Quick switch review: Akko Rosewoods vs Keygeek Y2s vs HMX Dirty Pinks
I’ve now installed the Keygeek Y2 switches in the Weikav Lucky65 V3. That makes it the third properly thocky switch I’ve tried in this board, after the Akko Rosewood and HMX Dirty Pink. Since all three have now been tested on the same keyboard, this has turned into a useful little comparison. Same board. Same basic build. Different switches. And the Keygeek Y2 has surprised me. The Keygeek Y2 is deeper than the Rosewood and Dirty Pink The first thing I noticed with the Y2 was the depth. Compared with the Akko Rosewood and HMX Dirty Pink, the Keygeek Y2 sounds deeper. It has a fuller, lower-pitched sound that leans more into the classic “thock” people tend to chase in this hobby. The Akko Rosewood is already a very muted and thocky switch, but the Y2 takes that sound and adds a slightly more refined character to it. It feels less like a blunt thock and more like a rounded one. That probably sounds a bit silly, but once you’ve tried a few of these switches side-by-side, those small diffe...
