midgy wrote:
Generally p much any switches work, you can even play on a membrane to an extremely high level (for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjSR-IddHr8 )
However there is a real case to be made for why browns/reds are better than blues and this is because of how the actuation point works, more specifically how the reset works if you look here:
you can see how the key needs to be entirely raised to reset for another keytap.
As for which is better between the reds/speed silver/browns the only real defining factor is the amount of travel necessary if you bottom out the key, but in order tap as fast as possible you shouldn’t ever bottom out or completely reset the key and instead motion it above and below the actuation point (known as “actuation surfing”) and browns give a clear indicator of where this is whereas reds/speed silvers don’t, essentially making it the same as trying to learn how to acc if the game never showed you any of your judgements, you can do it sure but it’s waaaay harder for no real reason.
(P.S. a LOT of people prefer gateron browns to cherry mx browns as they’re a bit lighter)