Should we do a tactile top 5 next? 🤔

Timestamps to sound tests: Tangerines: 2:11 NK Creams: 4:25 Alpacas: 6:48 Gateron Blank Ink V2s: 9:11 Aqua Kings: 11:13

“The Everglides are gonna be great on…” Names almost every plate.

I'm kind of surprised that Creams still make it so high, since they are more used for Frankenswitches these days. Still solid, but I think there are some other linears out there that might be a higher ranking, just my opinion though. Solid list!

This is an awesome top 5! Definitely has me interested in 3 of the switches I don't have yet (inks, creams, and kings). The keyboards however did seem to make a huge difference in sound/quality. Would you consider doing a follow up sound test video of them all set in one keyboard, or even just have each of the 5 switches in center row in each of the 5 keyboards to see a big overall comparison for how these switches sound on each keyboard/plate material? If you do a tactile top 5 that's one thing I would like to see. Great content as always and always getting me to spend money on stuff I don't "need" hahaha cheers!

I recently used the Everglide Aqua Kings in a new build & they’re hands down my favorite switch! So smooth & satisfying feeling to type on, with a muted sound that still sounds so good. 👍

I made creamsicles a week ago, tangerine housing cream stem, and they’re amazing, shorter bottom out, amazing sound, and incredibly smooth

Definitely agree with everything said about the NK Creams. Took me a few weeks to break them in but once they stopped having that stock scratch a little lube made them like butter. Very strange with the weight on the stock springs too, it feels subjectively lighter than the Tealios V2s I have.

I think using the Ducky YotR Edition was a terrible mistake. The stabs are known to be horrible, and most of Ducky's keebs are hollow sounding and just doesn't help provide a good sound with any switch. RIP Alpacas 😭

Recently made a board and got the Aqua Kings. So far I'm loving them as my first experience into the Keyboard enthusiast realm. I'll try more switches in the future!

I feel the visual "scores" given for sound should have been a scale from high pitch to low pitch (and indicate if theres an audible leaf ping or scratching noise) since sound it is preference and the score given might be biased to you. The others are fine since smoothness, price and build quality is pretty objective.

I have yet to hear a bad sounding board with black inks, they might be the king of consistency

Aqua kings are the only switch I don’t own on this list. I’m tactile gang, but I can respect some good linear switches.

I got my hands on gazzew linear thocks, essentially a linear boba u4t and they are amazing! I liked my black ink v2 but the LT’s knocked it outta the park.

First of all: Loved the Bape t-shirt. Second: just ordered some alpacas for my ID80 (I’m currently using Black Inks v2). I hope I like it. Heard good things about them

I was legit spending the past 3 hours looking at linear switch comparisons, perfect timing bt 😂

Do the Aqua Kings still have tolerance issues causing the switch to not rebound correctly?

So many good linears out in the market right now but if I had to choose my top 5 it would be: 1. Lavenders (by Cannon Keys) 2. Durock POM 3. Alpacas V2 4. Tecsee Carrot 5. AKKO CS Matcha Green (best budget linears imo)

It may be worth noting that Gateron makes the ink switches in all the different colors, with different weighted springs accordingly. the spring in black switches is heavier than my preference.

My top 5 are: 1) SP Star Meteor Whites 2) HHHH H1s 3) Durock POMs 4) OP Blacks 5) Lavenders/Banana Splits

Muted is how I like my linears. I grown out of loud clicky clacky keyboard sounds so that Aqua Kings is perfect for me great video!

Although this is a great tier list, in my opinion, I would put the lavenders in there and in an updated version, some prevail epsilons as they are SMOOTH. Also im not quite sure whether i should go for the aqua kings or the JWK Lavenders on a TM680 as I am planning to use them stock and lube/film later if necessary

Durock POMS?

while all these switches are very nice, i feel like they are already fairly well known, and many are more on the expensive side. momoka frogs, basically all KTT options, and the akko cs line are all very amazing linears with very impressive price points (the ktt strawbery and the frogs are also some of the best switches stock, with no mods really needed)

Always a treat seeing the switches are in stock!! Awesome video as always brother

I thought Tangies have UHMWPE housings.

Another great addition to the Aqua Kings: RGB is WAY brighter than on the other switches. Recently build my TM680 with Black Inks and didn't expect that it's such a big difference compared to the Aqua Kings (55g) on my Kemove Snowfox. Switched (pun not intended) immediately to Aqua Kings, this time with 62g.

My personal list of best Linear switches: C3 Banana Split ZealPC Turquois Tealios C3 Tangerine PrimeKB Alpaca ZealPC Sakurios (Red INK's are also good)

I've been searching throughout the internet to find specific switches with the exact information you listed all in one video! The stock lubing, the overall ratings, the sound tests on seperate keyboards, you just did everything i needed to know! I'm going with either alpacas or aqua kings thanks to your guide. finally i can stop searching for my keyboard switches

I went with durock poms over nk creams. Very similar sound signature and waaaay smoother without any of the effort

Hello. Can someone tell me what are the differences between 55g, 62g and 67g for Aqua Kings ? Thanks

Great video, I'm probably gonna buy alpacas because they are the best for my price and I think that they sound the best. But early congrats on 200K!

Would love another round of this specifically the oil kings as they're a bit pricy but I think they could be worth it.

Thanks BT~ next vid like this, possible to do chapters for Switch 1/2/3/etc. Also for the sound test. Maybe don’t name the switch tho. Would be great to hop around the vid to more easily AB the switches 😊🙏🏼

So glad to see the Aqua kings on here as their my daily driver and buttery smooth

just got some Alpaca v2s and yeah they sound and feel freaking amazing even if it's stock. my local seller ran out of 62g variant so i bought the 67g ones and they feel too heavy for me, i think imma have to srping swap them

No Epsilon switch? In my opinion it's very smooth and thocky. And the 68g long spring makes each key feel super responsive. It's my favorite linear switch now.

I’m not the best when it comes to keyboards. But i’m looking for switchea that works good for gaming and sounds good. Please reply if u know any 🙂

I just saw your setup video and I have the following question. I have a pro ject carbon DC vinyl player and originally I was going to buy the Klipsch r51pm speakers. However I have seen ones that are made by Gibson and I just can resist myself and they're active reference studio monitors. If I get the Gibson studio monitors what will I need to buy to finish my setup? A preamp? Thank you very much ☺️

Bro i've been an active Tactile user but this Linear sht is growing up on me tbh sound is clean

Another one I’ve been waiting for 😭 let’s go!!!

Lavenders definetly need to be on this list

LINEAR GANGS CLICKING FOR THE FIRST 10SECS IT POPS ON NOTIF

Aqua kings are generally good switches but do have spring ping stock

so which one is smoother the alpacas or the black inks v2? im deciding between those 2 i want a extremely smooth switch i also am using this keyboard for gaming and it’s hotswap so im trinna get some new switches any recommendations? i will be lubing both

Personally, I prefer tactical switches. With that said, I do own quite a few boards with linear switches, and the aqua kings have quickly become my favorite. The black inks and milky yellows were my typical go-to until I tried the aqua kings. I've tried both factories lubed and lubed with 205g0, and I don't think there's a big enough difference in feel and sound profile for me to justify taking a couple hours to lube them. However, I am curious about their QC in the future because they're really close to over-lubing them.

Damn bruh, that iron165 sound test sounded fantastic man! I might have to finally build a custom keeb so I can enjoy that sound all day

Top 5 linears and no mention of the OG kings Cherry MX Blacks

Bought aqua kings for my first keeb. I love them SO MUCH. like... 😍

I’ve got the aqua kings 62g in my KBD67 Lite and they’re amazing. Highly recommend.

What's that pendulum thing you have in the background, and where can I get it? Looks really cool!

Personally my fav switches are the O.A switches from wuque studio’s. They are insanely smooth and they give a very nice deep thocc on my configuration. I have the time80 reforged with a brass plate and SA mizu

What is the moving metal thing in the background? It looks really cool and I want one for my desk!

I went from cherry speed silvers to nk creams to finally gateron cap yellows with the gold springs. The board i use the cap yellows on is the kbd67lite r1.

Top 10 in September, like seeing Christmas decorations before Halloween

What is your opinion about the pom durock. I have just ordered it for my custom keyboard. What plate will pair it perfectly

My top 5 now: (1) Mauve w/ 68g Progressive spring, (2) Creamsicle (Tangerine housing+NK Stem, (3) Banana Cream (Gat Yellow housing+NK Stem), (4) Durock POM, (5) Lavender

How you know someone's been into custom keyboards for a while, "Gateron black inks are my cheat code." Also, heavily modded milky top Gateron yellows are smooooooth.

What's that spinning structure behind you on your desk? That thing is so cool!

Have u tried onion Switches?

im not sure id recommend Filming alpacas esepcially if youre using an Fr4 plate. i used them L+F on my alpine65 but it was a pain in the ass to put them in the plate and now i cant get them out of the plate. had to buy a new pcb and got a custom POM plate to do another switch

can you incorporate frankenswtches next time? some like the holy bobas, darling switches, and creampacas/creamsicles?

Solid list for sure, been rocking the banana split switches lately.

Black ink v1’s are goated, ink v2’s are okay, but not worth the same price tag imo

There's a switch for everyone here, awww yeahhhh!!!

What keycaps were those on the iron165? Anyways amazing video

is the problem with the aqua kings where some of the switches dont come back up all the way or slowly fixed?

Have you tried durock poms? They're a pom switch made by jwk. Great alternative to the nk cream, has everything the cream has just without the scratch!

So are the aquakings clear? I like rgb but most good switches aren’t clear but these seem to be

Yo great video but where did u get the Bender artisan keycap from?

You got to be careful with black inks tho. You can overlube then very easy and will be to heavy and mushy imo. But they are one the smoothest.

11:13 That Rama keyboard sounds the best. It’s not the switches but the board

Tried Tangerines because of this video. Loved them!!!

just got some silent mx cherry swicthes they are very different for me ive only used browns and optical purple razer swicthes before i like linear mainly because its so nice and quiet.

No durock poms dammnnn brroo

Can you please tell me what that little metal thing in the back behind you with the 2 arms?

What switch would you recommend for a wood plate?

Gat ink box v2 are a new upgrade to box inks btw. Also just need some love for a lot of the newer less expensive options available

does anyone know the board he was using for the NK creams sound test?

Tactile top 5 next please!

Why would you go Alpacas over Aqua King for gaming if they got same weight?

Was literally looking for a video like this yesterday.

what do u think of tangerines on polycarbonate plates?

Sp star switches are underrated

How is this an accurate sound test when you are using a different plate, keyswitches, and stabs for each switch? It's going to sound completely different with different boards. This isn't a very helpful comparison at all.

I'm I too old?! I thought I'd see the Holly Panda switches on this list?! .......btw man, your videos are great! Keep it going......all the best

what is the spinning windmill thing in the background called, i kind of want to get it.

The different keyboards really kill the sound tests

I actually need that moving thing standing on the PC

I feel like the Durock POM linear could probably have on on that list somewhere. Maybe bump off the Alpacas? I haven't used Creams yet but maybe they could take their place too.

what a good linear switch it has weight of 67g and thocky?

please tell me someone noticed the damn monitor shaking when he was talking with his hands....

Does anyone have suggestions on keyboards for me? I have the matrix symfuhny with blue case on order but it keeps getting delayed. I'm looking for similar colors and for a kinda blue and white theme. Also I saw some keycaps I forget which but they had like Asian characters under the English does anyone know what that's called to search for or any suggestions?

yo im curious about that spinning thing in the background.. what is that?

I wish there were time stamps in the description

As someone who has tried Alpacas, Tangies, and Aqua Kings I would say that the difference in stem wobble makes a bigger difference than you would think. Also I just didnt need to film the Aqua Kings, though they do feel better if you relube them yourself. Also would say that in terms of feel I felt that the Tangies were the smoothest, with the Aqua Kings falling between them and the Alpacas. I think the tight tolerances give a really nice feel when they work well, but had a decent amount of switches feel a little scratchier and while they didnt stick, they did feel more rough. Outside of that I would recommend trying the Dinokeys Mint Linears, a little more stem wobble than the JWKs but very smooth, still like Aqua Kings the most but the Mint switches have a really nice deep sound.

Is there any reason for me to get one of these switches instead of the gateron pro reds that I already have for gaming?

i thought i wanted some silent switches. just looking for out of the box good. Gazzew Bobagum? or some liners with orings? going on a gmmk pro

I was like... Bro, where tf are the Aqua Kings?? And then they showed up as #1. You love to see it. Gonna try to get some 55g ones for science.

Lol nice, I actually ditched my black inks v2 for 62g aqua kings with 205g0 and haven’t looked back yet, like them both though honestly.