Kailh Box Summer
vsWS Morandi
Hear them
Side by side
| Kailh Box Summer | WS Morandi | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Recorded | Balanced |
| Loudness | -58.7 dB | -47.3 dB |
| Pitch | 2,110 Hz | 2,531 Hz |
| Spring weight | 56.8 g | 56.8 g |
| Actuation force | 39.6 g | 36.8 g |
| Bottom-out force | 70 g | 68.7 g |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.9 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Kailh Box Summer and WS Morandi are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 56.8g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, WS Morandi is the louder of the two at -47.3dB versus -58.7dB (11.400000000000006dB quieter), pitched higher at roughly 2,531Hz. It reads as balanced, while Kailh Box Summer comes across more recorded.
Pick Kailh Box Summer if you want a quieter typing sound. Pick WS Morandi if you'd rather have a louder, more present sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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