Hey guys, I have lurked the forums here and there and the other day started to google for a fix to the absurdly loud space bar on my Das Keyboard. I bumped into the EK Soft Landing Pads thread here and read it through.
Somewhere in there somebody mentioned a mod called the o-ring mod and gave the part# and website for a good potential part to do the mod with. I searched and could not find any sound samples, videos, or pictures of this mod for some reason only had seen it mentioned.
So I took it up to order the o-rings and make a video of the mod.
I am SUPER happy with the mod, the keyboard feels great, just as good or better than before and it took the vast majority of the sound away that I was having problems with but I do not feel it "neutered" my keyboard. I still hear the switches and feel all the tactile feedback.
I have done all the keys (including space, enter, shift, etc) except the 10 key and F-Keys. I will do those at a later time.
Here is the video so you can check out the sound samples and get a little insight on the mod.
http://youtu.be/79rWQ-CU9Lw?hd=1Now I really want a MX Red board to do this too I think that would be so awesome. Also I still sort of want to test both the firm & soft landing pads from EK to compare the sound dampening and feel v.s. the o-ring mod. If anybody has a few spare and does not mind forwarding them to me with some snail mail PM me and I will do a follow up video comparing sound and feel. I wish I had ordered 2 packs now because I am sure at some point I am getting a Brown or Red keyboard and will want to do this mod and hate to pay that $5.00 shipping again :(