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Offline ottoxf

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Black Inks or Roselios
« on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 13:22:47 »
The final part of my keyboard build that I have to choose are the switches. I have narrowed it down to these two switches.
Gateron Black Ink V2s
ZealPC Roselios

I am fine with the price of either of them and am looking for a keyboard that is suitably smooth, nice sounding, and good to type on. Any feedback would be apricated on these two switches.

Offline Darthbaggins

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Re: Black Inks or Roselios
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 13:26:20 »
I would go for the inks over the roselios, inks feel smoother imo.

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Offline ottoxf

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Re: Black Inks or Roselios
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 13:32:46 »
Do you have any opinion on the sound of them when you have used them. I like something subtle and bassy.

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Re: Black Inks or Roselios
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 23 March 2021, 13:46:54 »
Part of that sound is dependent on the board as well, the setup I have my inks in - they were very subtle and smooth thanks to the sorbathane (sp?) I had in the case under the PCB.  If the board had a different plate that allowed more flex I would think they might be bassy, but I don't know as I haven't used them in other mounting and material styles.

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Offline diazel

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Re: Black Inks or Roselios
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 24 March 2021, 23:27:35 »
Do you have any opinion on the sound of them when you have used them. I like something subtle and bassy.

As Darthbaggins stated, it will be board dependent for sure. Polycarbonate cases have a deeper, bassier sound than aluminum. For plates, brass is typically the highest pitch and pc or carbon fiber being lower pitch. Then your keycaps matter, too. For the deepest, bassiest, thocciest sound, you'd want to go with a profile like SA. GMK keycaps is what most consider to be the ultra premium keycap but the doubleshot ABS of GMK is significantly higher pitched than my doubleshot PBT sets.

Just to make sure I'm on the same page, you intended to post black ink linear vs silent linear roselio, right? To me the analogy would be comparing a Tesla vs a Ferrari. Both are awesome vehicles with awesome performance but are on opposite spectrums when it comes to their 'exhaust' note. My biggest problem with the black inks is the heavier spring. I prefer a lighter switch so I would personally opt for Yellow Inks if I was going for the sound or Roselios if I was going for quiet. My Sakurios, after lubing, are super quiet so if you're looking for that bassy note, best stick with the inks.