This month's lab rat switch is the C³ Equalz Tangerines.
There are 2 variations of the Tangerines - 62g and 67g. I've tested both, but mainly went with the 62g variation, because I don't feel the differences when my butter fingers just smashes anything linear. So far, the Tangerines are smoother than the AKs, but I think the margin isn't huge. Compared to AKs, there is a slight wobbliness, but again, not by a huge margin.
The Tangerines are already lubed at stock, so there is no need to further reapply lube, unless you're going to apply films as well, since I read that films make the switches sound better. To ensure I'm correct on this point, I tried to reapply lube on mine (just the 62g, because I have tons of the switches to abuse). I didn't film mine, because again, I have butter fingers, and I tend to fuck things up, instead of making them better. Again, stock or relube, no differences to me.
One downside to the Tangerines is the distorted color of the backlight, since the housing and stem is in tangerine (duh...). I thought my keyboard ran out of battery the first time I used them, and took me a few minutes to realized the battery color indication for the backlight is distorted. If you're a RGB fanboi, get ready to have your backlight in orange hue. This isn't a huge problem for me though, since I don't turn on my backlight, except for the BT, battery, and CAP indicators.
As for the sound, it's something like plasticky poppy clacks. I got used to the sound, even though I'm not really a fan of it. To clarify, my preferences are the muted sound from AKs or the thocky sound from Topres. That said, I think it depends on individual - there are tons of differing opinions on the sound signature, it's always down to your own likings. Here's a sound test video:
tldr; great switches. I don't really care about the sound at this point, the smoothness of the Tangerines are enough to make me happy when typing on my keyboard, especially on a bad day. I definitely recommend buying these to try them out, particularly if you're a linear switches fanboi.
> cancerous cunt's impression: 4/5 * CHEF KISS EMOJIs
