i had not idea outemu switches were that good. i just need to get a tester and try this stuff out instead of going off of group think
Yeah, things move fast in the keyboard world. Like, very fast. Kailh was a sh*tty clone brand, then it started making its own enthusiast switches. Their BOX switches revolutionized MX-compatible clickies.
Gateron, too, was seen as a clone manufacturer, until it came out with its own premium lines, and cheap switches that beat out Cherry standards.
And that was then. When it took years for reputations to change. JWK/Durock was associated with a certain scandal (and still is), but nevertheless has rocketed into popularity for offering cheap heavy tactiles and incredibly-smooth linears. And that turnaround happened in mere months.
In OUTEMU's case, it still largely makes clone switches that aren't that great (although OUTEMU Blues are liked more than Cherry Blues by many). But it does have an 'enthusiast' line, which is the Ice/Sky/Silent Sky/Forest series of tactiles and linears. Those switches still suffer from the way they are constructed, such as with scratchiness and wobble. But they are meant for modding, and can be modded into something that meets requirements, as you saw in the videos.
Even when I got into things, I had a feeling that information I was reading in 2018 was out-of-date...and it was. Websites were still writing about Cherry switches like they still mattered. People were still recommending Das Keyboard and Filco Majestouch. Dinosaurs even then. You'd be reading about hysteresis, as if it was still a big deal despite the new BOX clickies. Fast-forward a bit and KAT and MT3 are displacing SA-profile keycaps, and we may be witnessing the peak and decline of GMK and ePBT. Who knows? Lots of new entrants into the market at all times, and yesterday's stalwart standard is tomorrow's overpriced has-been.
So no, you can't rely on hearsay. Fortunately, Youtube videos can't lie too much about sound [unless they use 5+ deskmats], there are many reviewers, people post about new items all the time all over the place, and isn't touching all the other outlets people talk about this stuff. So take a look at the frequently-updated places, and you'll see what's good. Not everybody will agree on what's good, and people have different needs, so you have to take that into consideration.