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TheSchneid OP t1_j0qty7j wrote

Reply to comment by dimensiation in K4 to Q5 upgrade, I'll finally stop hitting the right arrow instead of 0 on the numpad. This also sounds and feels worlds better. by TheSchneid

Yeah it's so nice. Ive always had cheaper mechs, and usually felt like I needed to add foam, replace keycaps / switches, and just do mods to make them better. This is just amazing out of the box though.

Like I know myself well enough to know I'm never going to sit down and lube switches myself. I'll do a tape mod or add foam, etc, but no way am I going to ever take the time to spend hours lubing switches.

If I replace the switches on this I'll def be getting some that are pre lubed though, huge difference there.

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dimensiation t1_j0qvpt4 wrote

I did the tape mod before I built mine, but that's it. It sounds SO MUCH nicer than the K8 (that I'm typing on now) that I'm honestly tempted to build another Q5 (I have two PCs).

Which switches did you get? I got the barebones and have Akko V3 Cream Blues, which are a nice tactile. My K8 has gat reds, which I find are too light for my taste and I make mistakes with them. Not sure if I want more tactiles or to try a heavier linear.

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TheSchneid OP t1_j0siqh4 wrote

So I ended up opening it up and putting down a super thin layer of neoprene foam and tape modding the back of the PCB. Also stuck a couple small strips of neoprene foam inside the spacebar to deaden that a bit. Way deeper sound.

Looking at maybe getting lubed glorious pandas, But I'm in no rush. Going to just stick with it as is for now and see if I get used to the lubed browns.

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dimensiation t1_j0ubhm2 wrote

Interesting, I might try the spacebar trick. I just left the foam that came in it in the bottom, and did tape. Honestly it's felt fine since then, though the switches I got contribute a lot. I came from old cherry browns, and have a set of Kailh silenbox browns in my split keyboard. The v3 cream blues feel much stiffer than browns, but they aren't scratchy.

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TheSchneid OP t1_j0w1vxf wrote

Nice, yeah adding extra foam made it sound better, but sort of negates having the gasket mount though since it's all now tight, so if the bounciness is your thing, I wouldn't add any more foam under the board. I personally don't care about stuff VS bouncy, they both feel fine to me so I'm just trying to get the best sound I can.

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dimensiation t1_j0w2khm wrote

I'm happy with the sound I have now, so I'll leave it as-is.

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