I feel the same way. I built a board with each kind of the smoothies, favorite has been rainy75 with sea salts. Only downside to the smoothies is now I don't need to try any more.
soo real in 2024, I was on the mx blacks boat couple years ago then I tried moded oil kings and thats it been using them on everything onwards. Best part they can be sourced cheaply.
just received my 70pc hmx lotus from you guys. got them for 30 cents a switch and came within a week of ordering. good quality and i dont notice any defects. will order from you in the future 👍
WS Pearl is the best linear switch of this year! Milktooth introduced them to me and after comparing with the Aqua King v3, the Aqua King feels very slow, while being smooth, they are too slow to recover from the down stroke. The best linear silent this year should be the TTC frozen v2. I tried 15 different silent switches and none can match the smoothness and overall feeling while being whimpering quiet.
TTC Frozen I've found to be extremely enjoyable although I do like various other silent switches for specific reasons if I could choose only one it would be the TTC.
As you can probably tell from the amount I have purchased I really love the Nixies. I wish Cherry would make a similar switch with a clear bottom though because they, much like other heavier linears, kill much of the RGB on any board you put them on. For me I think it's the minor scratch and feel like the most, they just feel different than many other switches. Probably going to order some Gazzew LT Linear to check out soon. Informative video as always!
i picked up some nixies this year and i gotta say after L/F/SS they might be my favorite switch (out of the 18 or so i've tried). HMX is toooooo good for how convenient they are tho lmao
Top five as in "most sold" or top five as in "best"? NIxies and most HMX switches are a testament to the power of the influence of content creators and also the herd mentality often found in hobbies like this. They're so hype that people forget to try or even talk about other switches. Don't get me wrong, I actually do like Nixies okayish - if they're lubed, filmed and spring-swapped. I also like *cough* some HMX switches, though I find that the majority of them sound and feel almost exactly the same. As a totality - these switches aren't bad, at all - but a chunk of the community has taken to treating HMX or Nixies as if they're the be-all-end-all of switches. If you haven't tried all the switches, how do you know you like those ones the best? Because other people in a discord server told you they are? LOL I will repeat this as many times as I need to til the day I die: one of the best things you can do is to buy or try as many switches as humanly possible. Anytime I have $50 I can spare (free shipping baby!), I'll get as many 10-packs of switches I haven't tried before from Milktooth. Anytime I order something from another vendor, I'll throw in a 10 (or 18) pack of switches I've never tried before. Don't exclusively just follow trends because you'll miss out on some cool switches and beside sometimes trends are just wrong (remember when everyone was talking about how Morandis are like just about the best switch ever, until we all tried them and realized they're just...not?) Neptune and Venus sound really good and they're super smooth but the bottom-out just feels sort of...weird? I honestly don't know how to describe it but I didn't find them terribly enjoyable to type on. Aqua Kings are good - so eerily smooth it almost feels unnatural - but definitely not good enough to cost more than most other kinds of switches. Maybe if they were $0.40 a piece they'd be more worth it. Lastly, Silent Frozens are just about goated by now as far as silent switches are concerned. There are other good-enough silents out there, but you really can't go wrong with these Honorable didn't-mentions: HMX Canglan v2, HMX Hibiscus, Gateron Smoothies, Aflion Windy Shadows (my current go-to) or Cloudy Shadows In the end, only YOU can say what you like the best cause it really is just about preference. For me personally, it's two switches that almost nobody has ever heard of because they weren't hyped (one of which you can't even get anymore): UHMWPE Cows (L+F) and Aflion Tropical Water v2 (as-is/factory lube)
I think the appeal of HMX switches (at least personally) is how good they feel/sound stock/factory lubed. I've been in this hobby for a few years now, not as much of an elitist as others, but I have probably around 20-25 different switches, 6 boards, numerous keycap sets, so I've done my fair share of over-spending. But when it comes to switches, I've ALWAYS had to hand lube switches I've purchased in order to make them sound good. HMX switches sound just as good without having to lube them which is just wild to me. I don't have a lot of free time, so lubing switches for 6 hours isn't really feasible anymore. I actually have HMX switches on their way to me today lol.
@@vl3244 I see the appeal of a good factory-lubed switch, and hmx factory lube is pretty consistent I'll give them that. It's not the best factory lube I've seen, but certainly good enough. Honestly it's been a hot second since I felt like I actually needed to go so far as to relube a factory-lubed switch (with the exception of the "lubed" nixies). There are plennnnnty of others I haven't had to touch-up recently. At least, they didn't feel noticeably inconsistent (no, I don't visually inspect every switch lol) Then again, even something so subtle as the way we like our lube applied is super personal and varies a lot (some people like over-lubed , some under-lubed, I'm in the middle somewhere) HMX switches are certainly good enough, I'm not trying to rag on them, and I own quite a few myself, just encouraging people to find out for themselves and to never stop looking
I personally think the appeal of HMX switches are due to the fact that their switches have a relatively consistent factory lube on most of their switches over the course of the last year or so.
Great video. Hoping a manufacturer makes a silent gamer switch soon (1.0mm actuation 2.0mm bottom out, something like that) with gamer-friendly firmware before I ditch them all for a Wooting.
king of the mid is weird flex lol. But yeah they're all pretty okay, even if all of HMX basically seem like just three or four different switches remade into a bunch of different colors with cool names. it's honestly getting old, but maybe that's just me
@@leftcoastfunk i mean if I'm paying 8 dollars for a burger that is 85-90% quality and taste of a gourmet 35 dollars burger, I think thats worthy of praise
@huycao100 I have most of their switches, I only find my 3 favorites: xinhai, blue topaz and sunset gleam. They have almost zero wobble, nice smooth travel, and fast response time.
To be fair, almost every switch I've tried this year (or last year, or the year before that) are better than the Morandi lol. I think you do the Gat Smoothies a disservice by comparing the two - they're SO much better! Top 10 for me
Morandis have insane stem wobble that is just annoying. If you want that deep sound signature, then vertex v1s, or as you said, gateron smoothies are better in every way.
@@GSixFiveFourThreeFourDashTwo funny thing is the stem wobble was only my third least favorite thing about the morandis bahaha. V1s on the right plate, and smoothies are great for deep bottom AND top out signature. Durock Ice Kings are actually super thunky but have an ever-so-slightly higher pitched top-out sound vs the smoothies
Me over here with my Morandis...😅. I want to get a gateron smoothie pack but which one do you suggest? I see a few different kinds like sea salt smoothie, regular, etc.
For the silent frozens, have the v2s replaced the originals to the point where they're no longer differentiated? To be up front, I've already bought them and have been using them from your shop so thank you. They're absolutely wonderful to use and whisper quiet to the point where I can be typing in the same room as someone and they'll barely notice.
Crazy how many new switches they keep coming out with. As far as linears are concerned, I've found my endgame with Gat Smoothies and WS Pearls
I feel the same way. I built a board with each kind of the smoothies, favorite has been rainy75 with sea salts. Only downside to the smoothies is now I don't need to try any more.
soo real in 2024, I was on the mx blacks boat couple years ago then I tried moded oil kings and thats it been using them on everything onwards. Best part they can be sourced cheaply.
Really enjoy the TTC Silent Frozen V2s
just received my 70pc hmx lotus from you guys. got them for 30 cents a switch and came within a week of ordering. good quality and i dont notice any defects. will order from you in the future 👍
WS Pearl is the best linear switch of this year! Milktooth introduced them to me and after comparing with the Aqua King v3, the Aqua King feels very slow, while being smooth, they are too slow to recover from the down stroke.
The best linear silent this year should be the TTC frozen v2. I tried 15 different silent switches and none can match the smoothness and overall feeling while being whimpering quiet.
TTC Frozen I've found to be extremely enjoyable although I do like various other silent switches for specific reasons if I could choose only one it would be the TTC.
@@tommyle628 The pearls are perfect when paired with Cerakeys. So glad I decided to give them a chance.
@@Shyningfade I'll try the Cerakeys soon, which kind of plate are you using?
@@tommyle628 I'm running these on a stock Epomaker Hi75. Haven't messed around with changing plates yet.
what would you say was the quietest of the silent linears you've tried?
As you can probably tell from the amount I have purchased I really love the Nixies. I wish Cherry would make a similar switch with a clear bottom though because they, much like other heavier linears, kill much of the RGB on any board you put them on. For me I think it's the minor scratch and feel like the most, they just feel different than many other switches. Probably going to order some Gazzew LT Linear to check out soon. Informative video as always!
What about draculas? Would you say any of these are noticeably smoother than them?
Thank you so much that you use Neo70 for the sound test!!
i picked up some nixies this year and i gotta say after L/F/SS they might be my favorite switch (out of the 18 or so i've tried). HMX is toooooo good for how convenient they are tho lmao
Loving the TTC Silent Frozen V2
Top five as in "most sold" or top five as in "best"? NIxies and most HMX switches are a testament to the power of the influence of content creators and also the herd mentality often found in hobbies like this. They're so hype that people forget to try or even talk about other switches. Don't get me wrong, I actually do like Nixies okayish - if they're lubed, filmed and spring-swapped. I also like *cough* some HMX switches, though I find that the majority of them sound and feel almost exactly the same. As a totality - these switches aren't bad, at all - but a chunk of the community has taken to treating HMX or Nixies as if they're the be-all-end-all of switches. If you haven't tried all the switches, how do you know you like those ones the best? Because other people in a discord server told you they are? LOL I will repeat this as many times as I need to til the day I die: one of the best things you can do is to buy or try as many switches as humanly possible. Anytime I have $50 I can spare (free shipping baby!), I'll get as many 10-packs of switches I haven't tried before from Milktooth. Anytime I order something from another vendor, I'll throw in a 10 (or 18) pack of switches I've never tried before. Don't exclusively just follow trends because you'll miss out on some cool switches and beside sometimes trends are just wrong (remember when everyone was talking about how Morandis are like just about the best switch ever, until we all tried them and realized they're just...not?)
Neptune and Venus sound really good and they're super smooth but the bottom-out just feels sort of...weird? I honestly don't know how to describe it but I didn't find them terribly enjoyable to type on. Aqua Kings are good - so eerily smooth it almost feels unnatural - but definitely not good enough to cost more than most other kinds of switches. Maybe if they were $0.40 a piece they'd be more worth it. Lastly, Silent Frozens are just about goated by now as far as silent switches are concerned. There are other good-enough silents out there, but you really can't go wrong with these
Honorable didn't-mentions: HMX Canglan v2, HMX Hibiscus, Gateron Smoothies, Aflion Windy Shadows (my current go-to) or Cloudy Shadows
In the end, only YOU can say what you like the best cause it really is just about preference. For me personally, it's two switches that almost nobody has ever heard of because they weren't hyped (one of which you can't even get anymore): UHMWPE Cows (L+F) and Aflion Tropical Water v2 (as-is/factory lube)
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I think the appeal of HMX switches (at least personally) is how good they feel/sound stock/factory lubed. I've been in this hobby for a few years now, not as much of an elitist as others, but I have probably around 20-25 different switches, 6 boards, numerous keycap sets, so I've done my fair share of over-spending. But when it comes to switches, I've ALWAYS had to hand lube switches I've purchased in order to make them sound good. HMX switches sound just as good without having to lube them which is just wild to me. I don't have a lot of free time, so lubing switches for 6 hours isn't really feasible anymore. I actually have HMX switches on their way to me today lol.
@@vl3244 I see the appeal of a good factory-lubed switch, and hmx factory lube is pretty consistent I'll give them that. It's not the best factory lube I've seen, but certainly good enough. Honestly it's been a hot second since I felt like I actually needed to go so far as to relube a factory-lubed switch (with the exception of the "lubed" nixies). There are plennnnnty of others I haven't had to touch-up recently. At least, they didn't feel noticeably inconsistent (no, I don't visually inspect every switch lol)
Then again, even something so subtle as the way we like our lube applied is super personal and varies a lot (some people like over-lubed , some under-lubed, I'm in the middle somewhere)
HMX switches are certainly good enough, I'm not trying to rag on them, and I own quite a few myself, just encouraging people to find out for themselves and to never stop looking
I personally think the appeal of HMX switches are due to the fact that their switches have a relatively consistent factory lube on most of their switches over the course of the last year or so.
Those silent frozens are so quiet. I have them on my board and have been loving them.
I own the TTC Venus and it is just impressive, beating the gateron oil king by a lot and all of the "thocky" switches
Great video.
Hoping a manufacturer makes a silent gamer switch soon (1.0mm actuation 2.0mm bottom out, something like that) with gamer-friendly firmware before I ditch them all for a Wooting.
Just purchased some cheese switches because of this video. Cant wait to compare them to the KD200 I have on my daily driver
HMX truly is the kinng of the mid-ranged switches. you can do no wrong with most switches from them. My favorites are cloud, cheese, macchiato
king of the mid is weird flex lol. But yeah they're all pretty okay, even if all of HMX basically seem like just three or four different switches remade into a bunch of different colors with cool names. it's honestly getting old, but maybe that's just me
@@leftcoastfunk i mean if I'm paying 8 dollars for a burger that is 85-90% quality and taste of a gourmet 35 dollars burger, I think thats worthy of praise
@huycao100 I have most of their switches, I only find my 3 favorites: xinhai, blue topaz and sunset gleam. They have almost zero wobble, nice smooth travel, and fast response time.
Gateron Smoothies blew me away this year! Basically, better Morandi switches in almost every way!
To be fair, almost every switch I've tried this year (or last year, or the year before that) are better than the Morandi lol. I think you do the Gat Smoothies a disservice by comparing the two - they're SO much better! Top 10 for me
@@max10hoop +1 for Gat Smoothies! It feels like typing on whipped cream. So light and creamy 🤤
Morandis have insane stem wobble that is just annoying. If you want that deep sound signature, then vertex v1s, or as you said, gateron smoothies are better in every way.
@@GSixFiveFourThreeFourDashTwo funny thing is the stem wobble was only my third least favorite thing about the morandis bahaha. V1s on the right plate, and smoothies are great for deep bottom AND top out signature. Durock Ice Kings are actually super thunky but have an ever-so-slightly higher pitched top-out sound vs the smoothies
Me over here with my Morandis...😅. I want to get a gateron smoothie pack but which one do you suggest? I see a few different kinds like sea salt smoothie, regular, etc.
I was literally just wondering if milktooth would drop another switch video!
Are the sound tests in the video stock or hand lubed and if so what was used?
All are stock
please come to europe, i beg of you
Cheeses are so money
For the silent frozens, have the v2s replaced the originals to the point where they're no longer differentiated?
To be up front, I've already bought them and have been using them from your shop so thank you. They're absolutely wonderful to use and whisper quiet to the point where I can be typing in the same room as someone and they'll barely notice.
Man I just stalked
who?
@@leftcoastfunk switches 👀
@@Catiesa who is this "switches" person? Should I warn them? Cool nickname tho
Aqua King 's a bit outdated tbh
What instead then?
I don't think switch will be outdated.
There're many hi-end keyboard using hg black.
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