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
It didn’t take long before we couldn’t resist rummaging through his closet to see what secrets were hiding inside. What else do you do when left alone in someone else’s house? While Yanbo’s biceps may not have grown, our own personal wealth was about to boom, for what was behind that closet door was a vast array of keyboard riches.
Alex and I debated the day away with what we should do next, while Yanbo should have been moving on to his eighth and final daily workout. Time was running out, when we heard a knock at the door… The jig was up and our dreams of early retirement ended before they even began. Unfortunately for us, it was not Yanbo, but Queen Xi who stood blocking the doorway to our dreams.
Soon we found ourselves locked in mortal combat using the age-old dispute-ending device of arm wrestling. We stood no chance against Xi. Alex and I were swiftly defeated, with Yanbo’s taunting final words and the shrill sound of Xi’s laughter echoing in our ears—the soundtrack to our complete and utter defeat.
In that moment I watched as our dreams crumbled in on us and a single tear rolled down my tender cheek. Xi declared Yanbo’s glorious mech keys stash as spoils of war, which as such would be immediately offered to the Mech Keys Community.
These fabled treasures will be unveiled and made available on March 27 at 6am PT. Don’t miss this chance to help make Yanbo, Alex, and myself cry a little—you surely won’t regret it. See below for a list of the loot being offered: