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Today we’ll be taking a look at the SOTC switches, a companion switch made for the
Glacier80 by createkeebs.
These were sent out by createkeebs to try, but as always that will not affect our opinion
or statements in any way.
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Let’s get into the specs.
SOTCs have a blue housing and semi-opaque white stem.
An exact spring weight isn’t provided, but they feel to be around the moderate 63 to
65 gram range.
The housing is POM and the stem is a special material called LY created by JWK.
They’re PCB mounted.
They are factory lubed, and are also long poles.
Factory lubed SOTCs are 70 cents a piece at createkeebs website, so they fall in the fairly
premium switch category.
Let’s take a listen to factory lubed and
hand lubed SOTCs.
These are not my favorite linears for no reason.
They’re very loud and high pitched, making them a great pairing for almost any board
in my opinion.
It means that even if you have a board that sounds more muted, these switches can still
recover its sound.
There also isn’t a huge difference between stock and lubed, making them a great option
for those who don’t want to.
Only a tiny bit of plasticky noise went away, and that was about it.
There is virtually no spring ping stock, and just a tiny tiny bit of leaf noise.
Although I do always recommend lubing your switches, SOTCs will do perfectly fine without
it.
The feel of these switches, both stock and
lubed, is exceptional.
They are incredibly smooth right out of the box, and I definitely think this is due to
the use of the LY material for the stem.
Even after being lubed, the smoothness difference isn’t that big.
Also something I picked up on really quickly is how nice the springs feel.
After lubing, there isn’t that slight sluggishness you feel with other switches.
SOTCs always feel super nice and snappy.
It's such a big difference from my other JWK linears that it’s almost hard to explain.
It really is something that you need to experience for yourself to understand.
And look at this.
This is just the cherry on top.
The stem wobble is incredibly well controlled, comparable to the excellent holy bobas.
These aren't even filmed, and I wouldn’t recommend wasting your time doing so.
Compared to other JWKs like alpacas, this is a very stark difference, and there really
isn’t anything else that could cause it but this stem.
So I really hope this stem material or something similar can be adapted into other switches
later down the line.
I’m not exactly sure what SOTC stands for,
but someone in createkeebs discord said soul of the coast, and I really like that.
Even though these switches are expensive, I think they really are worth it.
They sound exceptional in most all board configurations,
and feel excellent with little to no modification.
And even though they’re made by JWK, they excel in all the traits that most JWKs are
just average in.
And that's all I have for you today.
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