@JustSomeGuy009

About to watch the video, but IMO 99% of the perception of "premium" comes from a scarcity of a product that has been perceived as sought after due to hype created by content creators. With a small part coming from the style/design of the keyboard such as elegant lines, unique color, weight design, etc. But note that style/design is not QUALITY and trying to argue this would be akin to trying to argue one form of art/architecture/music/etc is better than another. If you've ever dealt with the world of classic cars then this will be familiar to you. There is a reason Barrett-Jackson auctions talk about the rarity of the car and the previous sale prices were and less about the features, functionality, benefits, and overall quality of the product.

I will also say that the cost does not directly reflect quality as there are brands and group buy runners that simply charge higher margins because they can vs others. Brands that will create a perceived quality disparity in competing products to sell you the "more expensive" product at a higher margin because the actual cost difference is trivial. This is common in many industries by many companies. Apple products come to mind immediately.

Also, IMO most of the time when someone starts talking about the "sound" of the keyboard they are selling you a lie because they really have nothing of substance to say.

EDIT: Try to argue why a Unikorn, Jane, etc boards sell for what they do vs what you can get for <$300 USD without hitting the points I've made above. I don't believe anyone can without just talking out their backside. Also, leaf springs are starting to become available in cheaper boards and it's actually not a cost issue as the materials to mount a board this way are expensive, it's about existing molds designed for a certain way and them reusing these molds as long as they can, which is why everything looks and appears the same. Also, IMO both boards sound nearly identical which is exactly what I would expect when most of the parts are the same. It's what I've always argued, that the case actually is contributing the least to the sound anyway especially the more designs move to "isolate" the switch/plate/pcb from the case unlike old boards where they were mounted directly to the case. I'm also glad you swapped the sound files because it's something I've said for ages. None of the people that talk about cases being so unique to sound and all this nonsense about sound of keyboards will submit to double blind ABX testing like you would do with audio tests for say compression algorithms. They say they can hear things but would actually put that to the test. It's placebo. It's very common in the world of audio and we've fought it for decades through proper ABX testing.

@Ray.F

I love your take about how the threshold for "quality" is not shifting from one end of the spectrum to the other, in fact, it's expanding for both spectrums! This is very true especially for the hobby in 2023. Overall, great video, and I've subbed.

@wealth7385

lactose intolerant keyboard aficionado gang rise up

@J7T800

I still remember someone's words about the true value of a product, but I forgot who it came from. 

They said, "Cost doesn't always equate to value, because value is a divided concept."

@dinosquad5521

This is a decent video, but my guy, those sound tests do not do either board justice. I physically recoiled when I heard them.

@nostalgeek_id

choosing Link65 as a representative of the premium side of keyboard is kinda not a good idea to begin with. This board actually a bit overpriced, and the sound is not impressive for the price...I think "premium still mean quality" for so many successfull names. But I understand the idea of Qk65 vs Link65, it looks so similar each other for lots of things while beiing priced so defferently, OwLab was being too optimistic with LInk65 experiment