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Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 04 Mar 2021, 22:03
by motoko
I recently got an M0116 with Oranges, and really love these switches.
The PBT caps feel nice, and the sound seems fine enough, but I hate these oblique legends!
Excluding the chassis itself, are there any Alps keycap sets that have it all - good feel, classic legends, and great sound?
To my eye, the nicest looking alphas from photos I've seen are those from the IBM PC Convertible; quite hard to get hold of.
Wowsers.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 04 Mar 2021, 22:15
by headphone_jack
Well, Alps made some pretty fantastic thick doubleshot caps, as well as thick PBT dyesub caps that lack that horrid oblique font. The caps on the Magnavox Videowriter and Xerox Docutech also look absolutely fantastic as well. I also know of a few c.itoh terminal boards that have super awesome looking doubleshot sphericals, but those have a much less friendly layout than the others.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 04 Mar 2021, 22:59
by ntv242ver2
Yeah but not wallet friendly. Old logo dell with Alps electric dyesub keycaps is an example. Many more but you should rather aim for the whole board. DC leading edge 2014, 3014, Zenith z150, DFK777, etc
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 05 Mar 2021, 02:33
by Willy4876
Some old Toshiba laptops have Alps made doubleshots and can be had for pretty cheap. You won't get a full sized board's worth though.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 05 Mar 2021, 02:45
by Rayndalf
DCS Yuri is Alps compatible, and has decent coverage. Should be easier to get a hold of than some of the more desirable vintage boards.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 06 Mar 2021, 17:38
by mcmaxmcmc
motoko wrote: ↑04 Mar 2021, 22:03
I recently got an M0116 with Oranges, and really love these switches.
The PBT caps feel nice, and the sound seems fine enough, but I hate these oblique legends!
Excluding the chassis itself, are there any Alps keycap sets that have it all - good feel, classic legends, and great sound?
To my eye, the nicest looking alphas from photos I've seen are those from the IBM PC Convertible; quite hard to get hold of.
Wowsers.
People have mixed SGI Granite with the IBM 5140 alphas with pretty impressive results. That's what I'd recommend -- shouldn't cost you that "much" either!
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 08 Mar 2021, 21:28
by motoko
Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
Re: The old Toshiba T-xx00 laptops - these used low profile switches - does that mean the caps are less tall than normal? Or does it vary by model?
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 08 Mar 2021, 22:05
by ppCircle
Maybe tai-hao? (fame) Quite thick doubleshots with clasic look.
They sound fantastic, even better than alps made thick doubleshots but still it's not the level of pbt. Especially for clicky alps.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 08 Mar 2021, 23:20
by motoko
That's the thickest I've seen of Tai Haos - what board is that?
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 09 Mar 2021, 02:33
by ppCircle
TH-5539-2 but same keycaps can be found in TH-5539-5 TH-5539-3 and Unknown variant
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 09 Mar 2021, 02:53
by shallot
ppCircle wrote: ↑09 Mar 2021, 02:33
TH-5539-2 but same keycaps can be found in TH-5539-5 TH-5539-3 and Unknown variant
Yeah watch out though - I have unknown variant and it came with pads.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 09 Mar 2021, 10:06
by Keybug
If you want the best, I don't think anything compares to
these. Good luck finding them, though! It's one of my most lasting regrets that I traded that board with Myoth.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 09 Mar 2021, 12:00
by ntv242ver2
motoko wrote: ↑08 Mar 2021, 23:20
That's the thickest I've seen of Tai Haos - what board is that?
Taihao made thick caps in the past, proper clones of og cherry double shot, down to the profile and fonts. there are fame caps for mx mount, and evidently in this thread, alps common mount.
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 20 Mar 2021, 02:11
by motoko
Those goldstar caps are thicc!
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 07:11
by dr-lipschitz
Goddamn. if I had a keyboard with those caps you couldn't pry it from my cold dead hands
Re: Is there an Alps caps set for looks, feel AND sound?
Posted: 22 Mar 2021, 16:27
by DJSwayde
motoko wrote: ↑08 Mar 2021, 21:28
Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
Re: The old Toshiba T-xx00 laptops - these used low profile switches - does that mean the caps are less tall than normal? Or does it vary by model?
Caps are the same Alps OEM profile.