Few typing tests I did today for a couple of switches. All of these are in the foamed Drop CTRL from this post. I, personally, like using this lightly-helped nightmare board for figuring out if I really like a switch’s sound profile, precisely because it is a garbage board that offers no switch any amount of cover for its mistakes.
They’re all recorded with the mic in the same position and the same keycaps (GMK First Love) on the board. Apologies for the background noise (I live on a busy street and unfortunately do not have the best—or any, for that matter—soundproofing).
- YOK Mint Panda housing
- Zealio V2 stems
- 62g Thic Thock DL springs
- Tribosys 3203
Mostly I wanted to give y’all a baseline for what a panda-housed tactile sounds like on this board for context on the next two.
- Completely stock
I find JWK’s PC-top Nylon-bottom housings to be quite clacky and loud; I think the PC top ends up creating a lot more topping-out sound than I tend to prefer in a switch. These might become a bit more subdued if I filmed them and undid the enormously-generous factory lubing to relube them, but I’m not enough of a fan of light tactiles to put that kind of work into these.
As a note, I received a batch of this last switch from the vendor—Mode Designs—for free ahead of its release a few days ago. I am not in any way being paid to promote them or their switch, and have no other relationship with their business; I just collect and write about switches.
- Completely stock
These have an enormously similar sound profile to the Pewters, being the same JWK PC-top Nylon-bottom housing material, but overall sound more consistent to me. The switches themselves definitely seem to have a more-consistent application of factory lube to them, which could be the culprit here.