Ruhart OP t1_itp71eb wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:38 AM

Reply to comment by QWERKey-UK in I made a little something for a buddy of mine who's looking to join the custom keyboard family. [Akko switch list with links to sound tests.] by Ruhart

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.

QWERKey-UK t1_itqzgzi wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:41 PM

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?