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
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There has been quite a bit of controversy this week in the community, and we take a look at two of them, plus a few more 'regular' kind of topics, unfortunately we do run a little over our normal episode length, but I hope you can forgive us for it.
This weeks topics:
- Mechanicon Transparency (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9m9bk6/open_letter_to_candykeys_re_mechanicon_rant_or/)
- NOP vs IP (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9md09u/icnew_original_panda_linear_switch/)
- Luddite GB (https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/9metxn/gb_luddite_pcb_group_buy_very_cheap_skeleton_ansi/)
- Candybar Keyboard (https://thekey.company/blogs/blog-updates/tkc-candybar-the-click-o-stick)
- CoolerMaster Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolermaster/controlpad-24-keys-with-analog-control/description)
Plus our two competitions for the month, for a Idea23 keycap, and our Keebio kit.
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So, until next time, Happy Clacking :)