If you want buckling springs I would just get those and put up with the layout, as you say, nothing else is going to be exactly the same. I find alps and mx switches more predictable typing experience but lack the same feel and are just not as loud in the same way.
Blue or Amber Alps would be my pick if you can find a board in the layout you want that supports Alps. I strongly recommend trying them before you invest, whites used to be cheaper than blues, so if you might get lucky with preferring whites and save some cash.
Zeal Clickiez are probably the closest to what you are going to get out of MX that I have tried, although I had to spring swap to get the feel how I prefer. They are not cheap especially when you add in new springs.
You can always ball bearing mod the MX switches to add in some extra thocc.
It’s not the loud; it’s the way they click. Increasing tension until they buckle and then all tension is released.
I used to have close to 100WPM on a Model M. I’ve never been able to get over 80. Could be age, but I think the predictability and certainty of the keypress played a large part. You know, without any doubt, when you’ve got a positive keypress on a buckling spring.
Have you ever tried the Matias Click? I’ve read they’re the closest thing to buckling spring on the market.
I wish there was a way to test drive them. I could buy some and seat them in something, but I don’t think I’d really be able to tell without a full keyboard and a typing test. That’s always been the issue: accessability.
If you want buckling springs I would just get those and put up with the layout, as you say, nothing else is going to be exactly the same. I find alps and mx switches more predictable typing experience but lack the same feel and are just not as loud in the same way.
Blue or Amber Alps would be my pick if you can find a board in the layout you want that supports Alps. I strongly recommend trying them before you invest, whites used to be cheaper than blues, so if you might get lucky with preferring whites and save some cash.
Zeal Clickiez are probably the closest to what you are going to get out of MX that I have tried, although I had to spring swap to get the feel how I prefer. They are not cheap especially when you add in new springs.
You can always ball bearing mod the MX switches to add in some extra thocc.
I can’t do the layout anymore. RSI.
It’s not the loud; it’s the way they click. Increasing tension until they buckle and then all tension is released.
I used to have close to 100WPM on a Model M. I’ve never been able to get over 80. Could be age, but I think the predictability and certainty of the keypress played a large part. You know, without any doubt, when you’ve got a positive keypress on a buckling spring.
Have you ever tried the Matias Click? I’ve read they’re the closest thing to buckling spring on the market.
I wish there was a way to test drive them. I could buy some and seat them in something, but I don’t think I’d really be able to tell without a full keyboard and a typing test. That’s always been the issue: accessability.