Dang, thanks for taking the time for all those builds! This Deserves all the credit. I know this video doesn’t really call for the patented “clackbait” b-roll but I was hoping you were gonna sneak one in somehow lol.
@@Clackbait Why choose alu and POM? Is it because FR4 is similar to alu and POM is similar to PC Or are FR4 and PC not so good? I'm worried about alu and FR4 (I'm going to buy a POM plate!)
They are all good options. Pom is my fav plate material in general. But my point is, if you are using plate foam, and you are planning on buying two plates, go with one soft material (pom, PC, fr4) and one Alu. Just so they actually sound different. The softer materials all sound very similar with plate foam. So this is just a suggestion. Hope that answers your question my friend 🙏.
Really appreciate the time and effort you put into this. Helps with what plates I’ll be going with for the QK65. All the plate foam builds, unless I did them myself I can’t distinguish if I went in with a blindfold (not a bad thing it all sound gr8 it just feel at that pt) IMO Alu really shines no foam at all I like POM / Fr4 for most of my boards but I might consider Alu with some mx blacks since this board is “somewhat” more affordable
@@Clackbait I ended up building mine with plate foam and pe foam only with broken in Kailh stem Hyperglides and my god this thing sounds SO GOOD and feels great. If all my boards this one is my current favorite in my rotations
Great video. This keyboard makes the Pom and aluminum stand out it for thock over pc plate. The video is very thorough, I like how there’s a slight pause in between to let viewer know the plate has changed. Show us more with different keebs ❤
I see a lot of online people complaining about qk65 lacking in sound character, but I think it's because a lot of the sound test use all the foams and silicone layer. At least based on your sound test of the foamless fr4 and aluminum build the sound is very detailed to my ear, making this board actually very versatile for people who want to experiment with different materials.
Great comparison, very helpful to help an educated choise of plate. I believe the plate plays an even bigger role in the typing feel depending on stiffness determined by material and mounting type, but it's role in the sound is also very important. Great video
You are absolutely correct. In this case especially, feel is the biggest factor since they all sound pretty similar with the plate foam, accept for Alu. Pom and Alu we're my favorite. Thanks for watching 🙏
NEED THAT SPICY TYPING TEST B ROLL. Great comparison. Lots of similarities between these configs which is cool. Makes the plate option a lot more about feel than sound.
Thanks for his video. I was going t get pom and fr4, but I feel like pom and PC are more versatile because with foam they sound deep, and removing foam you get clack. As opposed to aluminum and FR4, whether you use foam or not, you only get clack, just different volumes of clack. I think I will change my fr4 plate order to pc since I prefer deep sound in general...I find deep sound more soothing. Thanks again.
woo thanks for the video man!! I was really deciding to get the capsule 65, but it was just too pricey for me. Then I came across QK65, but wasn't sure which plate to get. Honestly I might go with the POM plate since I haven't try that before, and it sounds fantastic. Awesome production as always!
cool vid dude! I don't know the current state of your audio setup, but I think the quality of your videos' audio would greatly enhance if you'd considered picking up a spine for ur microphone so the desk vibration isn't being picked up. Keep up the effort!
I appreciate the feedback. Actually right after this video I upgraded my mic setup completely. Haha. Check out the new vids and let me know if it's better. Thanks homie. Means a lot.
Ayyy congrats man! You honestly deserve more subs bud, kinda shocked you don’t have more considering the quality a depth of your vids, I still have the one you did on the qk65 in mind where you showed a ton of configs with the different plates and foams, helped out a ton btw! Best of luck in the future.
Now add steel plate to the mix. GamaKay TK75 has a steel plate. It is stiff. No flexibility, but typing on it feels great. Would love to see a video of it with steel plate and other materials added into the mix. Thanks!
Love the sound test, but I can't help but notice in a lot of your videos; you should try to isolate your mic from your desk. It's picking up a lot of that bass pounding sound.
Yes that is a good call. I noticed it more in this video. I got a new mic setup for this one. Need to get a shock mount. Hopefully that helps. If you have suggestions, I'm all ears to it. Thanks for watching homie 🙏
@@Clackbait My sound tests I record also pick up a bit too much of bass as well, even on a shock mounted mic. I use some EQ tweaks to try and replicate the irl sound as much as possible by toning down the bass end of it.
I'm glad I went with the FR4 plate as it's able to achieve the sound profile I'm looking for. I plan to use all foams and no silicone with the fr4 plate. Can't wait to receive mine sometime in june/july.
Really appreciate the effort to test all those configs! I'm definitely in the deep "thock" camp over "clack" and it sounds like PC/POM are pretty close (saw you liked the POM for that extra pop). Did the extra flex on the PC vs POM feel different enough when typing to be noticeable, or was it too close to tell?
Thank you so much for filming this. I was thinking if I should get QK65 as my first custom mech since R2 was out and it has a bluetooth hotswap PCB which was really attractive since I really depend on bluetooth but as a first mech, I am totally unclear of the differences between plates and this really helped me since I am definitely considering getting it when R3 opens.
Thank you so much for these tests! Wondering which one sounds the best with pe foam, pcb foam and case foam for that marbly sound signature, alu and fr4 sound the best to me
My pleasure homie. PE will make any of these plates have that effect. If you want that deep marble sound with maximum flex, go PC. My fav is POM followed by Alu. Thank for watching homie.
@@Clackbait no thank you for taking the time to help us out, I really appreciate it! And I think I will go alu and pom since I have lots of pc plates already lol
Weird, even with good headphones there's no way I'd reliably be able to tell the plates apart in a blind test (other than aluminum). Maybe in person and side by side it's more noticeable
With plate foam, they are VERY similar. Even in person. Which I why I did it without any foam as well. You can hear a bit of difference in those, but yeah to me, for this board, go with 1 of the soft plates (PC, pom, fr4), and an Alu for some sound variety. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@Clackbait thanks for the advice and great content! Given the similarity of the softer ones, I think I'm gonna go for the fr4 plate for the esthetics of the flex cuts (which no one will ever see 😂)
Mate, thank you so much for putting this together man! Really helps me in making a decision on which plate to choose. P.s. Love your Speedy! Is it a 1863?
Thank you so much! That means a lot. If I can do a sound test with Tactile I will, but I know I can't do a full test like this again. It was very long and painful. Haha. I appreciate you my friend.
Is it just me, or do all of these plates sound really similar when compared side-by-side? I'm sure there's more of a difference, I've been able to hear it in other videos, but for some reason I'm really struggling to identify the differences in this particular vid. 🤔
Insane job man, you have another one subscriber right now. Would like to ask you something. Do you consider the FR4 plate the most muted one? I got my qk65 , feel like (i think the plate) helps too much when bottom out when typing on it and i dont really like it, also it gives a muted and too low pitch sound which i dont really like. Whats the typing experience with the POM plate on the QK65?. Ty in advance!
Ayyeee thanks so much! I'm personally not a fan of FR4, probably my least fav. Pom and Alu are my faves. Pom gives a nice poppy sound profile while Alu gives a balanced.
Hi Sir, Thanks for an awesome video! Actually, i'm planning to buy the QK65 R2 (yeah because i lose on the R1 in my country, sad) And curious about the plate more. I want to achieve the kinda Thock, but Marbly and poppy at the same time with the Oil kings / epsilon maybe? And considering to take the POM and FR4. (with all foam without the plate foam i think, IMO the plate foam will make the sound high pitch?) What do you think about that? just curious about your thought about this one.. Great videos btw!
Thank you so much. I think the plates you are going with will give you that poppy sound for sure. Thock will also depend on switches and keycaps. For me, plate foam really enhanced the sound overall. Def will help your mission for Thock.
To me, the foam tests all sounded about the same, where the no-foam tests had some variation. Thanks for taking the time to test all these configurations out!
Yes indeed. I said the same thing in the video description. Surprised me quite a bit to how similar they were with plate foam. That's why I recommend 1 soft plate and an Alu for variation. Thanks for watching my friend. 🙏
Thanks for the video! I am getting alu plate for sure, and thinking about maybe buying a second one as well. I will be using Boba U4T switches, so do you think a FR4 or POM would be better for that tactile switch?
I hate the look of those samurai blue regulars, those keycaps are just so much better with some Hiragana on em.. thanks for the video, it was really helpfull, I ordered a Blue board myself thanks to your video.
always has to go with either pom or fr4 for that marble signature. I can make the same test on kbd67 lite. though not the same premium sound but close enough.
Hey I plan on getting the QK65 (first time ever making a custom keyboard, I've been saving for a long time for this!) and I'm really struggling with trying to figure out what switches (I want linear since I want something easy on my fingers as I type a lot) I want and I'm thinking about going with the gateron milky yellows. Also I really wanted some red keycaps but they all cost so much so if there are any abx or pbt (pref abx) keycaps in general that you recommend I'd love to know! Also w/ linear switches what plate would you recommend? So far thinking FR4 as I saw another video saying that over aluminum for linear switches but correct me if I'm wrong! Sorry for the long comment, and thanks in advance I appreciate it! (I subscribed!)
First. Thanks for subscing my friend. That means a lot! So plate is strictly preference. For this board if you want a soft typing experience, try PC or POM (pom is my fav). If you want more clack, go aluminum. There is no hard fast rule on plates with linear or tactical. It's all preference. From softest to hardest it goes PC, POM, FR4 then Alu. I'll have to think about keycaps that are budget friendly and red. Do you have a price range?
@@Clackbait Ah okay, I might go with POM in that case. My budget for keycaps would be around 50 bucks, they cost sooo much so ik it's hard to find something around that price range. Thanks for the quick reply I appreciate it!
Great question. That is due to the mic and desk. It was a new mic without a shock mount. So it caused some reverb from the desk to get picked up. I changed it up after this video.
I understand I’m absolutely late to this video, but I’m going to be getting the qk 75 in group buy this week and I was wondering if there is truly any advantage in getting the fr4 plate. I’ve never built with one and it seems to be less flexible without the same sound benefit as alu. Is there any advantage or should I stick with alu?
If you plan to use plate foam, I would just get one of them and an Alu. That is my recommendation for this board. For PC, POM and FR4, pick based on the feel you want. With plate foam, they all sound VERY similar. Hope this helps my friend. Ramadan Kareem bro.
@@Clackbait thanks mate, really confused between these two And this will be my first entry to this budget segment, prolly won't be able to buy another like this for quite some time That's why all the confusion
