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QWERKey-UK t1_itos7ah wrote

Sound is a result of board, plate and keycaps, not the switch.

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ztb1 t1_itp0m38 wrote

hmm thats like saying a speaker cabinet makes the sound but not the speaker

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QWERKey-UK t1_itp1io8 wrote

Apart from clicky switches, obviously, switches have a very limited affect on the board's overall sound. This is demonstrated well in this video, where not only the same board is used, but the same key position. If you lube them, the affects are even less.

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Ruhart OP t1_itp71eb wrote

I have to agree on this point. However, the chassis and the plate will be taking on and increasing the sound the switch makes, as well as adding their own sounds. So I do see the speaker reference here. The switch casings are also touching the plate with hundreds of contact points, practically one with it.

In that retrospect, thinner and cheaper switch casings would actually have quite the impact on changing the overall board acoustics, if I'm guessing correctly. The rest of the switch would just affect the feel, apart from the presence of a tactile bump.

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QWERKey-UK t1_itqzgzi wrote

I don't know what more to say. I've posted evidence that switches have a very limited affect on sound. Was there some reason you think what you saw and heard in that video was somehow not factual?

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Ruhart OP t1_itov3fi wrote

Absolutely, and we've talked over this. Chassis also play a big part in sound, possibly one of the bigger parts, and I've already talked about that with him. He knows that if he finds something he likes board-wise, research the crap out of it and it's modding options.

I just don't think he was prepared for the sheer amount of switches. He was dead set on MX Blues for tactility, but one try of my MX Blue keyboard and the noise was not to his liking. I made this with gram force added at a glance, so that when his switch sampler comes in he can start gauging roughly what he wants.

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