What is a pom switch?

JWK Durock POM Linear Switches, also known as Durock Piano Switches, use a proprietary POM blend for the top and bottom housing with a redesigned stem composed of a mystery material. This combination of switch materials provide a deeper sound signature while still giving you that smooth JWK feel.
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Are durock pom switches good?

The Durock POMs provide a unique sounding and feeling typing experience that, apart from having some issues of spring ping, are possibly the most well-rounded linear switch you can get on the market today that scores highly in all aspects that are scrutinised. These are a definite recommendation from me.
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Are durock pom switches factory lubed?

Unlike Cream switches though, these Durock POM linears most certainly do not suffer out of the box, and actually have a fairly smooth and seemingly 'prelubed' quality to them without actually having any applied factory lube.
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What is the best Clacky switch?

The best clicky switches for your mechanical keyboard:
  • Kailh BOX White.
  • Kailh BOX Jade.
  • Kailh Speed Copper (Best for Gaming)
  • NovelKeys Sherbet.
  • Cherry MX Blue/White. Runner-Up: Cherry MX Blue Clones (Outemu, Gateron, etc)
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Are durock POMs smooth?

DUROCK POM Switch is with Super Smooth performance, it is with a deeper sound to compare with our previous PC Top+Nylon Bottom original Linears.
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Do durock pom switches need films?

Durock recommends installing the switch films with the HTV (Matte surface) facing lower/bottom housing and the PC (Transparent surface) facing the upper/Top housing.
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What are the best linear switches?

  1. Alpaca V2. The second coming of the Alpacas is a much better product than their original. ...
  2. Durock POM Linear. These monochrome switches offered by Durock are solid linears—albeit not as smooth as the Alpacas. ...
  3. C3 Tangerine. Thock fans rejoice! ...
  4. Gateron Black Ink. ...
  5. Gateron Speed Silver Pro. ...
  6. Gateron Milky Yellow. ...
  7. NovelKeys Cream.
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What is the loudest clicky switch?

The loudest mechanical keyboard switch is the Cherry MX Blue switches. With both tactile and clicky mechanical keyboard features, these switches produce loud and clicky sounds with every keypress.
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Which mechanical switch is the quietest?

Our first pick is the Healios, a silent linear switch made by ZealPC. his is the quietest linear switch available on the market, and an excellent option for those who want to keep their typing sounds low.
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Is durock a Jwk?

The Durock/JWK Linear is a linear switch that features either a transparent or smokey polycarbonate top housing, transparent or smokey polymer nylon bottom housing, and light blue POM stem. The transparent housing is a 62g variant. The smokey housing is a 67g variant.
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Are Jwk switches good?

JWK switches, despite their consistently good levels of smoothness have had some inklings of oddities over their time in the hobby. Ranging from terrible housing tightness, significant inconsistencies in leaf performance, spring crunch, spring ping and the occasional factory over-lube, JWK have not been without fault.
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How do you lubricate a switch?

Steps
  1. Remove your switches from the keyboard. ...
  2. Take the switches apart. ...
  3. Lube the springs. ...
  4. Lube the bottom housing. ...
  5. Lube the stem. ...
  6. Lube the top housing, if you want. ...
  7. Reassemble your switches. ...
  8. Put your switches back in your keyboard.
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Are durock pom long pole?

Durock POM Switches (aka Durock Piano Switches) feature a full POM housing with a stem comprised of a mystery material and a long pole. These premium switches are incredibly smooth and have an extremely crisp bottom out sound.
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Are cream switches good for gaming?

As a linear switch, the Box Creams are a good consideration for gaming. Because there's no tactile bump, I found it easy to press keys repeatedly and rapidly. I also happen to like the sound of these switches better than that of other linear switches.
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What are H1 switches?

H1 Switches are designed by Quad H as a modern take on the vintage Cherry MX Blacks. Manufactured by JWK, these popular switches have attracted many enthusiasts for their smoothness and deeper sound signature. H1 Switches Features: 10 included in each pack. Manufactured by JWK.
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What is the most popular mechanical keyboard switch?

Cherry MX
  • Cherry MX Reds are some of the most widespread switches out there, and for good reason. ...
  • Cherry MX Blacks are linear switches that are very similar to Reds, save that they require 60 g of force to actuate. ...
  • Cherry MX Browns are some of the most popular switches in gaming keyboards.
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Are Cherry Red switches loud?

Sound: Personal Preference

Cherry MX Reds are more quiet while Cherry MX Browns are slightly louder. The tactile bump on the Cherry MX Browns make the switch produce more vibration and therefore more noise. Neither switch is extremely loud, in fact the Cherry MX Reds are relatively quiet.
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Do you lube clicky switches?

In general, it's recommended to not lube clicky switches. Lubing clicky switches can result in accidently converting your switch to a quieter tactile sound. Also, it may produce inconsistent sound between each switch. It's best to not lube clicky switches.
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What is the most satisfying switch?

The most obvious and readily available choice for clicky switches are, of course, Cherry MX Blues. You can get those in most commercially available, pre-built keyboards. Cherry MX Greens are a bit rarer and mostly used for the larger keys on a keyboard, like the spacebar.
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What are Cherry Blue switches?

CHERRY MX Blue and CHERRY MX Blue RGB switches are click-style switches that provide much more substantial audible and tactile feedback with each keypress. Click-style keyswitches tend to have higher reset positions and require greater actuation force, so they may perform a bit slower in rapid-tap situations.
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What is the most Thockiest switch?

Let's get this straight out of the gate: if you want one of the “thockiest” tactile switches in the market now, the Anubis easily fits the bill. It even has a deeper sound profile than the Gazzew Boba U4T Thocky, which is considered to be one of the thockiest tactile switches.
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What are carrot switches?

Tecsee Carrot Switches are linear switches that utilizes Tecsee's proprietary PME housing material. It also incorporates a long-pole stem for a more consistent bottom out.
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