Replaced the loud micro-switches with Cherry - and better buttons (Crown).

This anniversary edition of the Competition Pro USB has a great design and a pleasant weight. It's stick is stiff / hard to move quickly, though - like the THEC64 2019 joystick. Also the stick rotates unlike the original (which is probably do to this new version using a spring rather than a rubber cylinder). Fortunately its microswitches are quite easy to replace.
The round buttons aren't that reliable. You need to tap them dead center. Also the spring inside rings - a hollow metal sound which makes it feel cheap. All four buttons register seperately through USB. I replaced its buttons with Crown buttons (convex shape since concave were too tall).

Here's disassembling of this joystick (22 minutes in) where you can see the easily accessible micro-switches:    • Let's Compare: Different Competition ...