(Almost) New Year, New Manu: HMX Swift Review!
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
- While there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding HMX, one thing is for sure: their switches are an INSANE value at only $.35 per switch! Will 2024 be the year of HMX? Are they the new BSUN? Time, as always, will tell... but there's enough here that I don't need to hype them up anymore! Check them out here!
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Timestamps
00;00 intro/b roll
00;09 who is HMX?
01:00 dad joke of the day
01:12 switch specs
01:52 typing sounds; singakeyboards Kohaku | aluminum plate | GMK Handarbeige
02:30 first impressions
02:48 what are all these plastics?
03:30 softer plastics?
03:47 stock experience
04:13 should you buy?
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Sound test setup:
Qwertykeys Neo 65 | gasket mount | carbon fiber plate | Various GMK keycaps
Typing test signal chain:
Michael Joly modded Rode NT5 (X-Y stereo pair) 6 inches above desk surface
SoundDevices MixPre 3 ii recording in 32-bit float
Sennheiser MKH416 (a-roll mic)
Sennheiser MKE600 (scratch audio)
Camera setup:
BMPCC4k w/ Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO(overhead)
BMPCC4k w/ Voigtlander 17.5mm f/.95 (face cam)
BMPCC4k w/ Lumix 30mmf/2.8 macro (shoulder cam)
Sony A7iv w/ various lenses (b-roll)
HMX is bonkers. Got some Hyacinths V2U myself a couple of weeks ago. No wobble, perfect lube job, full travel pole bottom out, nice clean clack sound, no unit variation/inconsistencies, $.28 (!!!) per switch. They just feel so well made, hard to understand how can they be so cheap when objectively crappier switches are significantly more expensive. I, for one, welcome our new switch overlords.
it really is crazy how switches are getting higher in quality yet lower in price nowadays
Hmm. Curious about expensive ones yet low quality
@@andrewcatubig9239stuff like jwk's nowadays, there's a high chance your jwk linears will come with leaf ping and an almost 100% chance your tactiles will come with leaf ping aswell. sometimes you can get away with it by lubing the leaf but with jwk their leaf's are sometimes so bad no mod can save it and yet they still sell these switches for $.65 and more. that's just one of the few instances on higher price yet lower quality
keeb taro measured these as 3.6mm actual travel with a caliper. the hmx hyacinth v2u do have the full 4mm travel but a long pole stem and bottom out, which feels quite interesting. they were way too loud for me though. agree with the consistent factory lube job, but what impressed me the most was the complete lack of stem wobble. hmx switches are tight af
I have always been a long pole enjoyer. But the concept of full travel with a long pole bottom out sounds awesome to me. I get weary though when I see switches that have less than a 3.5mm travel because that sounds too short too me. I try to stay within the 3.6-3.8 range if possible.
You're so pleasant. I don't normally sub to any channel anymore, but I subbed to yours. Thank you for such good videos, man
Thanks for the review!, I'm now kinda interested to know how these would sound if filmed.
Kindergardens are basically bioweapon laboratories. Get better soon. Thanks for your review, always enjoy them!
I feel your pain on being sick! I call my son the plague bringer bc he is always bringing home some new fresh hell from daycare lol.
4.00 mm travel that bottoms out on the stem pole sounds interesting! I’m pretty long-poled out at the moment, actually been breaking in some mx blacks on a machine the last few weeks, hopefully it’ll be worth it 😂
GMK Handarbeit (Handwork) in da house!
Just a small note you mentioned the Mekanisk vendor's exclusive switches. Those switches are Ultramarines not aquamarines. I think it has to do with Space marines.
Hope these switches come to the EU at some point. I'm really interested to try them out.
Man, I've been chasing a clean clacky sound for years but I can never seem to get the right blend of materials. Any tips, O clackmeister?
I swiftly pushed that like button. Thank you for another banger video!
O'Hara Trail
Hi, I'm looking for poppy sound switch.
Can you recommend some?
Clement Prairie
Turcotte Orchard
I can’t find these switches on Taobao. Anyone have a link?
Finally man been waiting for you review some HMX
Lovely
What happened to Meirun?
This man just got himself a Kohaku.
An he writes Neo65 in description X_X
These are crisp!
Estrella Mountain
Augustus Loaf
Great great review!!
Can u make a video mentioning how many silent switchs with rubber are there.?
Even in a short its Ok. There is no need to buy or make a review about them.
Everette Ports
Joseph Station
Clacky AF through the video
Could you please do a video of THE BEST OVERALL switches - Forget about money please - some of us earn enough money to buy anything we want so PLEASE can we see what the BEST SWITCHES are without mention of cost -
Haha I think "best" is very subjective, because everyone is looking for their own unique experience! But I think the beauty of the current switch scene is that there are objectively "better" switches (on metrics like CRAP sounds, wobble, etc) that cost less than more "premium" switches like certain JWK's, Zeal's offerings, etc. So the cost per switch is an objective metric that I use to benchmark quality, if that makes sense?
@@MakerMods - ty for the reply - let me rephrase my request - is it possible to do a switch review of all the top rated switches without ANY mention of price - for those of us that can afford anything regardless of cost - :)
@@george8920 I would like this as well. I love seeing all the switches Maker covers but idk which ones to pull the trigger on.
Hey I’m soon going to be picking up the hyacinth v2s , is there any other hmx switch that i should pick up ? Got any suggestions 🥹 tia!