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I also bought a razer TKL a while ago but returned it even before shipment after I realized there was no backlight yet the reverted fonts were still there, it was also an orange, I wish I kept it tho, it was very affordable, if it doesn't suffer from plate ping, it would make a nice donor for new switches and keycaps, now they are all gone in my country and I don't want to import it from US
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Although the plate is thick and painted with a thick textured paint that might absorb reverberances, some Razer's might still ping.
Maybe mine doesn't because Razer Orange uses light springs (akin in weight to reds)?
Though mine suffers from a different noise problem for which I found a fix with isopropyl alcohol (see my first post ever).
Costar stabilizers on it are a b*tch too. No matter which lube I use, I have to re-lube some weeks later and find all sorts of gunk and pet hair on the stabilizers inserts. Maybe I have to use less lube.
Sometimes I miss lousy cheap keyboards, they were low maintenance. But when typing a little on a laptop keyboard I miss my mechanicals and can't wait to go back to them.
We're probably at a similar place currently :)
I jumped onto green switches as I was really bothered by the balancer issues like you mentioned, I thought the clicks and the clacks would mask the balancer sounds, and they did, yet the plate ping was unbearable, again because of the increased force of the non-linear switches
Now, the balancer sound imperfections are extremely bearable, I don't even bother with them
I personally love Costar stabs, I lube both the inside and outside of the inserts, after a while the outside lube washes down and the space key gets an extra clack, but I find it bearable
On signature plastic keycaps, the keycap removal is also pretty easy, since the keycaps are very loose, especially the space key, it would take 30 seconds for me to re-lube it
My ideal keyboard would have costar stabs, green switches, trampoline mods and a capable plate to handle the force
