Hi Milktooth, I've been disinterested in the keyboard hobby for about 5 years now. Started watching these videos and they got me hooked back in. I think I've placed 2 or 3 orders, queuing up my next one now - I've printed a bunch of switch samplers for friends. I appreciate the videos, fast shipping, and easy to use website. Keep doing what y'all are doing!
I honestly think the Morandis are quite overrated. I compared them directly to a lot of other switches and they don't even make my top 10. I would definitely place the Oil Kings in that spot which I think should have made an apperance in this video.
I have the same experience with mine, but the pinging nose only occurs with the middle and ring finger keys on the home row and top row. And it only happens when I hit the keys at a certain angle and with a certain speed. It's pretty annoying. I wish this weren't the case because the Morandis feel great to type on.
Yeah, actuation on my morandi switches felt smooth but I couldn’t stand the loud ping and excessive stem wobble. I tried some extra lube to reduce the noise but it didn’t help.
morandis are some of the worst stock switches that exist. leaf ping and stem wobble and a lack of factory lube. even with films and hand lubed you cant get rid of the leaf ping totally or the stem wobble. id rather see the akko v3 creamy purple pro here or almost anything ktt being suggested.
WS Morandi is nice but the stem wobble is crazy and my set were quite scratchy out of box. Had to lube them myself and helped a lot. Not really ideal for a stock switch but I do like the sound profile.
Same! Some switches are okay but some are also scratchy. I decided to replace them with HMX Hibiscus and now I'm just an HMX shill from cuz I'm addicted to HMX now after experiencing the Hyacinth V2, Xinhai and now Hibiscus
@@Zath88 I have the smoothies and the silver version and I prefer them so much more! I recommend trying them if you're curious. They do feel very smooth.
@@teefuq I have the HMX Purple Dawn collab with Unikeys and loooove them. I really need to try the Xinhai; I've heard so many good things! The only WS switches that I love are the heavy tactiles.
Sorry not sorry, I just can't get onboard with all this WS Morandi hype. I really didn't like how they felt. Quite scratchy and they have a super weird bottom-out sound and feel. Tbh they weren't much better after re-lubing them myself and I ended up giving them away. They're actually one of my most disappointing switches of all time. Granted, I've only tried somewhere around 40 switches but yeah....did not like the Morandis *at all*. Best stock switches I've ever tried were the Keebhut x Aflion Tropical Waters v2 which are unfortunately no longer being restocked. Polished stems and crazy good factory lube. Say what you want about Aflion's issues, but I've only ever had very good switches from them (I have bags of several other Aflion switches too, and love them all!) Anyway, thanks again for the great vid Milktooth bro, can't wait for the ultra-clack meta to pass 😅
In contrast, the Morandis are the best switches I've ever tried, but that's coming from someone who's only ever tried the Cherry MX Clears and cheap membrane keyboard switches. I'm sure there are better switches out there like the latest HMXs.
Imma disagree on that somewhat. I am using them right now and they are good, but a lot of them are extremely pingy stock. Maybe I got a bad batch, I dunno.
@@lycanthoss you might be right. Sound can be based on the board they are in. I don’t notice any ping on mine, but I just love the feel. Hope you find switches you love!
Love the Baby Ks as well. I'll note that the first set I got from a retailer and the lube were spotty but the large orders for them I have placed from Milktooth have all been super smooth. Plan to get more of those soon as well.
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What are you thoughts on the hmx canglan v2? Ive been wanting a deeper clack with great smoothness and been wondering if theyre worth it over something like the gateron smoothie switches
I have a board with smoothies and a board with canglans. Totally different sound profile. Canglans are noticeably brighter than the smoothies which really have that deep thock. Canglans are the way to go if you want clack, I would go even clackier because I do hear some spring ping because of how much they mute that signature HMX clack. (tofu 65 v2, carbon plate.)
@@lowprofile4239 I would say the smoothies are a more refined switch out of the box. But they are very deep and don’t really have that clack that hmx switches provide.
After tried MMD Princess(tactile)(good lube but uneven in some samples), Panda, Ice Cream, KTT White Kang, Epomaker Flamingo (included on numpad), Leobog GrayWood V4 (included on aula f87 pro) , Akko silver v3, MW Sea Blue, Attack Shark Blue Whale (included on attack shark k86), Bsun Rise Dream and Outemu silent lemon and peach. The best one of those is the bsun rise dream, you got some upgrade by handlube then, but is not a lot, maybe they have some less lube on spring for my taste but is very good one. And Outemu got a good lube on spring and didn't feel a lot after handlube. The negative is: maybe they need to film mod, didn't try, and never ever have done. P.S.: MMD Panda is mandatory hand lube, they got so good, they are more silent than princess and more thocky, princess are more clacky . KTT white Kang are pretty dry, but they are very OK in that state, of course you should lube then.
I am a huge HMX fan. Anything HMX I think is a winner of a switch. Only problem I have is I have to stop putting them in all my boards because they do have the same general tone between the many options. I ended up loving HMX Garnets the most. Glad to see other switch manu’s taking more care about good factory line jobs.
Is it just your setup or do the Morandis have spring ping? I definitely hear something in that sound test that the others didn't have. I also agree with another comment that they are incredibly (and distractingly) wobbly. I do not get the hype when there are BSUN, HMX, and even some Epomaker switches that sound and feel better.
as someone who has some yes they have horrible ping and horrible stem wobble i have no idea why so many youtubers recommend them. no name companies make better switches
@@reaper117nobody7 I bought the morandi's expecting to love them due to all the hype. Immediately noticed how bad the stem wobble was and thought it was something I could live with. They didn't last in my board for a week before my HMX Macchiatos got in.
Great idea for a video, i wound up getting the ttc bluish whites (non silent) as they are not loud at all and i liked the soft soundprofile more than their silent counterparts. Keep up the great work
Its my first time giving this hobby a try thank you for the straight forward video, this is exacly what I was looking for when I started searching for the best switches I could afford.
The HMX Lotus and Sunset switches stood out to me the most in this video. They all sounded great, but the Sunsets are on a different level. Definitely on my shopping list after I get tired of the Morandis.
@@Vicxzx Well I'll let you know as someone who has tried both of those switches (and many more), that they do feel and sound extremely different in hand. Since you're probably torn between many switches find the sound profile you want - HMX's use the same molds as KTT switches and being long poles, result in them having a higher pitched, clean and clacky sound. On the contrary, Morandis have shorter stems and their bottom out + top out are way deeper in sound. Frankly, as someone who loves high pitched clack, and owns 4 HMX switches (emos, lotus, sunset, xinhai) they all sound pretty similar and you wouldn't be disappointed with any of them. If you want a deeper, muted sound profile get Morandis. Try not to overthink choosing switches if its your first time.
I just want to say thankyou for these videos helps more then you could imagine , also would like to thank you for your website its got just about any switch you could ever want or need and the layout of the website is amazing for someone like me ( very new to the mechanical keyboard world ) you even have categories of switches like " thocky , creamy , clacky " etc etc. I truly just wanted you to know how helpful you and your website are thank you !!!!
We need a switch that combines Neptune rails with the Pearl ball bearings as well as a lengthened spring for high preload and a poppy feel. If you get enough preload on a spring, especially with a progressive or 2-stage spring, you can actually get a tactile feel out of a linear switch, which for me, at least, I think would be the best thing because tactiles just feel like crappy, scratchy linears.
i bought the morandis but the stem wobble is so horrible i returned it. i used it for work where i press alt tab a lot (to navigate around different files) and the alt key kept deactivating unintentionally when my finger slides around the keycap slightly. i was so annoyed i returned the switches immediately. disappointing because i really enjoyed the sound and feel of it. i think switch reviewers should cover this aspect as well, and not just focus on sound and feel. i am typing this with akko rosewoods and would recommend this switch if you are finding a muted, deep sound with no functionality issues whatsoever lol.
I have both. My tangies are lubed and filmed, and imo they still don't really compare to the completely stock Morandis. Tangerines just feel kinda... Old. Switch manufacturing has come a long way. Obviously everything in this hobby is subjective, so other people might feel differently, but yeah... In my experience Tangerines don't really hold up against more modern switch offerings.
Love all the switches showcased in this video except for the Morandi switches, which suffer from severe stem wobble. I think Morandis are way overhyped for this reason and considering the competition.
Which will be quieter: Akko Piano or TTC Neptune? I need switches that aren't too loud. They must have pre-travel: 2mm, actuation force: 40-45, bottom out force: 45-50. I can't find any suitable ones. All quiet switches either have a pre-travel of 1-1.2 or an actuation force of less than 40g. What can you recommend?
hi do you have any recommendations any low pitched thocky tactile switches? I'm currently using bobau4t and bobau4tx but I'm wondering if theres anything newer/better out there
If you're into keyboards enough to buy standalone switches to throw in your keyboard, and you for some reason think that you can't afford to spend 1-3 hours lubing those switches, you need to reassess your life. Hand lubing is always better and it's not rocket appliance boys
