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
you can't just mash the switches and PCB components against the wood and screw down. This was a problem in the original royal glam case too, but hasn't been addressed.
This comment is coming from someone that bought the wrist rest royal glam case for $100 and then had to put hours of work into it to make it decent. I had to resand the whole case bc it had rough grains on the wrist section, then put a polywax sealer and glued in brass nuts for standoffs. I also had to chisel out the hole better bc it didn't fit the dip switches on my v60.
many 60% boards have small controllers that will hang down lower than the other parts. And I'm not talking about the dip switches which have a hole cut out for them.
Look at all other tray mounted cases out there and you will see that they all have standoffs. And there is a good reason for it.