Durock linears vs alpacas

[Error213]

I need help which is better

[Rob27shred]

AFAIK Alpacas are just a recolor of Durock linears made under the JWK banner.

[Error213]

AFAIK Alpacas are just a recolor of Durock linears made under the JWK banner.

oh uhh ok

[Rob27shred]

Durock & JWK are one in the same as far as product is concerned. I believe Durock owns the factory & machinery, then JWK contracts them to produce their switches. Some switches have their own molds or use different materials (V2 Tangies as an example), but most are just recolored Durock L series switches on the linear side & T1s on the tactile side.

[Sup]

Same switch recolored

[treeleaf64]

Durock & JWK are one in the same as far as product is concerned. I believe Durock owns the factory & machinery, then JWK contracts them to produce their switches. Some switches have their own molds or use different materials (V2 Tangies as an example), but most are just recolored Durock L series switches on the linear side & T1s on the tactile side.

Do you know this for a fact? Lol  I thought it was the other way around... I thought JWK factory produces the switches and Durock is the store owner.

[Rob27shred]

Durock & JWK are one in the same as far as product is concerned. I believe Durock owns the factory & machinery, then JWK contracts them to produce their switches. Some switches have their own molds or use different materials (V2 Tangies as an example), but most are just recolored Durock L series switches on the linear side & T1s on the tactile side.

Do you know this for a fact? Lol  I thought it was the other way around... I thought JWK factory produces the switches and Durock is the store owner.

I might have it backwards, I just know for sure they both make their products in the same factory with the same equipment sans molds in certain cases.

[treeleaf64]

Yes sir this is true ! I like their switches, I just wish they had better sound

[diazel]

I need help which is better

The cheaper one. You won't be able to tell a difference.

[treeleaf64]

Since yesterday  I have found out from my favorite keyboard man Blacksimon  that Jwk top housing is very thin , and this is why it produces a high pitched sound.

Personally, I've always had the opinion that JWK switches are not good value. Compared to Tealios, they are good, but you can get around 3 Gateron switches for 1 JWK. And they (Gateron) sound a lot better, and feel almost as good as JWK.

[Sup]

Since yesterday  I have found out from my favorite keyboard man Blacksimon  that Jwk top housing is very thin , and this is why it produces a high pitched sound.

Personally, I've always had the opinion that JWK switches are not good value. Compared to Tealios, they are good, but you can get around 3 Gateron switches for 1 JWK. And they (Gateron) sound a lot better, and feel almost as good as JWK.

Have you looked at H1 switches? Its also made by JWK but uses a thicker top. H1 has a custom top mold made by JWK.

[treeleaf64]

Yes I've used them. However (to me) the sound is not noticeably different from other JWK.  It still doesn't sound as good as the Milk top black bottom Gateron switch.

[directheatedtriode]

I've been out of the loop on linears, seems like there have been a flood of decently smooth switches in the last year or so.

Do the Alpacas sound deeper than lubed vintage MX blacks? Or are Cherry housings still king for sound*?

* for MX style housings, lets not bring Alps into this 

[treeleaf64]

Cherry