None of my test switches are filmed, neither the Jade T1s or the T1ngerines.
I agree that loose tops and the loud leaves are increasing the perceived tactility. You’re right that they’re noisy. I’m sure the leaf is part of that.
In terms of feel, please keep in mind that my sample switches will be different from someone else’s.
I have some Holy Panda samples. They are assembled from genuine Halo True stems and YOK Trash Panda housings. I am using 68 gr springs and 63.5.
The Pandas feel like a large, top-mounted bump. But mine are lubed to soften and round that bump. It wants to be sharp, stark and abrupt. Mine are toned down. But it still feels kind of two-stage, going from high tactility to low tactility. You definitely notice that cliff. It slams right down to the bottom of the switch, thanks to the oversized stem.
This is a problem. I like the sound the stem produces in the housing, but it’s a pretty slammin bottom-out. I don’t think that would be good for ergonomic typing. They are fun switches, and resemble what you would imagine an older mechanical keyboard to be: a very definite tactile event that lets you know it has been actuated [switches to a mellower bottom, at least until you hit housing], a big noise when you hit bottom. It feels ‘blocky’ to me, like you’re clearing a big block when you first depress the switch.
With the T1s and mods, there are some similarities. The tactile event is towards the top. Like Pandas, this is not Cherry-style mid-way tactility. It’s a huuuge bump compared to light tactiles, kind of like the Panda. But where the Panda housing seems to simply enlarge whatever tactility is present in the stem, I would say the T1 housing has its own ‘extra’ tactility throughout, as the leaf makes its shape felt as you depress the switch. It feels ‘spicy’ in contrast to the Panda’s ‘vigorous’ tactility. But that’s based on limited testing.
I’ve only had both the Pandas and T1s for a few weeks. I have much more experience with Cherry-style tactiles, including Ergo Clears and now Everglide Jades, and also the lighter top-event switches like BOX Browns and Pro Purples.