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
@Vigrith we did take a crack at it previously - but couldn't quite get it to tip https://www.massdrop.com/buy/custom-topre-keycap-set
Perhaps at some point in the future - we can take another crack at it!
DCS Sanctuary for example is one I am very sorry to have missed, I know the chances of that seeing the light of day again are minuscule, possibly even in the form of XDA as they are very fond of custom lettering/fonts, but I am sorry to see some of the past buys not having had quite made it.
Hell, even Elven struggled to meet MOQ when R4 Granite came around and look where it is nowadays, selling for literally 1000% of its initial price (or more, seen it go for as much as $350).
My 660C is modded with TMX sliders but I'm all for seeing another Topre custom succeed in the future!