Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
Congratulation to Matt3o; you have pulled out another stunner. The new profile looks very sleek, the easy to find keys make it awesome for touch typing and let you orientate your hand when gaming quickly. It's definitely a contender in the sculpted spherical scene. Quality is pretty good, I've got a bit of misalignment in the number row + D, V & N (fixed in the photos, to save people posting about it.) For a first attempt at a new profile with a spherical plan, that's not bad. I'm sure 2nd run will be lot better.
More disappointing is Massdrops lackadaisical packaging; the parcel is going (almost literally) to the other side of the globe, and the two boxes are loosely thrown in a bigger box with a token air bladder that is not nearly adequate to stop the individual boxes opening and spilling their content. Since the large box does not seal properly I've lost the Triumph Enter and one of the blank keys; not the end of the world, but, having to use the red enter (and escape so it doesn't look dicky by itself) ruins the retro Triumph aesthetic for me. Sigh. Hopefully customer support has a spare enter.
Overall, I'm chuffed to get my hands on these finally, there are some teething problems but the design is solid. I think this might be the final tweak for my Norby; back to waiting for the Kishsaver to be completed...