Got the switches in, they make a great addition to my tester!
SKCM Brown is very interesting. A tad heavier than SKCM Salmon but with a much bugger bump outside of Amber. Very snappy, reminds me of SKCM Cream in that regard but even better. Its a tossup between this and SKCM Cream. Brown is a little too heavy but I love the snappiness. Would love to use both.
SKCL Cream is a nice rarity Heavier than SKCL Yellow but smoother, not SKCL Green smooth however.
Now on my list:
SKCL Grey
SKCL Brown
SKCM Black (tried but need a switch)
SKCM Green
I'm weird with how I feel in regards to the more "standard" tactile switches that just have the bump. There's something about that rounded ramp up and drop of the Green and Brown tactile switches that I really enjoy. Pine SKCM Green feels sooo similar to SKCM Brown to me, but Brown is a bit stiffer. Still, I think if you had people sit down with both Xerox boards, the 6085 (with brown) and the Docutech (with pine), I think that they wouldn't even be able to tell the difference. They are that similar, imo.
Cream and Orange (Creamsicle!) are my favorite "standard" tactile switches, but I'm not as intrigued by them nor do I feel them as fun to type on as say, SKCM Blue or linears (or the aforementioned tactiles).
SKCM Amber is definitely THE most tactile clicky switch. Perhaps the most tactile Alps switch in general, but I'm not that sure. Definitely between that one and SKCM Brown, I'd say.
I don't see why SKCL Cream would be any less smooth than SKCL Green though, that's odd. Perhaps it's just not a switch in good condition? I find my Creams and Browns to be just as smooth, but just heavier. I've said it before, but Creams and Browns are pretty much the same weight and both have long switch plates and symmetrical sliders too.
With my thumb RSI issues, I can't type on my NCR with browns and the amber space bar switch without the thumb acting up. Hope it heals someday, ugh.
The Hammer Alps Eagle with greens and the heavy green is like a whole level lighter than the SKCL Brown and Amber NCR, The heavy green is about as heavy as a brown or just a touch lighter.
The amber is heavier than a brown, sooo... Yep, heavy. Fun, but heavy. If my thumb didn't have this issue, I'd be typing on the NCR all day. It's back to SKCL Greens for me atm, trying to stay off the thumb too.