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tom_menary t1_jda55pa wrote

Well it's not as though a brown can't thock. Stick a 3mm acrylic plate on most builds and job done.

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jcatstuffs t1_jdaf0f9 wrote

I have 8 keyboards and none of them are quiet enough for work... my next build needs to be specifically focused on being quiet lmao

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JungMoses t1_jdage20 wrote

See also: my keyboard has only 40 keys!

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trashem349 t1_jdb30tz wrote

Replying to bikebeardcat (#2,312,503)

as someone who bottoms out on every single keypress: it did take me a day or two to get used to silent switches, but soon enough you get used to going by the feeling instead of the sound! I have a mix of Haimu Whispers (~65g actuation, no silicone in the design) and TTC Silent Bluish Whites (~45g, silicone dampeners on the stem) on the same keyboard and they’re both tactile enough that it’s not too different from using a board of regular tactiles.

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Rychew_ t1_jdbia6o wrote

Browns can be louder and more obnoxious just depends on keyboard and mods

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JungMoses t1_jdbj3tt wrote

Replying to Silvus314 (#2,313,382)

You know you actually threw for a loop, like clearly the Planck is even more high status than the Preonic because you don't even need to put in numbers (inefficiently), all the underlings do that for you.

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So now that I think about it, my official position is that I do not use a keyboard, I only dictate to numerous live humans, and yes, all of them thock.

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Turbulent_Effect6072 t1_jdbk7sl wrote

Replying to EazeeP (#2,312,825)

I got a keebmonkey clone of the rk61 for around $25 if i remember correctly and threw some bobas in there with everything stock except lubed stabs, and it was far thockier and much less hollow sounding than either of my bandaid-modded, foamed, $200 aluminum cases with screw-in stabs and several hours of experimentation and mods put into them. It’s hilarious how the best materials for deeper keeb acoustics tend to be the cheapest ones (acrylic and abs), yet we still spend hundreds on metal plates and pbt plastic when chasing thocky sounds.

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martialar t1_jdbn54z wrote

Kirk, keyboards are a family peripheral. Happy families. Maybe single people use keyboards, we don't know. Frankly, we don't want to know.

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ChidiiAnagonye t1_jdbpfsj wrote

Replying to jcatstuffs (#2,310,679)

Do you think your coworkers would complain? As long as you don’t bring clicky switches, I think you should be fine. I also have 8+ keyboards and I bring a different one each week lol and I’ve never gotten a complaint. If anything some of my coworkers membrane keyboards are louder than mine.

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vvodbow t1_jdbqjbz wrote

Replying to trashem349 (#2,312,572)

Oooh a fellow Haimu user! Got Haimu Heartbeat (silent linear) switches and they've been fantastic out of the box! The upstrokes are still a tad noisy when I accidentally press a key on the side, but maybe I need better keycaps.

So far, how do you feel about the Haimu Whispers vs. the TTC? Does one feel better the other for you?

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TK523 t1_jdbsn0q wrote

I have browns and write fantasy books on my lunch breaks. People have noticed and made comments.

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Matasa89 t1_jdbv5zw wrote

That's why I have a cheaper custom board at work lol.

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superman1995 t1_jdbwixz wrote

Replying to jcatstuffs (#2,310,679)

Try the Durock silent shrimps, it’s turned every keyboard that I’ve stuck it into to one that is quieter than most rubber domes. It still gives off a very nice sound but it’s soft and very office appropriate.

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superman1995 t1_jdc1noo wrote

Replying to jadenthesatanist (#2,315,035)

Ayyy. Nice to see another lover of the shrimps. The tactility given the almost dead silent sound profile never ceases to amaze me. The feel almost makes up for the lack of auditory feedback

The cushioned bottom out also helps to reduce the fatigue from long typing sessions..

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trashem349 t1_jdc2nn3 wrote

Replying to vvodbow (#2,314,433)

yeah Haimu crew! :D

the Whispers have overall been great! I brought that keyboard to the office and when it’s quiet the people nearest to me (like 10 feet away) can hear them, but it’s absolutely no louder than the membrane keyboard I was using before. during the busy times of day we have multiple people on the phone & the printer going nonstop and that noise drowns the Whispers out completely! they do have a kind of raspy sound/feel to them that bugs me a bit, I’m hoping it’ll go away as they get broken in over time (I hate lubing switches more than anything) but it’s not bad enough to stop me from using them completely.

the TTCs took a LOT more getting used to because I absolutely hated the feeling of the silicone dampeners at first lmao, but after that adjustment period I ended up loving how the silicone makes them feel so bouncy! they don’t have the same rasp as the Whispers and I think that makes them a tad quieter, but the lighter spring means my heavy-handed typing almost becomes a damage risk. I didn’t buy as many of them so I have them just on the keys my pinky & ring fingers press.

if I was going to pick just one to fill a whole board with I’d probably go with the TTCs, but it would be a very narrow win!

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tms t1_jdc3lr9 wrote

Replying to stormythecatxoxo (#2,313,892)

Boba U4's have softer cushioning on the bottom and a quieter slide over the tactile bump, making it noticeably quieter overall. Silent Bluish White are less mushy, so when you bottom out a stronger shock will be transferred to the plate and the keyboard build and materials will have a lot to say about volume and how that shock sounds.

In my quest to try out most sound-dampened switches on the market, what I'm really looking for is a switch with low-volume (quiet, not necessarily silent) that still sounds good. In this regard Boba U4 doesn't score well because I think the sound it makes is a bit thin and flimsy. Put them in a well dampened keyboard however and you have a very silent and enjoyable feel which no other high-tactile switch I have can match so far, including TTC Bluish White, Haimu Whisper, Durock Blue Macaw and Kailh Deep Sea Brown.

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HistoricalCup6480 t1_jdc4mpi wrote

Jokes on you, I have a custom thoccy keyboard at work and my coworkers love it. Company even paid for the keyboard.

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Cerdjee4 t1_jdc7uns wrote

Gateron brown > cherry mx brown

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crossedreality t1_jdcb6dz wrote

When last I worked in an office I had both an MX blue keyboard and a Model M. Less disruptive than using the copier or talking about last night’s episode of the Bachelor over the cube walls.

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realbaconator t1_jdcc78p wrote

Jokes on you, my company paid for my keyboard to have thock

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ToastedGlass t1_jdckai3 wrote

I use a MX green WASD Code at work. I had to go around and make sure the closest offices couldn’t hear me

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fuzzinator007 t1_jdcncsb wrote

Wait I don’t get it lol. I wfh and use mx browns. What’s the joke here. How am I missing this 😭😭

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widowhanzo t1_jdcq1he wrote

Replying to Silvus314 (#2,313,382)

I have a Planck and Preonic, but I'm so used to the planck that the extra row on Preonic bothers me. For a while I had the Planck at work and Preonic (with blank caps) at home, but now I work from home and use the Planck all the time, or the laptop keyboard if I go to the office occasionally.

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kopczak1995 t1_jdcrkxo wrote

I have my old keeb with gateron browns at work.

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SonicHeli t1_jdcy72i wrote

Replying to jcatstuffs (#2,310,679)

I rock Durock Silent Shrimps at work and Haimu Silent Whispers at home. The whispers are less silent but use a unique silent mechanism that doesn’t use silicone and has a more traditional feel

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thebestyoucan t1_jdd2yln wrote

Replying to stormythecatxoxo (#2,313,877)

Something I like to do to make those silent (i.e., boba u4, zilents, etc., PBT keycaps, and a ton of foam) keyboards a little more satisfying to type on: if you replace your stabilized keys with gateron black inks (or another of the quieter but not silenced linear switches) you’ll get a little bit of that poppy “rain hitting the roof above you” sound, but not often enough for the keyboard to be noticeably louder to those around you (unless you’re spamming backspace/enter/spacebar a lot). Also sometimes spacebars can get loud on the upstroke with tactile switches even if the switch itself is silent (idk why that happens, maybe I’m doing something wrong), so the black inks can even be quieter there while adding a deeper thockier sound.

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rasvial t1_jdd5tx3 wrote

Topre is the best for work. Typing (not gaming) and sound are ideal for it.

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vvodbow t1_jddj11p wrote

Replying to trashem349 (#2,315,121)

Thanks for the detailed answer! I actually made the switch from membrane keyboards cuz I'm too a violent typist that my colleagues felt disturbed even when I was on a membrane keyboard. After switching to the Haimus I've been so amused to see every membrane keyboard user nearby (mostly Mac laptop users) being way louder than me ;)

I'm looking to try more silent keycaps and switches, both tactile and linear. Interesting to see how the dampeners made such a difference to your TTCs. I should try those when I have the chance!

For now, besides switching to PBT keycaps, I'm thinking of putting O-rings on the Heartbeats when I can get my hands on some. They are already really quiet and probably won't benefit from the extra dampening on the downstroke, but I'm just curious how much quieter they can be without lubing them (I hate lubing).

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TheGameboy t1_jddkpe6 wrote

I use a Unicomp PC-122 at my office. My keyboard has KACHUNK. At home I use Cherry MX Blues.

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BevinMaster t1_jddlubr wrote

Thock doesn't means loud though, to me it's a separate thing. Depending on what plate and case you are browns can make noise, clacky I'd say but as i said it's plate material / case mount and case dependent.

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cowuake t1_jddnjir wrote

You should all join the company I work for, in the local office I can use my HHKB (Professional Classic, no lube, no mods) without any worries and sometimes there are far noisier keyboards around x'D

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o0Little0o t1_jddnv11 wrote

I have a Ducky 3 with silent red switches and it’s quieter than the work keyboards.

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jadenthesatanist t1_jddoo4i wrote

Replying to superman1995 (#2,315,055)

Yeah dude, when I first got them I was surprised at how truly silent they are, and I’m a big fan of how heavily tactile they are. I recently picked up some Designer Studio White Jades since everyone I saw mention them said they were possibly the heaviest tactiles on the market, but honestly now that I have them I’d say the Shrimps almost beat them out for how strong/heavy they feel (although that could partially be due to the Shrimps having a long bump across the whole keystroke compared to the short/sharp bump of the White Jades). I thoroughly enjoy the White Jades for their sharp snappiness which is what I was really looking for this time around, but I’m glad I have the Shrimps around for a different kind of heavy tactile stroke.

If only Clickiez weren’t so stupid fuckin expensive, because I’ve also seen those mentioned as a possible candidate for being the heaviest tactile on the market when set up as tactiles. I’m just not willing to pay $1.50/switch, and even less so when I’d have to crack them open myself to actually set up the tactile configuration. Too much to ask for for keyboard switches lol.

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cormor-ant t1_jddv4rj wrote

Replying to fuzzinator007 (#2,317,000)

The OP is suggesting that they do not need “thock” because they’re using the keyboard in an office space where coworkers might be bothered by a noisy keyboard. Since Browns aren’t typically known for being thocky, and also due to their easily adaptable features (light-ish weight, very light tactility), they can be a great option not only for working around other people, but also for people who maybe don’t care about high-spec builds or sought-after sound profiles.

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ClearJaggedHearts t1_jdecx15 wrote

I just replaced the browns in my keyboard with Alfion Runners, and although not “Thockless” it’s a less disruptive sounds. But still brown have nothing on blues or greens; the person that runs clickey switches in an office setting is truly chaotic Evil…

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tpw2000 t1_jdeog6q wrote

My office still uses actual IBM typewriters for some stuff (courthouse) so i can get away with using non-silenced T1s in all my boards lol

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rikvelasquez t1_jdeygch wrote

Been wanting Haimu heartbeat but always OOS at canon keys

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Devilsgospel1 t1_jdgcld0 wrote

Replying to jcatstuffs (#2,310,679)

Akko’s new-ish haze pinks are a silent linear switch. Sounds pretty good lubed. With some foam and tape my board is quieter than all the membranes tapping away. Still need to work on dampening the stabs but it’ll do.

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tiny-umbrellas t1_jdh3jg2 wrote

I use a Model M at work. My coworkers just accept it.

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Moldyshroom t1_jdi7lw2 wrote

Think an aluminum EVGA Z15 with absolutely zero modifications for sound dampening/ no thock foam, Box Jade switches, and cheap jelly caps would be work appropriate?

Clicks heard round the world.

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