As above, I’ve built wheels with aci double butted spokes and their own brand brass nipples. I’ve also build wheels using DT Swiss competition spokes abs their alloy squorx nipples and phr washers.
I’ve got an XM481 with squorx alloy nipples and phr washers here that I want to build onto a Bitex hub – in the last I’ve bought DT spokes from Rose Bikes at quite a good cost. Tbh at route is now knackered by Brexit and DT spokes are looking a lot more expensive.
Thinking ACI db spokes have always been fine – there’s no reason I should t use those with squorx is there?
Before anyone says use brass – I’ve found the alloy squorx really good – they’re easy to use with the DT driver and they have pro lock in them and I’ve never had them seize or deteriorate. One set have been built into an mtb wheel for 3 years ish – I had to boost the hub with a Hope single sided end cap and re-dish the rim this week. All of them moved as easily / smoothly as the day I built it. As I went I waterproof greased the washer when putting it on the nipple and soaked the nipples in some wet chain lube before screwing them on. Would propose I do the same with this one.