RockyValderas t1_ja2gnic wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:55 AM

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

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.

Nyohn t1_ja2mofm wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:16 AM

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.

Futuristick-Reddit t1_ja33yuz wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:19 PM

Gotcha, I appreciate the info! I think I'll get a few to try out before I commit to a board's worth.

whiteblankpage2011 t1_ja3gdxa wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:49 PM

https://cannonkeys.com/products/switch-sample-packs

CK has sample packs where you can try a bunch of switches before buying

RockyValderas t1_ja3xvjz wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:45 PM

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