AKKO CREAM YELLOWS vs. WS MORANDI

Comparison of 2 of my favourite switches on my Monsgeek M1
TODAYS SWITCHES
-The Akko Cream Yellows
-lubed with krytox 205g0
- Type: Linear, 3 pin
-Pole Stem Length: 13.5 ± 0.1mm
-Operating Force: 50 ± 5gf
-End Force: 58 ± 5gf
-Total Travel: 3.5 ± 0.3mm
-Pre-Travel: 1.9 ± 0.3mm
- The WS Morandi switches
-Lubed with krytox 205g0
-Type: Linear
-Housing Material: POM
-Stem Material: UPE
-Total travel: 3.50±0.3mm
-Bottom-out force: 60g
-Mounting Pins: 5-pin

[@dimetoo4972]

Is that m1 silver or white color?? And what is your current switches that you're using???

[@EdwardHart_]

The cream yellows give more of a marbly and light typing experience and i think the morandi gives more of a thocky/creamy and foamy typing experiment overall I like the morandi better just because of the feel

[@user-cq4yc8us4n]

Akko switches don't live long, I only had enough for 4 million clicks

[@user-cq4yc8us4n]

But sounds cool

[@YuhoKeebs]

Wtf is thocky Ive been in the hobby and it still makes no dam sense to me

[@HolyCatEXE]

​@@YuhoKeebson my experience thocc or thoccy means that its muted and deep

[@Woofwoofwoofwooofwooofwoof]

Don’t lie to yourself they sound the same

[@vicmagis6164]

Hello I'm going to build my first keyboard with the same case and switches but I'm wondering what keycaps you are using, do you have a link maybe?

[@mojoneko8303]

I am building my first custom keyboard. The Meletrix Zoom98 and ordered the WS Morandi switches for it. From your comparison I like the sound of the Morandi switches over the Akko cream yellows. I chose them as they are supposed to be a good all around linear switch. I bought the keyboard on a group buy from Meletrix and it doesn't arrive until 1/24 earliest. Looking forward to my first keyboard build. I went all out and ordered all the modules and the internal weight as well as a brass plate. Thanks for the video.

[@radosawroszewski2692]

i had the same idea but zoom98 is now out of stock, but im happy that you was lucky

[@J9rd4loveVR]

for me there is a huge different between two of them. The akko cream yellow is much cheaper than morandi switch.

[@MarbsMusic]

Been using Pandas and love them but got some Morandi today to try out, going to swap them out tomorrow! Great video, sound was amazing!

[@AtragonZero]

so, how was it?

[@MarbsMusic]

@nZeroI now have Morandi in 3 of my boards, to me the are the creamiest switches made and the RGB performance is great. I've also purchased Akko Cream Yellows, Blues, Lavender, Matcha, Piano and Black V3 Pros since then. What I noticed about a month after my comment was that almost all my boards sounded very similar. Smooth creamy switches, lots of foam and very thocky. However I wanted something different so I have been trying to make each build sound different. To me the Yellow & Black Akkos sound quite similar but I like the slightly heavier feel of the blacks. With similar foam and some GMK or DCX ABS caps and the Blacks I get an amazingly deep but clacky sound I've become addicted to. Currently typing on a modified Q2 with Blacks and GMK WoB and it's my favorite keyboard for sound and feel at the moment. I actually have the Blacks now in 3 boards, soon to be 4 as I just picked up a Jris 75 used which I plan to build with them. The sound difference from the video is one of the things that got me really thinking about how all my boards sounded like the Morandi. If you haven't tried them the WS Heavy Tactile, and the bump is quite heavy, really give a very nice deep thud when typing. I have those on one of my boards as well.

[@AtragonZero]

Thank you so much for the advice. Appreciate it!@@MarbsMusic

[@downest1]

@@MarbsMusicthanks!

[@downest1]

@@MarbsMusicyou should upload some keyboard videos.

[@purpleplanet9370]

have you done any mods to this keyboard as I am getting a monsgeek M1 too

[@suavelifestyle9094]

Did you lube or are they factory lubed ?

[@ham5438]

this is the most beautiful key switch video ive ever seen

[@wassi5560]

How many have you seen then? Four?

[@gardenstudy]

sound test on point! I’m guessing keycaps are pbt with oem profile?

[@h0zumi]

It's cherry profile

[@towelvaccumcleanerpencil]

e-white m1? wish i gotten one before they were discontinued

[@denyslv]

Thanks for the comparison. I've been also using the OG cream yellows, and they are quite a decent switch for their price. Only thing I didn't like is that they are too loud and high pitched so I just bought a batch of ws morandis, hope they will turn out just as good as in your video.

[@denyslv]

@@jhondoe2785 installed this switch today onto my keyboard. So far I can say it's a very decent switch for its price ( 70x for 34€). Here's what is different from akko cream yellow: 1. WS factory lube is a lot better than expected. They are not scratchy and lube is fairly consistent. 2. For those who care about RGB, light diffusers make a big difference: keyboard backlight is now brighter and more diffused. 3. The sound profile changed slightly: now it's leaning towards the thock and not the cream.

[@homiixide]

Hows morandi

[@jhondoe2785]

@@homiixide if you like linear switch, then you will love morandi

[@homiixide]

@@jhondoe2785 i like creamy

[@denyslv]

@@homiixide As the other person replied its a great switch overall. I really enjoy smooth feel of these switches and the LED light diffuser. I still don’t think that these switches are lubed well enough to use them stock, so I lubed them myself which made them feel even better.

[@JUICE-wk2tz]

I've been using morandis for 6 months now, I love the sound (actually idk how they truly sound because I use cerakeys keycaps) but the stem wobble on morandis is the highest I've found, have you have any problems with this? I can wobble by keycaps at like a 30 degree angle side to side. How are the yellows?

[@MarbsMusic]

Stem wobble on the Morandi is indeed noticeable. I like them so much I live with it but found that I don't put them on anything with taller profile caps, it just gets to be too much for me but I'm good with them on cherry profile caps. To me there is no wobble at all on the Akko V3 Pros that have the box stem, regardless of the version (Yellow, Blue, Black, Lavender or Matcha)

[@aquarellstifte]

anyone having a difficult time opening the morandi switches? No matter how much I press down on the switch opener I just can't seem to get these damn things open lol. I wanted to lube them so bad.

[@merrickx]

Morandis got a distinct crunch in this build, cream yellows a very bright clack. Mic is on desk and centimeters away from board though.

[@mackobeeerph]

how did you setup your razer mic? its so quiet almost no noise in the background, great vid btw

[@_bond_1]

I used it right out of the box, putting it close to your board should really helps, its the razer siren mini that I got :)

[@lilililiililili6363]

I have the same mic and if it stands mid air it picks up almost no background noise, also don't have it close to a router because it picks up frequencies.

[@summerjp1997]

Monsgeek m1 resembles Keychron q1 or is it just me

[@BigRIp_]

do you have link to those keycaps ?

[@tom_dom]

Did you find that hand lubing the morandi switches made a big difference? I just got some for a new build and I'm wondering if the factory lube will be sufficient :)

[@cantswimrip]

wuque studios have amazing factory lubing for the standard series, but idk about morandi, i just bought some, will update you in about a week!

[@ninemile30]

@@cantswimripHey im looking at the wuque lines of linears to maybe replace the gat yellows I have that are becoming a bit tired and would love a good re-lube. I'm wondering if the factory lube on wuque either series would feel like an upgrade at the moment for me. Let me know your thoughts!

[@cantswimrip]

@@ninemile30 Yeah the lubing is so good, hand-lubing barely does anything to the sound. I really recommend them if you don't want to spend hours lubing

[@ninemile30]

@@cantswimripHow do you feel about the comparison between the moranids and wuques other switch line? Or even with gat yellows if you have used them.

[@newaccount15141]

did you do any mods to the board? im thinking of getting ws morandi with m1.

[@_bond_1]

Yup i did polly fill, force break mod and 3layers-tape mod

[@radosawroszewski2692]

did you mod this board or is it completly stock?

[@_bond_1]

yup, I did mod the board!

[@jimjamsam3482]

what foam?

[@Emriktheboy]

Does the rgb work with the morandis on a north facing keyboard? Edit: my dumb ass confused north and south

[@asterfield02]

yes, the diffuser will always be on the side where the LED is

[@gungsett]

Is this cream yellow or cream yellow pro? I feel like heard sound of cream yellow pro

[@_bond_1]

It was the original cream yellows that I used, lubing does get rid of the scratchiness of the switch stock and simultaneously better sounding

[@user-ws1zh3gt1d]

Is that keyboard Modded? (please respond)

[@_bond_1]

yup

[@Colourkeys]

The ws morandi switches are hand-lubed right?

[@_bond_1]

yup

[@Colourkeys]

@@_bond_1 got mine and hand-lubed it, sounds very nice on my Gmk67

[@SsaGeyo]

Where can I find this keycaps set?

[@_bond_1]

I got mine from shopee but you can do some research :)

[@WilliamcbellCbells-oz1gc]

Is ws morandi more scratchier?

[@_bond_1]

nope not at all. I highly recommend you check out their switches

[@WilliamcbellCbells-oz1gc]

@@_bond_1 im currently using akko v3 cream yellow pro, it has 3.3mm total travel + dustproof box stem do you think its worth the upgrade?

[@_bond_1]

@@WilliamcbellCbells-oz1gc if you like more of thock kind of creamy switch and a heavy and kind of silent feel, yes its totally worth upgrading from the cream yellows which gives more of a marbly creamy sound

[@indiamarispereira6944]

Is everything okay with the pinky???? If doesn't what happened???

[@duranwilhemjohns.2838]

nah, they all type like that. they think it's cool

[@indiamarispereira6944]

@@duranwilhemjohns.2838 Ohhh! Okay, I am changing from low profile magic keyboard, and I thought it was some kind of lesion because the keys are higher. Tks, mate.

[@user-qi3xy9xw1f]

Stabilizer tick

[@haoyuanboss]

which one feels more smooth?

[@_bond_1]

The cream yellows stock is relatively scratchier than the morandi stock. However when lubed, they are both smooth

[@KonolIkbal]

akko cream yellow is better than the pro version

[@Xyrium]

Morandi all the way....at least for sound.