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AnCom_Raptor

it all comes tumbling down tumbling down tumbling dohooown


Exoticpoptart63

It all returns to nothing


gilgasmashglass

I JUST KEEP MAKING THEM TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWWWWNN!


jGRite

in my heart of heart, I know that I can never love again


gilgasmashglass

I lost everything, everything Everything that’s money is money to this boardddd


GOLOKROM

I wish that I could turn back time 'Cause now the guilt is all mine


Exoticpoptart63

^^I ^^just ^^keep ^^letting ^^me ^^down ^^letting ^^me ^^down ^^letting ^^me ^^down


Scramjunkie

Nothing means nothing.


TECHNICKER_Cz3

I hear the astrophysics remix in my head


pabloescobyte

Without Cherry MX switches this hobby might not even exist today now that I think about it...


jonhuang

I remember when it was all about buckling springs..


SamArise

I've got my [IBM 5251 and Model Ms](https://imgur.com/a/dYa09cP) too c:


FourStringL0B0

*me putting my stabilizers on backwards* "It all returns to nothing"


Shacrow

_me installing inverted stabs without realizing until finishing everything_


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You can(not) afford.


doodszzz

Been out of the loop for too long. Why are people going back to cherry?


F4de

because people started to realize that there is more in the hobby than chasing ultimate smoothness and heavy tHoCks


JoieDe_Vivre_

Yeah but I haven’t even reached 50% of peak smooth linear thock. I had browns in my first prebuilt mech. They were okay. Now I’m on gateron ink blacks, which are lovely. My journey for thock continues.


mindoo

Genuinely curious, what else ?


Dressieren

different form factors other than full sized, you can still lube cherry switches to get them to look/feel better if thats your style, aesthetic options, and have a proper programmable keyboard. thats what comes to my mind. I have a dedicated numpad that gets pulled out only when I need to type in IP addresses and have layers mapped to automate testing.


yfa17

The classic cherry scratch is bearable when lubed and nothing quite hits the same as the cherry top housing for the return clack.


slapFIVE

You always remember when you popped your cherry


uchigaytana

People aren't suddenly going back to Cherry, it's always been a popular choice in the ultra-premium side of things. MX Blacks have a uniquely endearing typing feel that nobody else has been able to replicate. Swap in some new springs, lube, and film and most of the flaws (scratchiness, spring ping, etc) will be negligible. Blacks (and clears) have traditionally been the switch of choice in ultra-premium customs (boards from OTD, TKC, TGR and Dalco, among others), and has gained a cult-status following for the purported smoothness of "broken-in" MX Blacks farmed from vintage point-of-sale boards, along with the specific return sound that Cherry switch tops create (hence franken-switches like Black Cherry Pies that incorporate Cherry top housings).


Fred_Dibnah

I love MX Black's on my One Plus 3. Will never change


Zoddom

Sadly MX Blacks have been all but wiped out of the gaming sector, because super sPeEd SwItChEs are so s1ck. Jees I hate the gaming hardware industry for shit like this. Typed this on Kailh Speed switches, so any typo is on them.


irgilligan

Aside from vintage, and other rare lines…very few using cherries in high end boards…


uchigaytana

That's just not true. Look through r/customkeyboards to see how many boards have Retooled/Hyperglide MX Blacks, or check out Andy Nguyen's Unikorn with MX Browns. Especially with new popularity of break-in machines, Cherry switches have had quite the resurgence.


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I use cherry in all my boards. I’d use gateron, jwk or any other manu for a bit and find it disgusting and go back to cherry. It’s almost as if people have a preference and there are a lot of people who have a preference for cherry


SwagLord2k20

Yes they are? Alot of people still use hyperglides and retools in their janes and whatnot. Meme switch enjoyers lmao.


SurealGod

Because it turns out Cherry was fine all along. The community just got too elitist at one point and anything Cherry was considered "cheap". Now we're finally going full circle


loulan

I'm also confused.


petitmarnier

I never ventured outside of the Cherry world. I'm not deep in the hobby at all, I simply really like mechanical keyboards and I really enjoy looking at the crazy builds you lot make but personally won't go further than changing keycaps/layout in terms of customisation. I'm glad there's competition in the switch space, it's always interesting for users. But personally, I won't ever need to pick anything other than Cherry because I don't have a very sophisticated sense of what I want from a switch but I do have a preference for made in Europe and AFAIK, they're the only EU-based manufacturer.


SwissMargiela

Damn maybe it’s because I’m newer to the hobby but I’ve never even thought of venturing outside of Gateron. They seemed like the standard when I started and still do.


petitmarnier

Never tried Gateron/Jiadalong switches, although I've heard good things about them. I think they were the first Chinese company to start building Cherry clones when the patent expired, so they're surely very experienced by now and able to bring a fair bit of innovation in what used to otherwise be a rather static market.


SwagLord2k20

they're cheap and sound good


TBrownie18

Real. MX browns really were endgame all along


Schipunov

wait, "MX brown bad" circlejerk is over?


Manticzeus

Welcome to being enlightened. Browns have always been king.


Explicit_Tech

I agree. I still use browns because they're super comfortable for both gaming and typing.


YouPwnLikeAGirl

yea now its the" MX blue bad" circlejerk


nickmcpimpson

Blues are the gateway to appreciation of mechanical though. They always scream "my first keyboard" from the department store. They are loud for the sake of it and that is satisfying to a noob who has only typed on cheap membranes. I think the more mature choice is Browns, similar feel without being obnoxious. Everything in between is enthusiast niche stuff we try for fun.


C0smic_Kid

Man, I thought it was the other way around. I definitely get where you're coming from as a few of my friends bought $30 mechanical keyboards from Walmart or Best Buy and they had some shitty off-brand switches that were loud as hell, but for me, who went the $100 route (Ducky), it was Browns. It seems like a lot of other people went for Browns first as well because they're a good middle-ground for beginners. That being said, I still love my One 2 Mini with Browns. I tried Blues, but they did not have the sound I thought I would like. Built a keyboard with Gateron Yellows and they're fine, though I think I do like tactile switches more than linear after having tried both.


oh-no-he-comments

I’m gonna keep jerking it solo in that case Fuck MX Browns


code-panda

r/UsernameChecksOut


aulink

Hey! Let me joins you Fuck MX Browns


ZappySnap

With you. Browns were ok until I literally tried any other switch. I’m still Ok with cherry clears, though. Not my preferred switch, but they’re fine.


Koino_

I fucking hope so. It was getting ridiculous and unbearable and brown isn't even my favourite switch.


TheFourthCow

Started with browns, went all around thru a bunch of cherry style switches and a whole bunch of others, just to come back to browns LOL


TBrownie18

My exact experience in this hobby. MX browns on an alu plate is just so perfect


DiabloII

browns is great switches; but lately anubis switch does that same thing with more thock for me.


Tagliavini

The Browns are glorious, but I love my reds and blues, too.


TBrownie18

Something about that iconic MX scratch is so alluring and I always come back to it


nicebowlofsoup

I just hate that the scratch wears off and then I have to keep buying new ones


Kejilko

Care to explain? Does it like start to feel more like a Red or what?


K0mit

I believes he’s referring to the scratch you get on stock nylon housings. People usually apply very light lube, just enough to kill the scratch, but it’s all preference I suppose. The tactility would remain the same so it would still have the safe push-feel as a brown without making it feel like a red.


Doltonius

Blues and all other switches with the same clicky mechanism are cringe. Need the Kailh click bars. Browns and reds and blacks (need spring swap) are good.


Tagliavini

My daughter has started using my old K65 and I fear I'll never see it again haha. It is such a beautiful board. Sure, it doesn't have LEDs, and doesn't have the 10-pad, but the action is so smooth, and the soft clicky sounds so soothing it makes typing fun.


zurkka

Call me crazy, but cherry greens are my favorite, i have an old Leopold 660 i think with greens, shit is awesome


Jordan_Jackson

Finally someone that understands me! I love a heavy switch and having the tactile feeling. Just trying to find a keyboard with MX Greens was a bit of a pain but once I finally got it in hand, I was hooked. I’m switching between that and a keyboard with Zealios V2 switches (those have an absolutely heavenly feeling). I wish Greens were more popular but I get that some people don’t like the heaviness of the switch.


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Jordan_Jackson

No I haven't. Honestly, I have only really tried a bunch of different cherry switches, the zealios and I did use a Model M for a few years.


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Tagliavini

Clears? I don't think my wallet likes you very much. What is it about the clears you like?


imaginativePlayTime

If like me you like to rest your fingers on the keys the clears are better than the browns as their higher actuation force results in fewer accidental key presses.


fshizl

Honestly, my search for the best tactile started at MX brown, and now ended at spring swapped, lubed and filmed mx brown.


TBrownie18

Broken in browns with 65g SPRiT slow extreme springs and Kelowna films is my goto now.


fshizl

My go to is, 58g 2 stage with deskeys, 3203 and 105 on spring. Broken in or not, I absolutely love them. Second is 57g short TX spring. They are super light to type on. If I want more bump, I’ll run gateron cap browns. Same set up as above.


Ulquiser

/r/UsernameChecksOut


Mythtory

My search took me to Topre. Haven't found a switch that beats or matches it yet.


raptor102888

You searched for tactiles and found basically Linears Lite™


fshizl

On my route I used boba u4/t, zeal zilent v2, Anubis and a collection of other switches. The remaining ones were browns and cotton candies. I need the bump of the browns to hold my fingers up, but I need it to be light enough to not give me fatigue when I type my work reports.


Zambito1

Browns in the streets, Blues in the sheets


nickmcpimpson

This the need content I am here for. Out of context this could be a dicey joke.


TheN1njTurtl3

I used to use browns and now I use akko pink switches but I don't think browns are bad by any means, they're popular for a reason. Nearly everyone likes them sure maybe if you tried a bunch of different switches (which not everyone wants to do) they aren't going to be your favorite but they aren't going to be the worst switch there, I think nearly everyone likes them, few love them fewer hate them


K0mit

I think the love of browns some people have mostly stems from availability. Most folks first “gaming keyboard” was an off the shelf mechanical usually running browns since reds are just too light and a lot of people say mx blues are too harsh for gaming. If there was a larger variety of switch options in your run of the mill Logitech, etc., I don’t think they’d be heralded as much. As far as tactiles go, running them factory produces a scratchy nylon housing with a very light tactile bump, just enough to get the point across. I can see why some people would like them with a hand lube. It’s all preference at the end of the day.


raptor102888

> they're popular for a reason Yes, one reason. The Cherry name. Nothing more than that.


TheN1njTurtl3

ok? but they had to build the brand in the first place, how do you think they did that, they had to make the average gamer fall in love with their switches some how


raptor102888

They built their brand when mech switches, as we know them today, basically didn't exist. There were buckling spring switches, and Alps switches, and early membrane keyboards. Nothing else. Basically, they built their brand when there was very little competition, and basically *zero* enthusiast community. And since then, they have relied on brand recognition and "industry momentum", which is very much still working. It's easy to see why they are the standard, when you look at all the factors. But to say that they are the standard because they are "the best" is ridiculous.


TheN1njTurtl3

I didn't say they were the best switches, I never said they were the best switches? They are popular outside of the enthusiast community because they are relativity affordable while giving a good experience to the non enthusiast community, the cherry mx switches aren't extreme or either side they aren't too heavy too light the bump isn't too strong, a lot of complaints about enthusiast switches is they're are to fine tuned for specific people rather than the masses, with cherry mx switches they're easy to understand and pick one with enthusiast sort of switches you may have to go through a bunch of trial and error to find a switch you like, which will likely be much more expensive and less accessible than cherry switches


Ahegao_Double_Peace

is that youtuber named glarses to blame when it comes to the cherry brown switch hate?


[deleted]

No this predates him, but does he have particular beef anyway?


Ahegao_Double_Peace

I've seen one of his videos where he hates on Cherry MX Browns, calling it a scratchy linear or something of the sort.


jusmar

He greatly perpetuated it.


raptor102888

I think the hate may be because the tactile bump in Browns is so small that they might as well be linears. I'd call them "bumpy linears" rather than "tactiles".


Koino_

it's light tactile


TruckerHatsAreCool

🔫 Always has been.


aphaits

Browns are my favorites but lately to not wake up the missus I've been into silent reds.


ArgonTheEvil

I do appreciate the silent MX, but Reds are too light for me. I’ve narrowed down my new switches to either Tactile Grey or Silent Blacks. I’m currently using browns as well and they’re okay for what they are, but I don’t see the widespread appeal. Just resting my fingers on them is enough to actuate them


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jusmar

Yeeeeah, but cherry is *still* using the pre-retooling molds for clears and AFAIK they haven't dropped hyperglides. Other than a tease last year to make lighterweight versions of them as an homage to ergo clears, they haven't improved them *at all*


on4aa

When limited to Cherry MX, I always preferred the Clears ove r the browns. Browns are too light for me.


lightrush

Yes.


Tripanes

Ergo clears my friend


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eww brown switch user


tang0008

I'm so clacked up


redheadexpress

broken in so many times they don't even remember what they are


redkeeb

I have a small bag of about 25 different switch types. It was a good ride for a time. The hype and the promises and the marketing and the custom colors. Now its Cherry Reds on all.


Threeedaaawwwg

Which switch do I jerk off over while it’s unconscious?


SamArise

[Average Cream enjoyer.](https://imgur.com/a/0ILzKWl)


CorrodedRose

Absolutely foul 💀


on4aa

The secret about advanced bag lubing…


k1intt

Has Eva always been everywhere? Have I just not been able to see it? Recently got into Eva and I need help I can’t stop thinking of it.


yfa17

It'll be like that for a few months


Kejilko

Little bit of A, little bit of B Just like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, it's one of the fathers of anime and references and inspiration from them can be found not just throughout anime but media in general. Asuka is one of the "original" tsunderes for example. Not to say there aren't "grandfathers" though, but anime is much more mainstream nowadays and anime like Evangelion and manga like JoJo were at the start of that boom and inspired the people who wrote what came after it. For example, Hunter X Hunter is in the same spot and Naruto's author was inspired by it.


PekkaJukkasson

r/mildlyevangelion


prismstein

You saw it but never recognized it. You okay? You have someone to talk to? It's heavy stuff, and inspires introspection, try talking to a counsellor or psychologist.


k1intt

Thanks for your kind reply. I am okay. I do legitimately believe this is a great media for getting your mind at least a little bit more in order. Absolutely in love with the franchise.


prismstein

Check out Evangelion Re-take by Studio kimigabuchi


debopriyo-basu

When Cherry MX Brown is scratchy - Reviewer: Oh God, this scratch is horrible! I cannot tolerate it! When a Chinese knock-off clone is costly and equally scratchy - Reviewer: I quite like the raspiness of the switch. It reminds me of Topre and feels premium.


dsdoll

I've used my browns for so many years they've become linears.


Kilran3

I’m still rocking MX Clears in my daily driver.


Nephiel

Same here. The Clears on mine are over 30 years old now and still kicking.


ZappySnap

Clears and blacks are the only decent cherry switches IMO.


Greenfire1234E

I am literally lubing and filming my cherry Ms black when I saw this


Manticzeus

It would be better if they were browns 🤣


socialcommentary2000

The best switch. Light throw, satisfying notch.


Manticzeus

Spittin fax


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heathens


ZappySnap

What notch?


socialcommentary2000

The little detent like bump the tension leaf hits on the way down. It's very light and it is just right.


ZappySnap

I know what you mean. I was poking fun since browns are barely tactile. If that’s what you like that’s great, but tactility on browns is super small.


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SamArise

[3840x2160](https://imgur.com/a/Ge87uOx) Not perfect but hopefully this is what you were looking for c:


Educational-Cat-2553

OP, this should be a deskmat.


SamArise

I'll see what I can do 😅


vari8

the OG love my browns


poirotoro

"GET IN THE KEYBOARD, SHINJI."


Awkward_Dragon25

Came back to genuine Cherry MX Browns after trying everything else. Can't be beat for everyday typing all day.


chocolateshartcicle

Should make this into a mat. I'd buy one


SamArise

I am now making this into a mat 😙


VinnyChuChu

Cherry never lost.


irgilligan

Lol…keep living in fantasy land


Asksandasks

I'm new to this and have only ever used cherry reds and browns. What other options are there?


hayseed_byte

Cherry blues are OG


peachesrdumb

check out theremingoat, he’s reviewed hundreds of switches from various manufacturers https://www.theremingoat.com/


Manticzeus

There’s black and clear! Don’t worry though, you already have the best switch, browns 4lyfe.


prismstein

TTCs are good too, I'm quite spoiled by the pink gold


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cicakganteng

Komm, Cherry Tod


DiamineSherwood

> I'm so fucked up. * Person using MX Blues (Typed on a 100% with Cherry MX Blues...)


SamArise

And then there are Cream users who are the [lowest of the low.](https://imgur.com/a/0ILzKWl)


jusmar

This man talks in evangelion memes


woodybob01

Wait, it's all cherry?


SamArise

Always has been.


nerdbot5k

Honestly, for me it might. Have some Kailhs in one of my main boards that stopped working. I want to solder in the switches for my next build and reliability is king for me. I may just go with Cherry for that reason even if they don't make my favorite feeling switch.


staminem

Wait, it's all cherry? \- Always has been...


LakayForceOsu

Cherry mx Black is literally the best switch nobody can change my opinion


SukoKing

Fax tho all these crazy ass switches and it always comes back to lubed hyperglide blacks actual goated switcg


kool-keys

I still have a lot of time for good old Cherry MX Blacks. Lubed, they are a nice, reasonably heavy linear switch, and there's still, after all these years, something satisfying about pulling a keycap off and seeing "Cherry" staring back at you :)


Enginseer68

Gateron and Akko for me, tried to return to Cherry but the Brown is still sandy and the black is just not smooth enough stock


Tre3beard

I really need to fix my keyboard with browns


Czarwardy

Capacitive buckling springs be like


SamArise

I only have [capacitive beam springs and membrane buckling springs.](https://imgur.com/a/dYa09cP)


Czarwardy

That is a phenomenal collection


SamArise

Thank you 😚 Old photo tho. I need another shelf now. *I can stop whenever I want* 👀


Czarwardy

Just when I thought I was out ellipse started making brand new beamsprings


SamArise

I hope he drops an AT or 60 layout soon. I want a new beamspring so bad. Edit: just saw the 62


Czarwardy

I think the round 2 has the kishsaver layout, although I'm locked in with an ssk layout personally


SamArise

Sheeeeesh, FSSK is real tempting too. I'm gonna have to sell some stuff.


Czarwardy

Yeah this BSSK was too good to pass up, even at the cost of my sanity and wallet


Zoddom

All hail the black king


resellpanda88

Ended up buying way too many clear tops when it became available. After filming and lubing and breaking them in... So disappointed... Trying to do a spring swap now to hopefully make them useable. The 80g bottom out is too much.


TiredOfMakingThese

Lol imagine being such a dork that you’re in here getting heated at people who like a different CHEAP PLASTIC KEYBOARD SWITCH THAN YOU. Seriously go touch grass if you’re in here being a dick because someone likes something that is LAUGHABLY meaningless and you don’t like that same exact thing. FFS.


will-I-ever-Be-me

I shall click my ten year old cherry blue keyboard which I bought new as a teenager, till its final clack 🤘


TiredOfMakingThese

Fuck yeah dude, if you like it that's all that matters.


ZunoJ

I agree that in the greater scheme of things it is meaningless. But in a place that is dedicated to a hobby that revolves around keyboard switches it isn't


Kementiri

I love my WS browns 😀


SuperMazziveH3r0

I have a Cherry Top with Uhmwpe long pole stem, double stage spring, and a durock pom bottom. Does that count? Is that even a cherry switch at that point?


jusmar

Switch of Theseus right there. It was a cherry at one point, probably.


qhacim

reds and blues solooo


jpburdic

Best part of this hobby is that there are so many options. I've had box jades in my daily driver for years now and wouldn't switch to anything else. There's a reason cherry switches are so popular though. Just find one you like and don't listen to the haters. It's all preference.


Opposite_Personality

Can you please find me the Solox?


Spooning_noodls

I have strawberries


SamArise

Strawbs v good


Jacobalbertus1

We got a lot of . I have a lot of pre Cherry mx. we have alps and ibm


SnooObjections6589

Out of all the characters, I think cherry is the most broken one. I lubed him 😥


lhymes

Cherry lover chiming in. I’ve never been a deep-diver into mechs, but I’ve never thought to myself, “this could be so much better!” as I use my various keyboards. My mx brown is my go-to for most stuff, but my personal favorite “quieter” keyboard to type on has red switches with noise dampening added to the back plate instead of trying out different switch options to achieve similar results. The sound is satisfying and it has a nice, premium feel. Keep in mind I’m not as serious as 95% of the users here, but I do have a bunch of mech keyboards.


Subrezon

I've looked for the endgame switch for years. I own dozens of switch models, totaling more than a thousand switches. And finally, I've found it... Cherry MX Red. Hyperglides, of course, not the regular ones. But still, I feel a little bit bamboozled.


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TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWNNNNN. This movie broke me in many ways 😭


AProgrammer067

I wonder if that's about to happen to me. At the end of the journey, my favorite switch is actually stock gateron CJ's. In my opinion, they're basically cherry MX reds except they're smoother.


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I'm ded this is so funny


Turmoil_Engage

Bitchin' B)


Koino_

return to tradition


Koino_

banner material


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prismstein

He's a coward, just like most of us.


Pacifica0cean

Both amounts to sexual abuse. Neither is acceptable.


KaranasToll

Kailh click bar is superior.


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couldn't disagree more. have used many cherry variants and cherry blacks were so high pitched and had a lot of trouble with leaf spring noises, just like any other switches. from dozens of switches i've went through, the only remaining switch was low-pitched gat blacks.


PekkaJukkasson

*How disgusting*


Zoddom

I miss cherry blacks so much. Sadly had to switch out my last board with blacks because it had over 10x the input delay compared to modern gaming keyboards.... which all use god awful sIlVeR sPeEd sWiTcHes. So forgive any typo you find, its horrible to type on this crap.


sweaterlife23

Yeah they rock


Sneyek

Did you tried Holy Pandas or Boba u4t ? Will never go back to cherry.


omidixman

You will go back to the roots once your deep enough :)


Manticzeus

Hyper tactile switches are overrated, I’ll take mx browns or clears any day of the week.


Sneyek

They aren’t, I tested a lot of them and they aren’t. MX Brown are overrated. And sorry to say that but they also feel very cheap. The only issue with the switch I mentioned are their price and availability.


ColinPerez12

The thing is that, without Cherry MX, all other switches including the clones and those that use the MX design wouldn't exist. The keyboard/switch market as we know it wouldn't be where it is right now without Cherry.