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ztb1 t1_itp0m38 wrote

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

hmm thats like saying a speaker cabinet makes the sound but not the speaker

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QWERKey-UK t1_itp1io8 wrote

Apart from clicky switches, obviously, switches have a very limited affect on the board's overall sound. This is demonstrated well in this video, where not only the same board is used, but the same key position. If you lube them, the affects are even less.

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Ruhart OP t1_itp71eb wrote

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.

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QWERKey-UK t1_itqzgzi wrote

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?

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