It would be interesting to see how Matias click switches compare with those reduced-force Xiang Min switches. Xiang Min are still around, and someone could arrange a group buy for the same switches as they were selling to Ducky. One thing I noticed with my Filco Zero XM is that the switches had an exceptionally "dry" sound, i.e. very little ringing sound from the switches. I found that to be a negative point — I like a bit of warmth to my clicking.
From what I understand, Xiang Min switches use the reduced metal (small static terminal) design rated for only 5 million keystrokes. I don't know for certain whether Hua-Jie still sell the large static terminal variant rated for 10 million keystrokes. (They only sent me samples of the small terminal design identical inside to Xiang Min switches, but they also sent a photo comparing the two designs. I should probably learn Chinese and then we might get somewhere …)
On the other hand, no other Alps clone manufacturer besides Matias makes anything resembling a tactile switch. Taiwan Tai-Hao tried, but they seem to think that MX brown is the gold standard for tactility. (The tactility is so weak, that I couldn't figure out which one was meant to be tactile and which was meant to be linear.)
