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Offline s0nia

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HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 20:01:38 »
This might be a weird question... but if you've ever used an HHKB and enjoyed the feeling, what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 20:02:30 »
Vintage clears!

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 20:12:03 »
Vintage clears!

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between vintage and the regulars?

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 20:43:17 »
MX blues! still have to make loud obnoxious clacking noises once in a while  :p

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 20:48:15 »
Favorite cherry mx switch is the novatouch....topre with cherry stems.








































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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 20:50:36 »
vintage blacks
gateron clears
vintage blacks
gateron clears
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 21:03:38 »
I like vintage blues the most currently compared to topre.

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 21:09:35 »
Nice question, or at least good timing...
I'm only using Topre boards these days, and I want to get a Pock3r for fun (yeah, massdrop, no rush I can wait august :p ) and I CAN'T CHOOSE A SWITCH. I used almost every "classic" MX (including 2 MX boards with clears) and damn, I "forgot"... Do I want reds for light touch? Greens for heavy clic and touch (never tried greens...)? etc. Damn... :/   I may go greens just to try them...

On my old boards, stock clears > black > brown. But I don't want more clears and I find linears better for me in MX. BUT THE CLICK!? Decisions decisions...
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 16 April 2015, 21:13:48 »
can't decide between blues, clears & linears
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 11:20:56 »
Reds. They are to me where MX excel. As for tactile MX they pale against Topre for me./

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 14:03:40 »
I love black and blue
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 14:17:45 »
Mine is MX Whites... I'm still looking for a decent board with them.

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 14:19:27 »
clear, vintage black

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 14:41:11 »
stock clears and lubed vintage blacks with custom gold springs and stickers :))

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 22:05:24 »
Clears
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 17 April 2015, 23:16:35 »
ergo clears one tru god
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 18 April 2015, 00:41:46 »
reds or browns
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #18 on: Sun, 19 April 2015, 01:07:53 »
Greens :)
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #19 on: Sun, 19 April 2015, 08:57:31 »
I am a little partial to the mx blues but i also like the browns. If i had to choose i would choose the blues but it's a tossup between the two.

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 19 April 2015, 09:56:34 »
Clears.

I like switching between topre and ergo clears.

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 19 April 2015, 10:15:15 »
Blues

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #22 on: Sun, 19 April 2015, 10:31:07 »
Ergo clears and vintage blacks
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #24 on: Mon, 22 June 2015, 21:37:29 »
Vintage clears!

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between vintage and the regulars?
vintage MX switches are smooth, whereas newer stock MX switches can feel scratchy
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« Reply #26 on: Mon, 22 June 2015, 22:16:03 »
Vintage clears!

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between vintage and the regulars?
vintage MX switches are smooth, whereas newer stock MX switches can feel scratchy

If I have a wyse board with large and small logos, can I consider them all to be vintage?
Old logos will be a little more centered whereas new ones are closer to the stem. Don't remember what difference there was with the sizing other than IIRC THE lettering was wider on vintage.
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #27 on: Mon, 22 June 2015, 22:43:36 »
ergo clears and vintage blacks.

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #28 on: Mon, 22 June 2015, 23:09:17 »
Vintage clears!

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between vintage and the regulars?

Vintage clears are lighter than stock, newer clears.

My favorite are vintage clears and ergo clears. :)


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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #29 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 03:06:05 »
62g clears, linears and blues
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #30 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 03:43:54 »
Browns and Reds...and maybe 62g Clears..

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #31 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 06:18:10 »
62g and stock clears :D

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #32 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 06:23:28 »
PCB mount clears or ergo clear
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #33 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 06:38:03 »
Reds

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« Reply #34 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 07:20:01 »
Stock clears

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #35 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 07:50:39 »
i like stock clears, 85 g clears and my favourite is ghetto greens with silicone balls mod. I will try me some jailhouse and some ergos soon enough.


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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #36 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 08:01:39 »
white
green
ghetto green
blue

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #37 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 09:13:45 »
I've got a Topre board if that counts...lol

Stock: MX Clear and MX Green. Not a fan of linear switches but MX Blacks are OK. I would probably prefer linear grey more.

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #38 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 10:12:01 »
67-72g clears
Whites
65g blues
67-72g blacks
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #39 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 11:07:04 »
Wow!  I was very surprised to see only one vote for Browns, my favorite.  But, then I've been out of touch for a couple of years now.
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #40 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 11:41:29 »
I used a novatouch for a while and loved it, but sold it. now the only MX switch I can use is lubed vintage blacks/gateron linears, and maybe sometimes greens. I don't really like the tactile cherry switches.
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #41 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 20:26:20 »
55g topre
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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #43 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 20:31:49 »
55g topre

Good old demik ^

fine fine

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #44 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 20:39:44 »
55g topre

Good old demik ^

fine fine

vintage 55g topre, stickered, lubed, korean blessed.
What do I have to do to get my HHKB blessed by a korean?

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« Reply #45 on: Tue, 23 June 2015, 20:47:38 »
55g topre

Good old demik ^

fine fine

vintage 55g topre, stickered, lubed, korean blessed.
What do I have to do to get my HHKB blessed by a korean?

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #46 on: Wed, 24 June 2015, 21:12:56 »
for me it's cherry red/black

yep, linears

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Re: HHKB owners: what is your favourite Cherry MX switch?
« Reply #47 on: Thu, 25 June 2015, 20:48:29 »
Novatouch!

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