Owning a few of these on the list I have to caution that sound of these switches are greatly enhanced in their large, sturdy plastic shells. So don’t go getting any ideas about stripping them out and doing an aluminum build for an even better experience. Did it. Mistakes were made.
Yes, very true; this is partly why I insisted on only native combinations. Modding can make a switch' sound much better... or much worse. Many vintage switches sound best in their own, roomy plastic cases, as you have mentioned ;D .
Aluminum was the problem there. Aluminum accentuates treble. Aluminum looks cool, but it's bad. Steel okay. ABS and Acrylic best. I just built a bbox60 and the volume isn't as loud but it sounds even better than the original focus board this came in thanks to the soft FR-4 plate and thick ABS plastic.. this plastic is actually thicker than the plastic in the original focus case too. :P
Objective means mind-independent or universally biased, and since different people perceive sound differently (some people are hearing impaired, for example), sound cannot be objective, even if it is measurable.
Gateron black inks are much better sounding and feeling edit, I actually like the sound of L+F alpacas even more, and none of the switches on this list even come close
Sound Tests (because that's probably why you came here) 7. Omron B3G-S Amber 2:02 6. IBM Membrane Buckling Springs 3:16 5. Cherry Solid State Capacitive 4:01 4. NMB Hi-Tek Series 725 'Space Invaders': Linear 4:45, Clicky 5:00, Lubed 5:30 3. Fujitsu Tactile Magnetic Reed 6:56 2. Scorpius Dome with Slider 8:07 1. Alps SKCL/SKCL Entire Collection: Green 8:57, Yellow 9:02, Orange 9:07, Salmon 9:12, Neon Green 9:17, Black 9:22, White 9:27, Blue 9:32, Blue (with mic on the desk) 9:47 Hope this helps :)
I love this line from number 7: "... although if you're in a shared office you'll probably find co-workers plotting your untimely demise very soon." Understandable for a particularly noisy keyboard, but still an amusing line.
Never knew about Alps switches before coming across your channel. Now have a vintage keyboard with SKCM whites. Honestly I'm now making this comment longer than intended just because of the noise!
Chyrosran22: *has a hell of a deep voice* Also Chyrosran22: "I like deep sounding switches" that is WAY too deep for both my mental and physical health
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Reopen than Model F, it needs some realignment. Insides are shifted to the right, F-row should be centered :)
I use a really really loud keyboard at home... which is surprisingly enough a rubberdome, which are generally quiet. It is one of the best rubberdomes out there.
The Fujitsu magnetic reed reminds me of a typewriter. The mechanism is fascinating yet hard to visualize. I must try not to fall in love with it because I know it is probably impossible to find.
I like how you got to the KB-101A and seemingly forgot to stop typing again ^^ The sound is delicious, so i have absolutely no complaint about it, it just seemed like you got to your favorite, and decided to stay there after having 5-6 seconds of each of the other SKCM keyboards :)
All the typing demos were recorded in that length, of which I cut out a 5-second bit. If I'd stayed on all of them for 2 minutes, people would never have gotten through them all xD .
Thomas, I'm with you 100% on the bass-y *thwack* key sound. Absolutely love it. I was enchanted by the BOX Navy switches after watching your demo video (kind of surprised they didn't make this list,) and at some point I'm hoping to do a custom build by soldering them into an older keyboard. Do you have any keyboard recommendations? I'm not a rich man, so I'd like to keep the board under $50 (£38ish.) I'd welcome anyone else's advice as well. :)
A top 10 best modern switch(still in production/available to buy new in keyboard) personally i bet if the list is actually done, Matias click and Unicomp bucking springs are taking the top spots
The skcm blue get my 1st place. I love the sound of greetech blue switches, despite the bad reputation they have. I bought the omen keyboard only for the sound they make! Overpriced as hell but yeah, it was a sale so I bought it.
My personal top two are the Fujitsu and lubed Space Invaders. The keycaps for both of them are a really nice bonus too, they are simply beeeejoootifuuuul!!
as far as the rest of the world is concerned we might as well be nerding out to various types of dental flossers... keyboards are just an appliance to most, most of the time disposable.. go figure
imagine if anyone started producing optical hybrids of alps switches where the only contact point was the click leaf, combined with the regular lube of blue
This is actually interesting, as someone who was introduced to mechanical keyboards somewhat later and haven't even heard of some of these brands. They certainly don't make em like they used to. It's a real pity that so many people just getting into mechanical keyboards is only ever going to really hear about the big-name mainstream brands and will never get to experience some of these. Those SKCM sound absolutely divine, I would love to have them in my ergodox...
I work in an open space with about 15 - 32 senior clients on a daily basis, and they would shoot me if I was typing on any of these boards. I just had to order some clear rubber o-rings for a Rosewill Cherry MX Brown board(found it used dirt cheap) to make it a bit more quiet lol! Edit: Please do a list on the best quiet non rubber domes that are also not hard to get ahold of, as it would great for people like myself who work in an office, and also share a house with multiple family members who go to bed early due to work schedules.
God damn do I love me some alps keys. My favorite switch because they are the ultimate underdog. Matias’s clone does good in the sound department but they aren’t as sturdy feeling as a fresh alps.
My favourite switch sound is definitely the silenced Topre found on the PFU limited edition R2, it is PCB mount and not plate mount unlike the rest of the R2's, and has a very similar sound to the HHKB type S, but a little more refined, and the spacebar is silenced too this time. I really didn't like the Fujitsu N860, it sounds kind of like it's squeaking, Overall I really enjoyed this video and thank you for compiling these lists.
Yeah, forgot about that. They're not easy to obtain either (at least where I am). Would love to try some in the flesh though, as my cherry mx blues are a bit lighter and a bit less tactile than I anticipated.
Great list! Now I'm itching to try a Space Invaders board. However, I'm somewhat surprised that none of the Kailh Box switches, such as the Box Navies, made the list. On a metal switch plate, they do sound awesome, despite the heaviness.
@@Just_Add_Coffee I suspect the fact that (at the time) you couldn't buy a complete board with Box Navy switches, but had to buy switches and board separately :) I love mine as well!
Icommenthere Yes, that's correct. It would be nice to see a list of the heaviest switches. Subjective is "based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions." Objective is "not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts." Just making sure since in the video he said objective but meant subjective.
Taihao APC Puke Green would take the cake easily, bought one thinking the 280 g weighting is a joke, only to be more preplexed when I found out it is not, like WHY THE FUCK DO THESE EXIST?
WOW! I am amazed to see that RMB RT8255C+ with colored keys. Does it have the split spacebar? I have two of them but without the colored caps (is that a custom job?). BY FAR my favorite keyboard of all time going back to the 80's. It is just so satisfying and nothing quite like it even util this day. I'm hoping my new K8 Pro with Kailh Box Jades with o-ring dampers will give me a similar feel. The 8255 had lower profile sculpted keys (closer to KAT or MDA) and only about 3 to 3.2mm travel and with smoother edges compared to the IBM/OEM keyboards of the day. I could type faster on the keyboard than any other board. Beautiful specimen you have there.
An entire company with very little self awareness. Also, for a writing assignment I named a character "Harrison Wang" and just acted like everything was totally normal and never addressed it.
MX Blues are admittedly really annoying but it is understandable why some people would like them. And yes, I did understand the joke, but the real switch that should be #1, as we all know, is Breast Implants.
