The knocking sound in the beginning of the video scared the hell out of me. I'm wearing headphones, sitting at my desk and the knocking sounds like it's coming from the window on my second floor. Heart stops flat. Just flatlines for two seconds. I hit pause and slowly take off my headphones. Look at the window. Check the rooms if anyone was awake. See my daughter climbing back in bed and shrug it off like she just knocked something. I sit back down and hit play and KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Holy shit! What was that?! I pause the video again. I check my ring doorbell. I check downstairs. I check out the window like maybe a bird had learned the intricacies of doorbell ditch. Nothing. I hit play again. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. No way that's the video. Rewind, same knocking. How does it sound like it's coming from so far away? Every time I listen to it, it makes my heart skip a beat. Welcome back Shoobs. Thanks for such an emotional return.
Thanks for hyping up the 660C, as someone who also has one, I don’t think it’s just you, I have no idea what Leopold does, but it just feels so fucking good. I couldn’t really vibe with my friend’s HHKB so I kinda just ignored topre for a while, but the 660C made me fall in love. Just such a crisp feel, and an absolutely amazing sound too.
@@ShoobsTube Not sure what the difference is, but I swear Leopold uses different 45g domes than HHKB or Realforce board. Leopold's domes seem to be a little heavier feeling with a sharper tactility. Although be careful, Leopold changed the factory they produce their Topre boards in awhile back & the newer ones have some issues the older ones did not from what I hear. I've only tried OG 660Cs though so can't confirm that 100% myself.
i just love how youtube sent shoobs to my first page even this guy haven't post for a whole fking mouth how much money you give to the algorithm my page now showing the : a scuffed Paris blog to me
First topre experience was my Niz Plum, and fell in love and now just got the Realforce GX1 (rapid trigger topre) absolutely perfect combo of gaming and typing. Got the 30g version, so quick and yet has a satisfying tactility still
Random guy here, it's not very often I get to meet another shoobs. That's been my username for 15+ years now. Thanks for the informative video-fellow shoobs.
Getting closer to the bottom Shoobs, just catch a unnatural obsession for ALPS SKCM/L & you'll be buried under all the money you've spent at the bottom of the rabbit hole like the rest of us! 🤣
i have been wanting to get a leopold FC660C for about a year now. this just reminded me of the saddness of not being able to find one in stock. thanks for making me cry again shoobs
I just got back in the mechs scene after a while and did a whole lot of catchup. So much things changed and everyone has gone mad. One thing I liked was the different switch innovations in the mx scene, and one switch I really liked were the Silent Haimus with cutoffs. I had no idea why I liked the sound/feel so much and the Conical Keyboard Discord made me realize that I just miss the topres in my sold HHKB. 1/10 money sink hobby. PS: I say Chip-poo-lot, godsend saving my 40% pcb
Topre def goated, I'm up to 5 boards myself. 2 HHKB Hybrid Type-S (black one, white/beige one), a full size Realforce R2 PFU Limited (main work keeb now), a Norbauer tactical black Heavy Grail (HHKB Pro Classic internals), and a Norbauer polycarbonate Heavy 6 (Leopold FC660C internals). I love them all for various reasons, don't know if I could pick a favorite. The typing experience on the 660C was fantastic out the box, but it's on another level inside the Heavy 6 enclosure. Would love to see Shoobs try some Norbauer EC products.
Do I dare ask how much it costs for these 10+ year old rubber dome keyboards in these plastic housings? I know I need to give these a shot at some point, but it seems there’s pretty limited options for those that want a more premium case and/or mounting style
years ago i had a Leopold F6600C with Hasu controller .. That was one of the best Topre boards IMO.. a QMK Topre board what else would you want. What do you mean by Leopold that guy is mixed ?
I think more people should get the non-type-s for the shorter stem. When silenced and lubed, its an amazing feeling with the tactility right at the very very top so it basically felt linear with a cushiony bottom out.
Great video Shoobs, been feeling the same, and wanted to check out the Real Force boards. if only there was enough interest for the aftermarket cases. Cheers.
As a big tactile enjoyer and wanting to try EC I'm temped to try getting one of the EC60 PCBs to put into my Frog Mini. Main reason I've been turned off EC is I don't like HHKB and rather Tsangan layout on my 60s. How would be the best way to get one of these PCBs? I see the github to get the file but after that I'm a bit lost.
The corruption spreads. *rubs hands* For real though, the 660C is one of my absolute favorite boards and I typically trend towards the biggy McBig boards.
it is kinda scary to see that mechanical keyboard enthusiasts are arriving to the overengineered membrane keyboards, even though the point of membrane keyboard is to reduce cost. i guess after all, what some people need is not a keyboard, but a dophamine dose.
Huge fan of using these for work, had a niz plum and leopold that were great for typing quickly and being quiet... Unfortunately, I've grown to love the more annoying clack keyboards so back to chasing that rabbit hole
The difference between your last board and your other keyboards could be the switch plate. norbauer kits for the HHKB Pro 2-3 have a plate and the difference pretty noticeable. Should shred your credit card and find out!
the longer you stay in this hobby, the longer you start drifting to preferring topre. I have lots of mechanical keyboards. Way too many to be a reasonable amount. You want to know whats on my desk right now? An hhkb classic with 45g topre. I used to hate topre boards. Now i love my hhkb. Theres so many topre fans out there that are overly gatekeepy and that ruined my view on topre for so long and I hope that there will soon be some real objective topre content now.
Literally how my journey is going right now. Started off being off put by topre. Two years later picked up a stock realforce and modded it. Then just got and now dailying a pro2 Type-S And now more EC options coming out beyond the HHKB / RF. What a time to be alive
This video made has made me wanna try it. I also agree that the first board (and second board IMO) would've put me off to. It had this plastic grinding type sound that i didn't like. Time to go buy and try out a topre board!
You should try one of the Niz boards. Bought a Plum 68 for my girlfriend and put a ePBT set on it and it absolutely slaps. They're super affordable but actually one of the best stock EC board money can buy
need me some dome and not just the rubber kind
You get what you give
🤯
copre mod for my dome in your ass
Baja blast or nothing.
@@BreadTeleporterAndii it's good I've had like exclusively that from mountain dew everything else is ass
Bro it's 1 in the morning and that knock at 1:00 scared the fuck outta me. My poor heart.
REALLLLLL
make no mistake, shoobs is very particular about the way his rubbers feel.
"Decently hard to find" is just a more subtle way to say "I paid 3x the normal price to get this keyboard without winkeys"
Shoob never fails to mispronouce simple words
Im tyring my bets
@@ShoobsTube tyr berttr
@@ryelo5448yh tier butrer
The knocking sound in the beginning of the video scared the hell out of me. I'm wearing headphones, sitting at my desk and the knocking sounds like it's coming from the window on my second floor. Heart stops flat. Just flatlines for two seconds. I hit pause and slowly take off my headphones. Look at the window. Check the rooms if anyone was awake. See my daughter climbing back in bed and shrug it off like she just knocked something.
I sit back down and hit play and KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Holy shit! What was that?! I pause the video again. I check my ring doorbell. I check downstairs. I check out the window like maybe a bird had learned the intricacies of doorbell ditch. Nothing.
I hit play again. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. No way that's the video. Rewind, same knocking. How does it sound like it's coming from so far away? Every time I listen to it, it makes my heart skip a beat.
Welcome back Shoobs. Thanks for such an emotional return.
dude I swear it almost killed me! first time in my life I regret being an audofile. It was so real LMAO
I'm glad it wasn't just me. I feel you lol
I thought someone knocked on my door lol
Thought my neighbors were breaking down my door 😂
Holy Crap I was watching this video at 2 am and that knocking sound scared tf outta me especially with the headphones I'm wearing 😭
can we take a moment to appreciate the content that shoob inserts into our mouths?
I wouldnt word it that way..
oh i would daddy shoobs OwO@@ShoobsTube
Shoobs never fails to disappoint his father 😍😍
true!
Something tells me "rabbit holes" are just a bunch of tunnels interconnected into one massive network of financial tomfoolery.
I mean you're not wrong....
Thanks for hyping up the 660C, as someone who also has one, I don’t think it’s just you, I have no idea what Leopold does, but it just feels so fucking good. I couldn’t really vibe with my friend’s HHKB so I kinda just ignored topre for a while, but the 660C made me fall in love. Just such a crisp feel, and an absolutely amazing sound too.
they really did something special to it, its super damn unique.
@@ShoobsTube Not sure what the difference is, but I swear Leopold uses different 45g domes than HHKB or Realforce board. Leopold's domes seem to be a little heavier feeling with a sharper tactility. Although be careful, Leopold changed the factory they produce their Topre boards in awhile back & the newer ones have some issues the older ones did not from what I hear. I've only tried OG 660Cs though so can't confirm that 100% myself.
That teams call sound is like second next to the default alexa alarm that really gets my heart racing
It is good to hear you took up cocaine as a new rabbit hole, Shoobs. God bless
having just fell down the topre rabbit hole myself after years in the mx side of the hobby, i can fully appreciate this video!
That door knock with my headphones on SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME lol
Hopefully this vid pops off and opens up the pandoras box of EC boards.
#RubberCupGang
i just love how youtube sent shoobs to my first page even this guy haven't post for a whole fking mouth
how much money you give to the algorithm
my page now showing the : a scuffed Paris blog to me
Make a video using every kind of tape for tape mod
First topre experience was my Niz Plum, and fell in love and now just got the Realforce GX1 (rapid trigger topre) absolutely perfect combo of gaming and typing. Got the 30g version, so quick and yet has a satisfying tactility still
Random guy here, it's not very often I get to meet another shoobs. That's been my username for 15+ years now. Thanks for the informative video-fellow shoobs.
Another hit... And another scuffed rabbit hole
2:12 that left shift is SCREAMIN
Getting closer to the bottom Shoobs, just catch a unnatural obsession for ALPS SKCM/L & you'll be buried under all the money you've spent at the bottom of the rabbit hole like the rest of us! 🤣
i have been wanting to get a leopold FC660C for about a year now. this just reminded me of the saddness of not being able to find one in stock. thanks for making me cry again shoobs
yeah they are getting rarer now. Good luck with the search! try checking out japanese auctions and xianyu in china, some pop up for decent prices
@@ShoobsTube thanks for the tip ^^
The real force boards sound the best! They sound so good
bro the knock in the video is criminal.
I just got back in the mechs scene after a while and did a whole lot of catchup. So much things changed and everyone has gone mad. One thing I liked was the different switch innovations in the mx scene, and one switch I really liked were the Silent Haimus with cutoffs. I had no idea why I liked the sound/feel so much and the Conical Keyboard Discord made me realize that I just miss the topres in my sold HHKB.
1/10 money sink hobby. PS: I say Chip-poo-lot, godsend saving my 40% pcb
Topre def goated, I'm up to 5 boards myself. 2 HHKB Hybrid Type-S (black one, white/beige one), a full size Realforce R2 PFU Limited (main work keeb now), a Norbauer tactical black Heavy Grail (HHKB Pro Classic internals), and a Norbauer polycarbonate Heavy 6 (Leopold FC660C internals). I love them all for various reasons, don't know if I could pick a favorite. The typing experience on the 660C was fantastic out the box, but it's on another level inside the Heavy 6 enclosure. Would love to see Shoobs try some Norbauer EC products.
Welcome to the dark side my friend! Been using one for the last two years and it's hard to go back.
God, the Teams call sound made my heart skip a beat
Do I dare ask how much it costs for these 10+ year old rubber dome keyboards in these plastic housings? I know I need to give these a shot at some point, but it seems there’s pretty limited options for those that want a more premium case and/or mounting style
you can check out japanese auctions using a proxy, I picked mine up for like 120, the supply over there is much higher than in the US for sure
@@ShoobsTube Thanks Shoobs!! That is not nearly as bad as I was expecting!!
next episode: shoobs goes all in into vintage boards
years ago i had a Leopold F6600C with Hasu controller .. That was one of the best Topre boards IMO.. a QMK Topre board what else would you want. What do you mean by Leopold that guy is mixed ?
hey shoobs, great video! wondering if you have tried the niz plum atom 68?
if so what do you think about it? would love to hear your thoughts on it!
I have not, I do want to try some of the oem niz stuff tho!
Just start putting subway surfer gameplay on your boards with screens
Bro I swear I thought that knock was in real life cause my headphones, I was shock hahaha its 5 AM
When Snoop Dog gives up on smoke, Shoob picks up another addiction 😍
I think more people should get the non-type-s for the shorter stem. When silenced and lubed, its an amazing feeling with the tactility right at the very very top so it basically felt linear with a cushiony bottom out.
cup rubber oneness!!!! also lubing the PCB is chad moves
Have u tried BKE domes
nope, really want to try sony and more deskeys stuff tho soon
Topre is love, topre is life.
Shooby dooby shoobs, I’ve never been this early!!!
welcome to the better side of the hobby
thank you shoobs just in time for me to fall into it too
solidarity
Great video Shoobs, been feeling the same, and wanted to check out the Real Force boards. if only there was enough interest for the aftermarket cases. Cheers.
Have you tried the EC kits from Niz?
Maybe you can take a sidequest to IBM buckling sleeves whilst you're at it! ;) Cipulot can also vouch for those
and then mitsumi hybrid tactiles, and then... Rabbit hole anew
Another Shoobs masterpiece
another great Jordan comment
Wait what do you mean pcb lubed? I dont think you should be putting lube on the springs
As a big tactile enjoyer and wanting to try EC I'm temped to try getting one of the EC60 PCBs to put into my Frog Mini. Main reason I've been turned off EC is I don't like HHKB and rather Tsangan layout on my 60s. How would be the best way to get one of these PCBs? I see the github to get the file but after that I'm a bit lost.
The corruption spreads. *rubs hands*
For real though, the 660C is one of my absolute favorite boards and I typically trend towards the biggy McBig boards.
it is kinda scary to see that mechanical keyboard enthusiasts are arriving to the overengineered membrane keyboards, even though the point of membrane keyboard is to reduce cost. i guess after all, what some people need is not a keyboard, but a dophamine dose.
But do you have the FC980C?
soon
is the spacebar on backwards every time or am i trippin
im pretty sure the keyboards in my local police forces cars r topre, they looked and sounded like them (there was a keycap missing lol)
Have you take a look at Sho66 Aluminum case for Leopold FC660C yet?
Huge fan of using these for work, had a niz plum and leopold that were great for typing quickly and being quiet... Unfortunately, I've grown to love the more annoying clack keyboards so back to chasing that rabbit hole
Agree, the sound actually helps typing more betterder
Damn I didnt know Blackriver made custom EC caps. Black's a real one btw
And ye tbh I think the Realforce sounds better than the HHKB
How do you lube topre switches ?
Topre is the true endgame
shoobs somehow keeps getting more degen as time passes
The difference between your last board and your other keyboards could be the switch plate. norbauer kits for the HHKB Pro 2-3 have a plate and the difference pretty noticeable. Should shred your credit card and find out!
Where can I get me-self some aged domes?
the longer you stay in this hobby, the longer you start drifting to preferring topre. I have lots of mechanical keyboards. Way too many to be a reasonable amount. You want to know whats on my desk right now? An hhkb classic with 45g topre. I used to hate topre boards. Now i love my hhkb. Theres so many topre fans out there that are overly gatekeepy and that ruined my view on topre for so long and I hope that there will soon be some real objective topre content now.
Literally how my journey is going right now. Started off being off put by topre. Two years later picked up a stock realforce and modded it.
Then just got and now dailying a pro2 Type-S
And now more EC options coming out beyond the HHKB / RF. What a time to be alive
This video made has made me wanna try it. I also agree that the first board (and second board IMO) would've put me off to. It had this plastic grinding type sound that i didn't like. Time to go buy and try out a topre board!
You should try one of the Niz boards. Bought a Plum 68 for my girlfriend and put a ePBT set on it and it absolutely slaps. They're super affordable but actually one of the best stock EC board money can buy
Second this, Niz plum is amazing, be aware of the on standard space bar size tho....After a year Im back to tactile tho
@@danosdotnl depends on the model, the 68 is a standard 6.25u
6 sound tests in one video?? in this economy???
Did you try Alps switches? It's another rabbit hole that waiting you
you first think its expensive until you start getting into norbauer cases......
Have u tried Niz tho….
Yooo, that teams soound gave me instant anxiety and has made me realise... I need to find a new job T.T
You are now one with cup rubber 🙏
I have been enjoying my Topre knockoff Niz keyboards. Funny boiling water sounds for the win.
I prefer Niz honestly
You should try out orange and brown alps.
the grass is greener on this side; welcome to the dark side 😈
Damn, Leopold's hot and sounds like Boba.
- Mahatma Gandhi.
"sip-you-lot" right?
Someone said "Keyboard nipples" and he decided to invest heavily
SHOOBS IS ALIVE???
2 months, 6 boards~ absolutely degenerate
Looking forward to more Topre content
saw your addiction on conical happen in real time
Bro please in the time you’ve been gone I started going to the gym and worsened my drug addiction u gotta stop leaving us😭😭😭😭
heresy!
I need me some Iron dome
Topre FTW
Didn't you say something about how people who like Topre switches having piss kinks?
How did it go that bad when ur majoring in finance... you scare me
I play tft and honkai during class
@@ShoobsTube it turned from bad to horrible, what have u done bachoo
Topre is endgame
just got an ec as well!
Didn’t you get into college?
Lol I saw shoobs on Mechmarket asking to buy topre
Time to get him to try hi tek series 725
Shoobs is just like me fr
Legit Topre is a fun adventure unless you’ve gone into Norbauer stuff
Norbauer requires infinite money and time
shoobs is our daddy
bro...
can't call yourself a weeb if you say tsangan like that
nice clack
I like too haha
Wow, I really hate the sound of these boards. But I do appreciate you going down that rabbit hole and sharing your finding with all of us.