Post by: Giorgio on Thu, 02 July 2015, 14:34:54
Post by: hwood34 on Thu, 02 July 2015, 15:41:58
Post by: romevi on Thu, 02 July 2015, 15:52:52
ok
Post by: Hyde on Thu, 02 July 2015, 16:09:31
Being new to the mechanical keyboard world, and coming from an apple keyboard, I was quite sure that I would have liked the cherry profile, because it is shorter and has an higher quality. But instead I'm enjoying much more the OEM profile, maybe that I enjoy the longer travel of the OEM keycaps of my pok3r, and the higher acceleration when I press the keys. Furthermore, when using o-rings the cherry keycaps seem to have a travel that is too short.
I feel the same really, I've gone through so many sets of keycaps thinking "this must be amazing". In the end I always go back to OEM.
SA is the last one to try and I'll see if that can tip the scale. :P
Post by: Giorgio on Thu, 02 July 2015, 16:16:49
ok
I'm quite sure that this argument is very old, anyway I haven't seen it in a while :-p
OK?
Post by: Air tree on Thu, 02 July 2015, 16:23:55
Maybe I'll love it.
Post by: eternalmetal on Thu, 02 July 2015, 16:24:34
As for the o-rings, I tried them at first to try to dampen the noise of the mx blues, but I found that they reduced key travel too much, and they were uncomfortable to type on. Now only the spacebar warrants the o-ring, since I find it overly noisy without it. The shorter key travel with the Cherry profile feels more natural than OEM with o-rings for me.
Post by: ATXTider on Thu, 02 July 2015, 16:57:49
Post by: Giorgio on Thu, 02 July 2015, 17:23:41
Good night :-)
Different Strokes for Different Folks!
Post by: Jokrik on Fri, 03 July 2015, 00:38:29
I'm getting a cherry profile set here soon, I'm still not sure how much of a difference there is to the profile on topre boards, but we shall see.
Maybe I'll love it.
You not gonna love it,
You gonna live with it, in it, forever and happily ever after
Like me and my GMKs
Post by: sethk_ on Fri, 03 July 2015, 01:07:35
Yes, cherry profile makes typing more enjoyable. At first I didn't like my octagon because I was using SP caps on it, so I immediately took them off and threw on my OG Dolch, and it has made the keyboard amazing. SP is general is too tall and too thin. Makes you feel hollow while you typeI'm getting a cherry profile set here soon, I'm still not sure how much of a difference there is to the profile on topre boards, but we shall see.
Maybe I'll love it.
You not gonna love it,
You gonna live with it, in it, forever and happily ever after
Like me and my GMKs
Post by: azhdar on Fri, 03 July 2015, 01:35:20
And o-rings are stupid.
Post by: Oobly on Fri, 03 July 2015, 04:16:07
With the same orings on, though, the travel reduction is more due to the lower cross-pieces in Cherry caps. Lower tops means slightly more stability and the top angles are quite similar to OEM. I much prefer Cherry profile due in part to the fact that most Cherry profile caps are thicker and better made than OEM caps.
The only case I can see OEM being "better" is with MX Blues if you really like the high pitch of the click, where the thicker caps dampen the upper frequencies of the click more. I happen to hate the cheap-sounding click of Blues, though, so....
Post by: eternalmetal on Fri, 03 July 2015, 13:06:53
Cherry profile have the same travel as OEM caps.
Hm, I could swear that the distance to bottoming out feels a little shorter with the Cherry profile caps, though I guess the difference is just psychological then?
With the same orings on, though, the travel reduction is more due to the lower cross-pieces in Cherry caps.
Yea, I noticed this when I went to put the o-ring on the spacebar. I dont like o-rings on any other key though.
The only case I can see OEM being "better" is with MX Blues if you really like the high pitch of the click, where the thicker caps dampen the upper frequencies of the click more. I happen to hate the cheap-sounding click of Blues, though, so....
Personally I like the more solid sound of the click with the thicker keycaps, though im sure that some would want to make this argument. I think the stability of the lower profile keycap should trump any difference in sound, however.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 05 July 2015, 00:59:25
Cherry profile have the same travel as OEM caps.
With the same orings on, though, the travel reduction is more due to the lower cross-pieces in Cherry caps. Lower tops means slightly more stability and the top angles are quite similar to OEM. I much prefer Cherry profile due in part to the fact that most Cherry profile caps are thicker and better made than OEM caps.
The only case I can see OEM being "better" is with MX Blues if you really like the high pitch of the click, where the thicker caps dampen the upper frequencies of the click more. I happen to hate the cheap-sounding click of Blues, though, so....
This.
OEM overall height = Cherry overall height with a rubber mat under the keyboard.
Post by: Giorgio on Sun, 05 July 2015, 04:50:20
Cherry profile with o-rings
At rest 1.8cm from the bottom of the switch to the top of the keycap
Depressed 1.47cm
Travel 3.3mm
Cherry without o-rings
1.8cm 1.4cm
Travel 4mm
OEM with one o-ring
1.91cm 1.56cm
Travel 3.5mm
OEM with two o-rings
1.91cm 1.63cm
Travel 2.8mm
OEM without o-rings
1.93cm 1.52cm
Travel 4.1mm
Cherry profile have the same travel as OEM caps.
With the same orings on, though, the travel reduction is more due to the lower cross-pieces in Cherry caps. Lower tops means slightly more stability and the top angles are quite similar to OEM. I much prefer Cherry profile due in part to the fact that most Cherry profile caps are thicker and better made than OEM caps.
The only case I can see OEM being "better" is with MX Blues if you really like the high pitch of the click, where the thicker caps dampen the upper frequencies of the click more. I happen to hate the cheap-sounding click of Blues, though, so....
Post by: kirkvomit on Mon, 20 July 2015, 09:31:11
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 20 July 2015, 11:23:58
I've tried them all on MX, and Cherry is the best for me. They have the sweet spot for height, mass and the proper sculpting for the most comfortable typing.