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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Kneeboard on Mon, 30 November 2020, 23:11:27
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So I'm rather new to keyboard collecting and from what I've tried am more of a fan of click/tactile switches. The thing is most of the time when I look at lists of the best tactile and clicky switches I mostly get recommendation's for things like ALPS switches. And while I like older keyboards more than modern ones it did get me thinking. I posted something similar to this on deskthority and someone said that I should go to here and ask it as well. Any answers would be greatly appreciated :D
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Blue Inks and Phoenix stems are fun
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Blue Inks and Phoenix stems are fun
I've been interested in the Gateron ink series for a while but never got the chance to use them. I might try and get some in the future. Ive never heard of the Phoenix stem switches before but i've heard that Outemu's enthusiast line of switches are very good.
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hbheroinbob is awesome
I need to order some U4 housings.
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Didn’t like our answers on DT eh? JK ;)
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Funniest thing is someone messaged me saying that I should ask here as well XD
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So I'm rather new to keyboard collecting and from what I've tried am more of a fan of click/tactile switches. The thing is most of the time when I look at lists of the best tactile and clicky switches I mostly get recommendation's for things like ALPS switches. And while I like older keyboards more than modern ones it did get me thinking. I posted something similar to this on deskthority and someone said that I should go to here and ask it as well. Any answers would be greatly appreciated :D
I hear the box jades are good
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I haven't used a full set in a keyboard yet but I have kailh box switches in a tester and I really like the whites and jades.
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Box switches seem to be one of the best options for clickies, with Jades being very popular.
Navies are also nice if you like stiffer springs. Both are super tactile and have a good click.
Tactile, my current favorite is 62g Zeal but I haven't tried anything more exotic and they aren't exactly cheap. They're easily one of the best tactiles I've used that were fantastic right out of the box.
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to be honest my favorite MX compatible clickies are not the kailh boxes but their speed bronze/pink, also click bar but seems more balanced than jades or navies, although so far my all time favorite click is my M (and in comparison Ms are cheap).
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Phoenix for click
Mx brown for tactile
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It seems like most/all clicky switches are designed by someone with a mantra of "louder is better!" Even the reviews seem to view click volume as uniformly louder==better. I enjoy the tactile impulse of a clicky switch as part of the typing feel, but I'd like the sound profile to be a lot more SUBTLE, not audible from down the hallway. Clicky switches are more satisfying to me than "tactile" switches, but I don't want to sound like a new year's fireworks display while typing.
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Kailh BOX Pink, White, Jade, Navy. They differ in spring weight and thickness of the click bar (their implementation of the click mechanism). My favourites are Pink because they have medium weight click bar. I also changed the spring in them to the ones from Kailh BOX Jades and I ended up with medium weight switches with nice tactility and click. Sound is deeper (lower freq click) than stock Kailh BOX Whites and they are more tactile as well. They are perfect for writing and gaming.