0:00 - Aluminum 0:05 - Aluminum / Case 0:10 - Aluminum / Plate 0:15 - Aluminum / Case + Plate 0:20 - Aluminum / PE 0:25 - Aluminum / Case + PE 0:30 - Aluminum / Plate + PE 0:35 - Aluminum / ALL FOAMS 0:40 - FR4 0:44 - FR4 / Case 0:49 - FR4 / Plate 0:54 - FR4 / Case + Plate 0:59 - FR4 / PE 1:04 - FR4 / Case + PE 1:09 - FR4 / Plate + PE 1:14 - FR4 / ALL FOAMS 1:19 - POM 1:25 - POM / Case 1:29 - POM / Plate 1:34 - POM / Case + Plate 1:39 - POM / PE 1:44 - POM / Case + PE 1:49 - POM / Plate + PE 1:54 - POM / ALL FOAMS 1:59 - PC 2:04 - PC / Case 2:09 - PC / Plate 2:13 - PC / Case + Plate 2:18 - PC / PE 2:23 - PC / Case + PE 2:27 - PC / Plate + PE 2:32 - PC / ALL FOAMS 2:36 - Plateless 2:41 - Plateless / Case 2:46 - Plateless / Plate 2:51 - Plateless / Case + Plate 2:56 - Plateless / PE 3:00 - Plateless / Case + PE 3:04 - Plateless / ALL FOAMS -------------------- I had plenty of free time. LOL. This should make it easier to compare specific setups. Enjoy!
some timestamps for the all-foam-gang 0:34 alu plate with all foams 1:14 fr4 plate with all foams 1:54 pom plate with all foams 2:32 pc plate with all foams 3:04 plateless with all foams
I agree. This will take a lot of effort to have this combinationSSSSS. Lol. This really deserves like and subscribe. Thanks for these combos @akeynote! 👌
Thank you for this! I was torn between Pom and FR4, and I think based on this I’ll be happy with either because I love having all the foam in for that muted, marble type sound.
@@刘家程 yes, it comes with the qk75. for other boards, durock and others also sell pe foam switch pads which are for a single switch. you can also get white pe foam sheets (like the baggie that a glass screen protector comes in) that you cut to size and just jam the switches through.
Shoot your not gonna like it. FR4 w/ plate foam lol. But that’s just me I’m a huge FR4 snob. Alu w plate & case foam is nice and pom w/ plate foam sound cu too!
Hey! Thanks for the video. Currently deciding between 2 options in the aftermarket. How does the QK75 compare to the Zoom75 in terms of typing feel, flex, build quality and sound? Much appreciate any advice on this. Thanks!
QK 75 feels more stiff and bouncy while the zoom feels squishy. I think that’s the most important thing. I like the sound of the QK more but if your using foams the the zoom seems better
In terms of feel, what did you prefer? I picked up a QK75 w/ Alu plate mostly by default and because I have more experience with stiffer typing and limited experience with the other plate materials.
Alu and fr4. I’m a stiffer typing experience dude. The mounting system really does a lot of the heavy lifting tho. So not much difference between the two. Still pretty soft which is nuts
No but I may not be the best to answer. I regularly use different angle and stuff all the time I rarely get typing fatigue. Only in my left forearm when I’m trying to PR monkey type for a straight hour lol
Just came across your channel and I would like to thank you for your efforts into putting this video together! I’m new to the community and would like to know does all of the foam come with the kit? Or do I have to purchase them separately?
@@vincentbui3323 that’s a tough one. Too many options lol. I think maybe just start with a switch you like in the plate you want then adjust accordingly.
@@vincentbui3323 ohhh first build?! My first build was with gateron black ink v1 lol. So much has changed but I think I still base most of my opinions on that switch. You never forget your first. I would just go with something that’s good out of the box with no lubing or filming. if you want something deep try green jackets. There are a lot other ones but those are the most recent in my memory. Just note the GJ are kinda heavy compared to your normal switch.
@@Akeynote Wow, yeah, I can imagine. Mine take around 12-15 hours to produce, and that’s with just one build. Lots of narrative, though. Bet if I cut that out and focused just on the build types, it would create more value in terms of sound tests. May do that with my Q1 as I have a few more plate types for that now.
@@thatUtsavRatti that’s what I would do. Especially when people have already seen a lot of coverage on a specific board. Just sound test it out. I use to review everything but I feel like the reviews I did with older boards did super bad lol.
this is actually insane.... I just built mine with FR4 and tinkering with what config i like best! gotta ask, whats your fav with the FR4? Thanks for your hard work man!
@@Akeynote trying different configs at the moment but haven't tried this one specifically. Do you also find the sound muted in this one? Anything without the PE foam sounds thin and muted for me but i want to make it work lol
@@Akeynote im currently trying FR4 and plate foam only and it's the most acceptable so far. I previously tried aluminum plate and sound is so thin and muted especially with non long pole switch.
Surprsingly the alu with all but PE foam (PE foam makes all boards sound the same) sounds better then the other ones in my eyes in that specific confiq.
@@Akeynote great, thanks! i’m tryna build mine as clacky as possible and alr got everything just need to know if it’s worth buying alu plate if i already have pc
Hi is it true that the PE foam does make the typing sound louder IRL? Because everytime you put PE foam, the sound volume got louder as well. Damn I like the alu sound, but had already ordered using POM plate 😅 well i guess i need to change the switch to match the plate sound
Yeah it gets “louder”. When foam is added faster frequencies (higher pitched) become slower (lower pitched). So the lower frequencies become more apparent. Everything is recorded at the same distance and volume. All raw audio, that’s why the room noise is still present during the typing tests and not the talking head lol.
@@Akeynote what foam reduce the thin-ness of the board(because of the flex cut)? I assume it was the platefoam, but does using case foam & both plate and case foam make a difference?
@@haihao2942 yes it does make a difference. I think the case foam reduces it the most, but you may think otherwise. You can always use painters tape to seal the flex cuts also
Amazing, man! Loved the style you implemented for the sound tests... I am thinking of getting the QK75 but I live in India and the shipping and custom charges are killing me!!! 😢
I think @user-gs8os8cs4r means we’re lucky and CONUS customers are lucky because we are in spoiled brat territory. To reply to your comment though, that really sucks! I think someone else from India commented and said the shipping was like $70 bucks. If it makes you feel better this thing punches way above $300 in terms of features IMO.
@@Akeynote Hey thanks so much for clarifying the comment. And yes, I will have to pay around 70 bucks in shipping, which takes the cost to 230 bucks. On top of that, when it arrives in India, I might have to pay 50% of the total amount in customs. So that takes the total amount to, I am guessing, $335!!! A QK rep told me that it could go even higher. 😢
Pretty similar actually. The mounting system does a lot heavy lifting making most plates feel very similar. PC is the only thing that is really different, being softer. No wrong choice here just depends on the sound your going for.
very good video, but I suggest adding timestamps for each config (not only for the plates) for example, I want to compare every plate with only plate foam
Will it sleep when you change devices? Or do You mean if you don’t use it anymore? Either way I don’t think so but it has two lipo batteries that work in series I believe, so the lifetime between charges is fairly long. Haven’t tested it officially, But I’ve been using it in dongle mode for about a week still hasn’t died. I’ve only tested range in Bluetooth mode. Which was great compared to other BT keebs I’ve had.
@@Akeynote When I use a KVM to switch which device my keyboard types to (Mac laptop vs desktop), it sleeps my Everglide SK87. So I was wondering if you had to double tap the spacebar (Or whichever key is used to wake the kb) whenever you change devices.
@@noviriustomeisho6630 oh I see. No I didn’t experience any of that. Once one of the three blinking lights in BT mode pairs. It should be usable right away.
Naaaah lol. I did that in the other video. Adding 2 layers of foam will pretty much make them all feel similar with PC being the exception. Even then you won’t be able to tell during normal typing.
plate foam and pe really make a huge different. But nowadays almost every single China custom keeb GB offer PE foam, PE foam make board sounds better but also very boring. PE foam make every keyboard almost sounds the same. Since I already had my Ikki68 Aurora with PE foam, my incoming Qk75 may just with plate foam only.
Used to make them longer, but there’s too much drop off in the analytics. You can see this in most keeb content creators stuff nowadays. Typing tests are getting shorter and shorter.
@@Augustus28 Alu has a metallic resonance while fr4 has a pcb resonance. Alu has a ting to it while fr4 doesn’t. They feel pretty comparable because of the mounting system. Alu is heavier, maybe that can help decide lol.
