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Offline iggysaps

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Filco Zero - How loud is it?
« on: Wed, 17 June 2009, 07:37:51 »
I hear that white alps are fairly loud.  How loud is the filco zero?  I just visited elitekeyboards and their stock of filco zeros has run dry.  I think its safe to assume that someone from these boards purchased a filco zero.

How loud is it compared to BS, Blue cherries, etc...

Thanks is advance!
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 17 June 2009, 07:58:24 »
Check out Bigpook's review.

The consensus was that they were in and around the noise level of a buckling spring board.
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 17 June 2009, 08:26:12 »
There seems to be a fair amount of interest for the filco with white xm's. Now that elitekeyboards is selling them maybe some members will pick one up. The pricing sure is good. I am curious as to what other people think of it. I found them to be a bit balky and they tired my fingers. I loved the sound though. So if any members here score one, please do a review. : )
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Filco Zero - How loud is it?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 19 June 2009, 17:41:01 »
Quote from: ch_123;96987
Check out Bigpook's review.

The consensus was that they were in and around the noise level of a buckling spring board.


I concur, the noise level and quality are similar, with the Filco Zero having a slightly higher pitch.
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Offline patrickgeekhack

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 25 June 2009, 14:29:40 »
Could someone please post a sound clip? Or is there one already?
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Offline Repoman

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 25 June 2009, 15:19:24 »
I think myself and bigpook ended up with the first revision of the keyboard which has - in my opinion - some fairly serious flaws.

Lack of volume was not one of them.

And in the ballpark of buckling springs is about right.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 25 June 2009, 15:22:35 »
I would imagine it sounds like this 'board (it sounds like my Northgate, so I would think it's at least close): http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?t=4820
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Offline shrap

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« Reply #7 on: Thu, 25 June 2009, 15:30:50 »
I have a Northgate Evolution with real Alps, and I'd say they're a little less loud as Cherry Blues, but the same high-pitched noise. BS is more clacky but not as high-pitched, and I don't find them as intrusive.
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Offline patrickgeekhack

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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 25 June 2009, 15:34:10 »
Quote from: itlnstln;99170
I would imagine it sounds like this 'board (it sounds like my Northgate, so I would think it's at least close): http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?t=4820


That's very loud.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #9 on: Thu, 25 June 2009, 15:42:41 »
My Northgate is incredibly loud.  Much louder than my Ms.  That's pretty much the only reason I don't use it anymore (that, and I like brown Cherrys better).  It's a great switch, but it's loud as hell.
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