Decided to finally try out TX’s AP (“Almost Perfect”) stabilizers. Seeing as how I am a Cherry clip-in fan, I decided to give TX’s new screw-in version a shot.
I have used TX stabilizers before, but in their previous version (V3). I gave the 1.6mm, 1.2mm, and long-pole variants of both a shot and found them all to be no better or worse than other stabilizers I had used in the past, aside from being better for o-ring mount keyboards due to the lack of a threaded insert housing.
TX’s V3 stabilizers apparently had issues with ticking and stems getting stuck in their housings. The new AP versions of their stabilizers is supposed to fix all of the previous issues and be their best stabilizer yet by rounding out some of the edges, and thickening the housing to reduce stem wobble.
I am aware of a percentage of folks in this hobby that are looking for the “easiest” build experience as possible so they are constantly looking for switches that are perfectly lubed from the factory, stabilizer wires that are completely straight out of the box, and keyboards that show up right away in VIA. While all of those are something companies are looking to achieve with current offerings, I am someone who tries to always make them better. Nothing is ever “perfect.” TX’s claims that these are Almost Perfect had my B.S. Meter fully pegged…
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the wires were were almost straight right out of the box and their 90-degree bends were actually 90-degrees. Not bad…
I did notice that they also attempted to taper the edges, which is something I picked up from :3ildcat and believe goes a long way towards smoothing out stabilizers, but TX sort of half-assed it by not rounding off it edges or using a less aggressive grit to taper the ends…
Since I was already prepared to do so, I went and finished up their attempt, making it more deserving of the “Almost Perfect” title.
Their housings did appear thicker than I remember, and while not completely polished, still relatively smooth.
The stems themselves also seemed pretty beefy, and seemed to really narrow down the room to the wire has to move around in to account for thicker wires or excess lube.
Due to these tighter tolerances, I would avoid using thicker lube or grease on your wires, and would probably not go any higher than GPL206 or Carbon GS3 for the wires and a thin coat of GPL205g0 or Carbon GS2 for the housings and stems.
All in all, I would say that if you are in need of a good screw-in stabilizer, and these are on sale, TX’s AP stabilizers are Adequately Passable. 
