These are great, guys. Very nice bottoming out. I put these side by side with KTT strawberry and Gazzew LTs for comparison, both smooth, long pole switches that are known for having stable housings that do not require films (all good candidates for terrific stock switches).
Matcha (factory lubed) vs KTT Strawberry:
- Matcha has deeper sound and fuller feeling bottom out. Deeper sound on return also.
- KTT Strawberry has less wobble. Matcha wobble is decent but on par with many of the newer switches out there. Stand-out stability is one of the hallmark features of the strawberry, so I’m not surprised it wins here.
- Both switches are very smooth, but the Strawberry wins here as well.
Matcha vs Gazzew LT:
- Matcha is smoother
- Matcha has a more solid bottom out and better sound
- Similar wobble, perhaps more wobble on Matcha
- I was shocked how much better the Matcha felt when compared side by side to the LT switch. In a direct comparison of slow presses, the LT reveal a lot of extra ticks and bumps that are not present in the Matcha at all.
I really wish the Matcha had less wobble. It would be a 10/10 switch that I could say does everything better. I still say it’s a great linear switch with the feel and sound you’ll love if you enjoy extended pole stems. It’s a sound and feel that I’ve personally come to like a lot. Some of my favorite switches in the past year have fallen into this category. I’ll definitely be adding the Matcha switch from Invokeys to my list of good switches.
This switch definitely would have gone under the radar for me if it wasn’t for @ThereminGoat , so thank you for your post. Keep up the good reviews!