veProblem is they're a bit inconsitent in smoothness, you can also hear more scratchiness for some reason. It's hard for meto put faith in this test because in this board Tealios doesn't have the usual higher pitch sound
Sheesh the time stamps, this is why I love and support you, the effort you put in video reviews is just so helpful you're a madlad thank you for this video!
Now... you might be a troll and all, but THIS is what I call thorough side by side comparison. The man literally made spectrums of smoothness and sound for us fiends. You sir, deserve a thank you. Just when I think I'm in too deep, there you are like a dancer on quicksand
Since I found myself skipping around a lot trying to hear what each switch was, here are the results in text form: Smoothness (high to low): Tangerine Creamsicle Gateron Ink UHMWPE Creampacas Alpacas Banana Splits = H1 Creams UHMWPE Tealios Lavenders Gateron Black Inks Marshmallows Hyperglides Gateron Milky Yellow = POM Durock Black Cherry Pies Creams Sound (deep to high): Black Cherry Pies Gateron Black Inks = POM Durock = Lavenders Hyperglides = Creams Marshmallows = Tealios Creampacas = Gateron Black Ink UHMWPE = Cream UHMWPE Gateron Milky Yellow H1 Alpacas Banana Splits Creamsicles Tangerines
Can’t thank you enough for doing a sound test comparison properly unlike 99% of what you see on RU-vid. You are doing the Lord’s work here, my friend. Keep it up
Idk if u read old comments but the journey has begun, after solid review and “intense research” at 4am I think I’m going linear! Oh yeah these vids and reviews are insane they help soooooo much
discovered your channel like 3 days ago and i was like "wow these boards sound good, but i just wanna look, im fine not buying one!" and here i am on my computer with 80 billion tabs open trying to buy kits to build with lavenders...
Damn it Shoobs, I looked up the watame song and now I'm swiftly falling down the rabbit hole, I can already name over half of them by their pictures and voices... Thanks I guess?
Previously i bought creams cuz of the hype but i quickly realised how scratchy they are, even after breaking them in stock. Wish i had seen a video like this before making my purchase decision as I don't have so much money to try all the switches for myself. Thanks for the great vid!
I love the sound of the lavenders! Though someone in the comments suggested Alpacas instead b/c they’re smoother. I’ve also heard Mauves are comparable. I’m looking for a deep-pitched/thocky, buttery smooth sound. I have no idea what the difference would be between smoothness/feel of Lavender vs. Alpacas vs Mauves. Anyone have any thoughts/suggestions? If I get Lavenders should I lube them?
Thanks for all your hard work. Doing a linear build for my second keeb, and this is super helpful. The lavender, marshmallows and tealios sound the best to me.
I do have to say after using my unlubed Creams(a sinful experiment I know) for 6 months, they became much smoother over time, to the point of a very noticeable difference between keys like the WASD cluster(crisply smooth) and the 9, 0, O and navigation keys(still a bit crunchy), where I began to prefer them over my Tartarus Pro switches. Filming them also affected the key feel quite positively, oddly enough. Will make some switch/board reviews when i have a clean and proper setup.
THANK YOU for switch comparisons in the SAME position on the board. It seems that most people don't realize how much the position can affect the sound.
Thanks for making this video, I've been trying to find a big Linear switch comparison video because I didn't know what ones to choose (P.S. I'm new to building keyboards.) Edit: I decided to go with the Tangerines
Easily one of the best reference videos right here. Can't wait for The Big BadTactile Comparison. Edit: It was literally released 6 days ago lmao. Thank the heavens.
Whoa this video is probably best recommendation from RU-vid yet. Instantly subbed. The sound test was so helpful! Imo Lavender sounds the best. Maybe explore tactile land now?
I want to get a more comprehensive list of tactile switches before doing a full-blown comparison. I do have a review video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gI_7lgsJQuU.html with some comparison, however. Silents aren't really my thing, and the sound differences are not that massive since, well, they are silent so I don't think I'm going to make a video on it unfortunately.
Man I used to believe that the Tealios $1 per switch weren't worth it in comparison to cheaper alternatives. But damn the L+F comparison really shows how they shine compared to the rest. At least for me.
I personally enjoyed all of the jwk linears more, but honestly most linears sound really similar after using 205g0. personal preference at the end of the day
Imo my favorite linear switches are: POM Durocks Lavenders Blue Velvet PME - Linear (better than black inks imo) Alpacas V2/Durock Linears AKKO Matcha Green (budget linears $0.22/switch similar to Milky Yellows but deeper) KTT Rose (also budget linears at $0.27) Tangerines Banana Splits (unique sound) Aqua Kings (still need to try them but they sound great) Silent Linear: Gazzew Bobagum Silent Alpacas/Durock Silent Linears
This has been increadibly helpfull. Thank you very much. Liked and subscribed. Could you make an informative video on spring swapping and different spring offerings? I can't find a single one out there.
Those lavenders sound nice. But fuck you for coming for NK Creams. They are my first switches, and im happy with them. But i feel the scratchiness now that you mention it.
Kailh Speed Silvers are also really really nice, take some time to break in though, but I also think that they aren't really an enthusiast switch. They are super smooth though when L + F.
The Durock POMs are very nice imo, using them in my Kara rn and I'm very happy! the pitch is just right, might swap the springs to something heavier though.
