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Welcome back to nearlucid. Today we’ll be taking a look at the notoriously hyped,
incredibly famous tik tok switches, banana splits. These have garnered a lot of attention on social
media platforms, and I think they can be regarded as one of the most well known enthusiast switches
out there. I was lucky enough to snatch a few from the most recent drop, so let's take a look.
Splits have a very bold colorway, with a yellow stem, pink top housing, and purple bottom housing.
They only come with a moderate 62g spring. The stem is made of POM, and the housings are made of
a nylon and polycarb blend. They’re PCB mounted, and do benefit from films, although they aren't
required. They are very slightly factory lubed, however you can lube on top of this.
Banana splits retail for 65 cents a switch on TKC. They’re not the easiest to get your hands on,
often only appearing on in stock drops that sell out in a few minutes. However, these
are actually in group buy right now, so if you’d like some, check out the link in the description.
Before we head into the lubed sound tests, let's take a listen to these stock.
So the alpine has a more muted sound signature, which is pretty clearly audible.
Unlubed, splits are fairly smooth. I wouldn’t say anything surprising like stock tealio level or
anything unusable like stock novelkeys cream. It's kinda inbetween, and a bit on the smoother side.
For better reference, they’re just a little less smooth than a stock tangerine.
Let's get to the lubed sound tests. Since Tangerines are also fairly
popular and also made by C3, we’ll be comparing the two. Let's take a listen.
So both these switches are definitely on the clackier side as opposed to thockier.
Splits are fairly muted, but still have a pretty definitive sound.
The difference between stock and modded is a bit hard to tell through the microphone.
Lubing and filming took away the extra noise the switch made and made the bottom out sound a little
less harsh. since they’re already fairly smooth, it didn’t have a very large effect on the feel,
but they are definitely smoother. In terms of stem and housing wobble,
it's moderate, and I would recommend using some films like deskeys.
I think I should also address the hype around this switch, since it is generally one of the first
switches you’ll see if you’re getting into the hobby. I don’t think it’s entirely warranted. Yes,
these are good switches. They sound pretty good in most boards, and have a very cute colorway,
but they’re not nearly as groundbreaking or perfect as some people make it out to be.
As sad as it is to hear, there isn’t one definitive switch for absolutely everyone.
To put it simply, there is rarely ever a “best” in this hobby. My favorite may be banana splits,
but yours might be something else entirely, and it's always based on your personal preference.
In a hobby with so many choices, it's easy to settle on and glorify a few of them out of the
many, just for simplicity's sake. But if you’re serious about this hobby, like I think many of
you are, you should never be afraid to try new things and always remember that the rabbit hole
goes way deeper than you may think. And that's all I have for you today.
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