I think there is a time and place for clickies in general. And well all those sentences now apply perfectly to keyboard enthusiasts (keebphiles? Lol). They want a balanced sound that fits exactly their preference. It’s not about loudness but the overall quality of the sound. Now audiophiles are concerned with spikes, dips, and details. The click-click-click is obvious and fun. Who cares about detail retrieval when you just wanna bump, right? That’s very similar to consumers associating keyboards with loud clicky switches. I am sure there’s a good amount of overlap between hobbies too the deeper you go.Ī lot of people, before delving into audiophile stuff consider “big bass” to be a defining feature of good sound. I think the keyboard community has a lot in common with audiophiles (for better and for worse). I do have to hand it to Cherry - they set out to emulate a typewriter with their clickies, and there is something about the click-jacket sound and feeling that does remind me of a tiny version of those arms / levers slamming letters onto the page. All of that said - I do still enjoy them from time to time, and they are uniquely satisfying. I’m sure there’s more to it than just rattle bad but that’s definitely what led me away from click-jacket switches. That said I’ve bought loads of them because they’re killer for tactile frankenswitches. They’re really nice for a click-jacket switch, but they’re still a click-jacket switch. I’ve seen… maybe two Blue Ink builds that I can remember. On that note, I do remember seeing Blue Inks as a head-scratcher when they came out, and I still feel that way. I also think that’s why the Box clickies were warmly received and still enjoy some popularity the click-bar mechanism is free from the rattle inherent to click-jackets. That is, at least for those aiming for that clean, pure, lubricated plastic sound, there wasn’t much room for a literal rattling device inside their keyboard. That is, as more of the community focused on tuning the typing experience with lubricants, shims, gaskets, et cetera the value-focus on eliminating rattle, ping, and other errant vibes made click-jackets stand out like something of a sore thumb. In terms of the enthusiast community, I think that click-jacket switches started falling out of favor as cleaner, tighter sounds came into favor.
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