Best sounding switches and Keycap profile
Hi Everyone, I just bought my first mechanical keyboard (Wooting 80HE) and ordered the Geon Raws HE after watching a few YouTube videos—they sounded great. However, on my keyboard, they sound clacky as hell, and I actually prefer the Lekker 60 V2! They’re much quieter and sound better (in my opinion). Right now, I’m using the PCR case because my Zinc case won’t arrive for another month (mid-March). Do you think that’s why the Geon Raws HE sound so off? I’m considering getting the Jades Pro, but I don’t want to waste more money on switches if it’s not necessary. Should I wait for the Zinc case and then decide? What would you do or recommend for someone who prefers thocky or silent keyboards? I also have a question about keycaps. I’m struggling with typing—I’m used to working all day on an MX Keys S, but with the Wooting keyboard, I keep pressing multiple keys at once. Adjusting has been tough. Can you recommend a keycap profile that might help? Would DSA work, or do you have other...
Feb 6, 2025
My only major issue with these caps is that there is variability in legend translucency. So, keys are arbitrarily dark/bright relative to one another despite the underlying LEDs having uniform brightness. You can see this to some degree in the first photo and more so in the second photo/overhead view. In particular, G, 7 (R1), 9 (R1), and HOME, are significantly less translucent than the other caps. The variance is somewhat understated in the photo. Also, the arrow legends on the numpad keys do not illuminate due to their location relative to my board's surface mount LEDs and the stems.
They'll do for now. I think I will have to buy a plastics company to achieve my dream of doubleshot, frosted translucent legend keycaps in SA profile.
Photos: 1) Caps installed on my budget mech (E-Element X-2000)
2) Overhead view showing variance in legend translucency
3) Despite the issues, they still look pretty classy in my workstation