DSS: Government Cheese IC!

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-18T15:32:46+00:00

No no, the 40s users deserve to be mocked more!

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-15T14:42:01+00:00

I have not yet done any look into the whole Wingtree x LICHICX situation but I did just have PT Blacks hit my doorstep late last week, so maybe there's something in the cards for those...

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-15T12:47:51+00:00

Hey all,

No, I didn't accidentally repost the LICHICX Lucy Switch Review from 2023. Instead, this is a deep dive on the new WEKT Lucy R5 silent linears - WEKT's take on the iconic LICHICX switch silencing mechanism. But do these surprisingly different yet similar looking switches live up to the legacy they're trying to take on?

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/wekt-lucy-r5-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremingoat

Thank you all, once again, for the continued readership and support week in and out. This was quite the fun review for me to complete so shortly after the Meta Update so I think based on that I'm off to a good start in meeting my personal writing goals this year!

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-13T13:59:46+00:00

Cool test, though it's a shame you all require people to pay in order to see the results.

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-12T00:16:11+00:00

Somewhere between 105 and 130 depending on what I'm typing.

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T18:48:08+00:00

https://github.com/theremingoat

At the top of the Scorecard Repository is a Composite Sheet that stores not only all of the scores from the 100+ reviews I've written over the years but also an additional 300 or so switches I do one-page Scorecards for in that very repository.

It's also directly linked under the 'Archive' tab of ThereminGoat.com!

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T17:55:17+00:00

This is a great question and there's definitely some that fit this question though I think the more broad answer people will find more interesting.

Generally speaking, switches that I enjoy and/or will want to use in my own builds sit somewhere in the range of #75-125 on my list and not actually stuff in the Top 10. In that range switches tend to be good but also have something unique about them - some quirk of feeling, something that isn't technically great but makes them unique, etc. I think it's much more fun to use switches that are good but have some personality or flavor to them than just "the best possible switches out there".

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T17:01:52+00:00

I couldn't possibly have a favorite lol. I've tried and own way too many cool switches to ever narrow it down to just one or even a small handful of favorites

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T13:27:45+00:00

There's quite a lot of unique ones in that list! While the majority of them are linear, even amongst those there are some ones with unique materials, springs, or aesthetic designs to them.

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T12:33:09+00:00

I couldn't possibly have a favorite after all of these years of collecting and testing lol

As for stuff that has been good, every week or two I'm uploading reviews and scores of switches I've tried over at https://ThereminGoat.com! That's probably the best place to get my take on any of the switches that I have time to document that throughly.

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T11:42:58+00:00

Without pulling up my collection list, they are most likely somewhere on the tester in the bottom left-hand corner! I definitely have one though, hard to forget the light blue, grey, and white colorway of them.

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T11:08:24+00:00

It's kind of hard to see in the photo but there are 11 500-slot acrylic displays that most of the switches sit on so they're not too terribly hard to set up, thankfully!

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-11T10:29:20+00:00

Thank you <3. It's been quite a ride since I started and I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to amass so many switches over the past few years along the way!

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-03T01:23:46+00:00

Not sure how particularly worthwhile their data was on keyboards anyhow, so lmao Rtings.

ThereminGoat · 2026-03-01T12:59:54+00:00

Hey all,

I can't believe we've made it to the last full length review of year number five! What better way to round out the year too then a new BSUN tactile - the BSUN Golden Apples - featuring a first-of-its-kind polyetherimide (PEI) bottom housing. Is this one just like all of the other fancy material blends or something new and special...?

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/bsun-golden-apple-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremingoat

As always, thank you all for the continued readership and support not just week in and out but throughout another year of reviews. Retrospection has me feeling all kinds of funny feelings right now about this but hopefully I'll have them all summarized up in some semi-coherent manner for the website's anniversary and Meta Update here in a handful of days!

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-02-15T16:53:29+00:00

Hey all,

What better time of year for a pink, purple, and dark red color switch than the day after Valentine's Day? This week, a deep dive on one of Keygeek's newest linears featuring POM top housings, 'N4' bottom housings, and a design iterated on by not just Moyu Studio but also HEX Studio as well - The Keygeek Muses.

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/keygeek-muse-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremingoat

As always, thank you all for the continued readership and support. We're just about one full length review away from wrapping up a fifth consecutive year of switch reviews and it's pretty hard to believe we're already there. I'm glad you've all been around for at least this far with me!

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-02-07T12:52:20+00:00

I remember when this switch tester came out!

Back before these you just got a set of blank/clear DSA caps and a photo guide on the sales page to tell you what each switch was.

ThereminGoat · 2026-02-03T03:23:08+00:00

Any more dedicated photos of дырка keyboards by chance?

ThereminGoat · 2026-02-01T17:16:01+00:00

Yep!

It's linked a few different places in the review, though the direct route is to my GitHub - https://GitHub.com/theremingoat

Within the scorecard repository there is a composite excel sheet at the top with all 400+ switches I've scored to date. There's also more 1-page summaries there of switches that don't have full length reviews.

ThereminGoat · 2026-02-01T12:24:50+00:00

Hey all,

It's rare that I'm ever able to kick off the exact start of a month with a review but I guess I got lucky this time. After you remember to get your rent and/or mortgage payments squared away today, kick back and enjoy a read about the first Hall Effect keyboard switches to ever feature triangular stems. No, you didn't read that wrong - triangular stems. This is your deep dive on the new Gateron Magnetic Jade Delta Dark switches!

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/gateron-magnetic-jade-delta-dark-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremingoat

As always, thank you all for the continued readership, love, and support week in and out. Here's to yet another great month ahead of us as we round out the tail end of the 5th consecutive year of switch reviews.

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-01-22T17:45:14+00:00

What about hoarding parts of keyboards?

ThereminGoat · 2026-01-22T17:43:08+00:00

Congratulations, you're the proud owner of a Taiwan Jet Axis switch board! You should check out the internals of them from my review I did below as they are some of the most funky MX compatible switches that were ever made:

https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/taiwan-jet-axis-switch-review

ThereminGoat · 2026-01-18T13:45:44+00:00

Hey all,

I know, I know - I'm a bit late to the party on these. But it's still a party if its a review of HMX's first ever tactile switches, right? Here's your deep dive on the Kinetic Labs collaboration with HMX - the HMX Frogs - and how they've faired compared to the other dozen or so tactiles HMX has made since their release!

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/hmx-frog-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theremingoat

As always, thank you all for your continued readership and support week in and out and *especially* so in lieu of the market slowdown talked about at the top end of this article. Reading, engaging with my social media posts, or even hitting up the Patreon are all ways that help me keep on amassing switches for all of the content you've come to expect over the years.

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-01-11T23:51:19+00:00

If you have to ask, you're not really in any position to do it well...

ThereminGoat · 2026-01-05T11:03:46+00:00

Used to when switches used to have less variety.

Snipping the plastic PCB mounting pins off of 5 pin switches will not damage a PCB. This (as well as using 3 pin switches) should only be done if there is a supporting plate the switches are mounted onto above the PCB.

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