Chilkey WS Morandi Mechanical Keyboard Switches, 5 Pins PCB Mount Pre Lubed Switches Linear Key Switches with UPE Stem for Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (35pcs)

I'll get into my initially experience and setup details, then I'll hit the positives and negatives (both before and after lubing and filming.) I bought these WS Morandi switches to replace the Glorious Fox switches that came in the GMMK 2. This keyboard wasn't my ideal setup but I was just getting into the hobby and it was on clearance so I pulled the trigger. I immediately searched for ways to improve the sound and started with 3 layers of painters tape on the back of the PCB, which helped get rid of hollowness and certainly changed the sound. Then I got 0.5mm poron switch pads, which helped even further. Then I got the WS Morandis. There was an immediate improvement in sound and feel that I was very happy with. First of all, the spring was much better and had more body than the Foxes, secondly, the stem was much longer which made the key travel shorter (I kind of hated the Foxes bc of how light and long the press was). The long stem is also a major reason that these switches sound the way that they do; the long pole hitting the bottom is what give these switches that nice "pop!" when you press them. They certainly sounded "thockier" than the Foxes, but the most surprising characteristic was certainly that addicting "pop!" sound. My OEM profile keys gave them a slightly deeper pop while the cherry keys were a more of a mid-range almost marbly pop and I could not choose which I liked more! The negatives: The negatives were that these switches weren't particularly well lubed upon arrival, so they had quite a bit of spring ping--less than my Glorious Foxes but still present. The other negative is that they have a CRAZY amount of stem wobble. I actually just chalked this up to the keycaps until I got some oil kings and realized "holy s***. These don't wobble at ALL." It really isn't that big of a deal to me, just an oddity that could be improved on and may bother some people. Oil kings are solid as a rock on comparison. Oil King Comparison: The Oil Kings were SO WILDLY DIFFERENT SOUNDING. I was actually shocked. They were far less poppy, deeper, quieter, and almost creamy sounding on this board. They also felt a lot more smooth when pressing--I could tell that they were very well lubed from the factory, so well that I could see how some people would say it may be too much! I am still not sure whether I like the Morandi or the Oil King more on the board. I kind of love the deep almost creamy nature of the oil king, but it does leave me missing that slightly louder "pop!" from the Morandi. Ultimately, it inspired me to take the lube and films that I had PLANNED on using on the oil kings, and instead use them on the Morandi to see what would happen. Morandi After Lube and Film: The Morandi's had a slight change in sound and feel after lube and film. They still have a nice pop, but it's noticeably smoother in feel, slightly less high pitched than before, and they now lean closer to a more marbly pop with a dash of cream (lol). Part of me misses that higher, slightly louder pop when they were under-lubed and not filmed, but at the same time I really love the smoothness of them now and the spring ping is totally gone to my ears. You could throw the glorious foxes in the trash for all I care. As far as the oil kings go, I can't decide which I like more! I love them both for 2 different reasons. I almost wish the oil kings were slightly louder so I wonder how they would sound had I not used poron pads on my PCB. I'll tell you this though, on this keyboard, the oil kings make almost no noise on the spacebar, which I don't love--the morandis sound quite nice on the spacebar. I actually swapped out the stems and gave the oil king the longer Morandi stem just to see what would happen. That made the oil kings produce a slightly more present pop which retaining the depth. I'd be curious to do a while set to see how they would sound but it wasn't crazy enough for me to put in the effort lol. I'll tell you this though, I really do love the sound of the Morandi on this setup. The pop I'm getting is so addicting. It's not clack. If it helps to visualize: clacky is sharp to me, and sometimes hollow. Poppy or marbly to me are round and more solid. That's how these sound on my setup. It's a nice round pop, and adding a nice lube job softens it just that much more to produce a slightly more creamy sound (I could almost say... clompy?). I love these switches. I find myself just pressing buttons and not working quite often. Moral of the story, don't listen to anybody that says keyboard switches don't make that big of a difference--it's just not true. The switches I have could not sound any more different from each other, specifically the Morandi and oil kings. That being said, the other factors ABSOLUTELY will play into shaping your sound in a big way. The tape mod, poron pads, foam, case material, mounting style, and even lube sometimes, etc all can IMMENSELY change how all of your switches will sound on your setup, so if you have a fresh board and don't like how your switches sound, start doing some cheap mods, and see what happens. Then experiment with switch changes. It's quite an addicting adventure!

that I've personally tried out in terms of tactile-ness, quietness, and smoothness for the money. I've tended to prefer heavier key switches (Cherry MX Green, closest thing to a Model M to my fingers!) and didn't mind the noise for years but old age is catching up with my hands and wrists so I started looking for lighter keyboard switches that still had a nice tactile feel to them. Other people in the house have been complaining about the clackety nature of my old keyboard for a long time now too so I figured I'd try to make everyone happy and looked for something that would be reasonably quiet at least. I stumbled across these while looking for something that would fit the bill. They aren't exactly silent per se (close but not quite) YET they still have a decent tactile bump to them. Less than the old Cherry MX Greens but still fairly noticeable. That the spring pressure was a fair bit lower felt wonderful to me on long typing sessions as well. You can think of them as a heavier, smoother, quieter and more tactile Cherry MX brown. I have briefly tried out the Boba U4T's, they're nice too, but they cost almost twice as much and are certainly not twice as good! They seem about the same over all to me really. Cherry MX Browns aren't nearly as quiet, smooth, or as tactile. I also wanted a switch with a somewhat heavier press to it as well so they weren't an option to me either. The switch itself appears to be well made. No plastic flex at all, fitment is tight, and the presses feel buttery smooth thanks to being pre-lubed. I can't speak to how well the "boxed" portion will hold up to dust but they seem pretty similar in design and build to other dust resistant switches so I'd expect it to work out well. Despite having a very smooth and consistent press to them the tactile bump is fairly easy to feel and still prominent. Many of the other quiet tactile switches that I've tried had hardly any tactile-ness to them at all in order to make them quiet so this was a pleasant surprise. I will say that these switches have a very tiny friction locking tab that you have to watch out for if you're pulling them from a keyboard. Sometimes they can get bent or snap and then you'll be stuck trying to rip the switch out of the keyboard tray with some pliers! They do a good job holding things in securely though so its a trade off and not a design flaw. They're a 5 pin switch that came in these heavy blue vinyl zip lock pouches. None of the pins were bent out of the pack. They're not clear like other RGB ready switches but they do have a small "window" to allow the LED to shine through which seems to work just fine to my eyes.

I have added these to my Keychron Q2 Pro. For the price, these are great. Indeed, compared to my Gateron Ink Yellows, these are more thocky and allow a lot of light through from the board. For a linear, whilst still smooth, it is not as smooth as the Inks. In addition, the wobble from the stems are quite noticeable. It doesn't affect the usability, but it does remind you why the price is what it is.

my Wuque switches came and were very smooth, didn't have to lube them at all. i thought the red switches would come with a full set, but i only received 35 like the other switch packages. must have been a typo on their end.

Nice deep bottom out. They sound incredible, and with a tape force mod, they sound deep and thoccy.

BEST SWITCH, sounds deep, thocky and beautiful. Only thing i kind of dislike is the way you have to press slightly harder but its barely noticeable, 10/10 recommend this switch to everyone who is in the keyboard building community. In terms of value its okay i mean if you want to you can buy them off the official site but still great. AMAZING QUALITY. RECOMMEND TO Feels alright. ANYONE BUILDING SOUND AMAZING 😍 A KEYBOARD UP

Pressing the button/key/switch down feels great! It has no mushy feel as some other silent switches do. The pass through hole the switch has for lighting seems to block some light compared to the original switches on my BeQuiet keyboard, so key cap illumination may be lower. The main issue preventing 5 stars is the noise these switches have when releasing the key. Stock switches are silent coming, these switches do make a noise upon returning to the up position.