That’s the same point I’ve reached after 30+ boards, looking for the few boards that really speak to you and are more something you look forward to seeing and enjoy using rather than just a tool has made the few that I get worth it all the more. I’m jealous you got there so much faster than I, but you’ve saved yourself a couple years of waiting and a few thousand dollars lol. My personal magnum opus right now is the Deuterium Delta and it’s everything I’ve wanted in a keyboard.

Totally ! Happy to help :)

For linear, gateron milky yellows for budget or oil kings for closer to .55-.60 a switch. Tactility depends on what kind of bump you want. For a little bump, cherry browns are good, for heavy, wuque heavy tactiles are good. For medium weight, akko has some good options, my pick would be V3 cream blue pros. there are a lot of options, just make sure you’re good with the weight of the spring and the price. NK creams are make of just UHMWPE which is a weird thing that works in bits and pieces but it’s not magic.

For another board, depends on the budget I suppose. Something easy and always in stock is the Keychron Q series, any size you like with stock keycaps larger than cherry, so the sound will be deeper. I have a set of nk creams with swapped out stems + springs if you’d like a better set, normal creams are very scratchy unless a lot of time is put into lubing them. If you have a higher budget, cannonkeys has their brutal series, but they won’t come with keycaps. If you do look into those, check to make sure you’re getting a hotswap PCB unless you specifically want a solder board.

I’ve been neck deep in this hobby for nearly 5 years and after 25ish boards, i’ve found that people fall into one of 2 groups. Either you’re reasonable and find the one or 2 boards you need for work/gaming/daily life and to get things done, you can get all of the functionality for under 150 easy even if it’s a 100% Or you enjoy keyboards like others enjoy cars, art, or shoes. You find and buy the things that stand out to you and make you happy. Anything past the $150-200 price tag is purely buying as a piece of art you want. I, along with a lot of other people here fall into the second group where we buy pieces of art and enjoy using, displaying and posting them online. Hope this helps :)