Durock L1 Creamy Yellow
vsKailh Pro Purple
Hear them
Side by side
| Durock L1 Creamy Yellow | Kailh Pro Purple | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Balanced |
| Loudness | -35.8 dB | -47.9 dB |
| Pitch | 2,538 Hz | 1,790 Hz |
| Spring weight | 56.1 g | 56.1 g |
| Actuation force | 32.1 g | 35.4 g |
| Bottom-out force | 75.4 g | 68.3 g |
| Total travel | 3.9 mm | 4 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Durock L1 Creamy Yellow and Kailh Pro Purple are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 56.1g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, Durock L1 Creamy Yellow is the louder of the two at -35.8dB versus -47.9dB (12.100000000000001dB quieter), pitched higher at roughly 2,538Hz. It reads as balanced, while Kailh Pro Purple comes across more balanced.
Pick Durock L1 Creamy Yellow if you want a louder, more present sound. Pick Kailh Pro Purple if you'd rather have a quieter typing sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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