilt coupled with a ~10" Black hilt? Or to have a 36" blade on one side and a 16/24" on the other?

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I've had a staff with one hilt stunt, one sound, and honestly it made virtually no difference.  If you have Flash on Clash, then only the blade in the sound side will flash, but if you skip that option the card will do swoosh and clash sounds for the entire staff. 

I have also coupled dissimilar length hilts (Aeon with Initiate, for instance) and again, no issues. I personally prefer the blades to be similar length, but I've seen some dissimilar length staff setups that looked pretty cool.

On these, I think its totally up to you. Especially in regards to aesthetics.  :-)  Functionally, though, I've never had an issue coupling a shorter hilt to a longer one.

[Galef]

Cool, thanx.  I am thinking that for different length blades it really should be a noticeable difference. 32 & 24 for example wouldn't be enough difference and would just look a bit off.
36 & 16, otoh, should look more intentional.  All the better with a QR coupler to go to full Saber + shoto.

Of course, I say that, and my OCD desire for symmetry kicks in and my eye starts twitching 

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[Tazflyr]

Of course, I say that, and my OCD desire for symmetry kicks in and my eye starts twitching 

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Yup, you're in trouble!

[Therion Jinn]

Using only one hilt with sound 'can' work.
The problem I've found comes in the inconsistent quality of swing/clash noise from the 'mute' end as a result.
It can definitely work, though. My first staff is setup with one stunt and one with Obsidian lite sound