Totally agree. You can take a basic mechanical keyboard from Amazon with hot swap switches, lube them. Maybe do a basic tape mod (just put masking tape on the back of the PCB) and get like 85% of the benefit of a high end keyboard. This is what I've done for the rest of my family's keyboards.

I presume you use the blue painters masking tape? Normal masking tape tends to turn into either horrible goo or powder.

What does the tape mod do?

Improves the sound, basically.

Gasket mount was the biggest difference to me outside of the initial mechanical switch.

Now I have a number of mechanicals (i love, or did..) that I side-eye as they don't have that hearty damp at the end. :/

(i consistently work at 3 desks, only have gasket on one)

> It’s a neat hobby!

The same can be said about heroin.