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-Kasu t1_ja15fcl wrote

Reply to comment by Nyohn in I tried some silent switches recently and I was quite surprised by which one was the quietest by Paraless

They are still pretty far from a normal switch, better than traditional silicone for its quietness, but still mushy

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Futuristick-Reddit t1_ja1fgig wrote

Uh oh, I was going to get Whispers for my next build because I hate the mushiness of U4s. Are they noticeably bad?

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-Kasu t1_ja1thra wrote

Feeling wise they are better than u4 in regards to bottom out feeling (less mushy), less tactile than u4 though but very comfortable

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sayqm t1_ja2c6ie wrote

Less mushy than u4 but still slightly mushy at the bottom

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Nyohn t1_ja2at4a wrote

They are a normal linear switch with holes drilled in the bottom to allow sound to escape which is what makes them silent, so there is absolutely no mushiness.

Edit: haven't tried the whispers since tactiles aren't my favourite but I believe the whispers aren't quite as silent since that tactile bump produces a little bit more sound of course.

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RockyValderas t1_ja2gnic wrote

The stems also have little leaf spring type bits that dampen the bottom out (might be on the top out too). That’s the part that makes them feel slightly mushy.

I got the Heartbeats to try out, but I couldn’t get over the feel. Silent switches just aren’t for me.

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Nyohn t1_ja2mofm wrote

Mushy is not the word, they have a slight cutout at the bottom of the stem which softens the impact a little bit but it's more like bending your knees a bit when landong after a jump compared to landing on a mattress. So not even remotely like the mushy feeling rubber dampeners have.

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RockyValderas t1_ja3xvjz wrote

Definitely better than the silicon dampeners, but also definitely not like a normal switch either.

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Nyohn t1_ja2au6t wrote

I'm not sure we're talking about the same switch

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