Loudest keyboard out there?

[Kneeboard]

I've heard of quite a lot of loud keyboards like the Model F, Emarth EM-601, Most MX blue boards, Most MX blue knockoff boards, Pretty much all beamspring boards (with solenoid) but are their anything louder?
Typewriters can also be included!

[MMcM]

Does a Teletype count?

[Kneeboard]

Does a Teletype count?

Yes

[hellothere]

IMO, MX blue and clones aren't "loud," they're higher pitched.

There are several keyboards with speakers. If you can put a powered amp in one, I'm pretty sure that it could be way more loud than a solenoid ... unless it's a really big solenoid. Or lots of solenoids.

[mr_a500]

I'm imagining this...

...but with keyboards.

[cakeanalytics]

Try an IBM Selectric.
In addition to sound of typing element hitting the platen, you also get motor whirring and carriage slamming the tab stops; quite an auditory experience.
Now imagine an office full of them.

[cakeanalytics]

Also don't forget mechanical calculators, like this Friden:
https://youtu.be/-MLQ0yI1BrQ?t=340

[Coeus]

Now imagine an office full of them.

I wonder how many people now have hearing defects or tinitus as a result.

[Yasu0]

As somebody who hears a selectric every day... yeah its as loud as you remember.

With a custom solenoid setup you could probably surpass it with any keyboard.. it would need to be quite a large solenoid. Speakers seems like cheating, solenoid gets a pass because its cool.

[Kneeboard]

Also don't forget mechanical calculators, like this Friden:
https://youtu.be/-MLQ0yI1BrQ?t=340

Never thought a calculator was one of the loudest but damn that's loud.

[webwit]

Also don't forget mechanical calculators, like this Friden:
https://youtu.be/-MLQ0yI1BrQ?t=340

[Kneeboard]

Now imagine an office full of them.

I wonder how many people now have hearing defects or tinitus as a result.

all of them

[Kneeboard]

Also don't forget mechanical calculators, like this Friden:
https://youtu.be/-MLQ0yI1BrQ?t=340

This isn't accurate!. For starters its far to quiet.

[Kneeboard]

IMO, MX blue and clones aren't "loud," they're higher pitched.

There are several keyboards with speakers. If you can put a powered amp in one, I'm pretty sure that it could be way more loud than a solenoid ... unless it's a really big solenoid. Or lots of solenoids.

We heard you like solenoids so we put a solenoid in your solenoid

[webwit]

This isn't accurate!. For starters its far to quiet.

"How I feel about my coworkers when using my way too loud mechanical keyboard."

[hellothere]

IMO, MX blue and clones aren't "loud," they're higher pitched.

There are several keyboards with speakers. If you can put a powered amp in one, I'm pretty sure that it could be way more loud than a solenoid ... unless it's a really big solenoid. Or lots of solenoids.

We heard you like solenoids so we put a solenoid in your solenoid

I'm fairly sure that I could fit an amp and a larger speaker into this Wang keyboard. As is, the highest volume setting doesn't completely drown out the salmon Alps switches.

For that matter, you could probably fit a solenoid, microphone, amp, and a large speaker into a Beamspring case. So, the mic pics up the sound of the solenoid, the sound gets amplified, and the sound is sent through your speaker. I think this is a big win.

[Kneeboard]

IMO, MX blue and clones aren't "loud," they're higher pitched.

There are several keyboards with speakers. If you can put a powered amp in one, I'm pretty sure that it could be way more loud than a solenoid ... unless it's a really big solenoid. Or lots of solenoids.

We heard you like solenoids so we put a solenoid in your solenoid

I'm fairly sure that I could fit an amp and a larger speaker into this Wang keyboard. As is, the highest volume setting doesn't completely drown out the salmon Alps switches.

For that matter, you could probably fit a solenoid, microphone, amp, and a large speaker into a Beamspring case. So, the mic pics up the sound of the solenoid, the sound gets amplified, and the sound is sent through your speaker. I think this is a big win.

ITS WHISPER QUIET

[hellothere]

WHAT?

[Kneeboard]

WHAT?

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[zzxx53]

Here's a model f with a bell, for lols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvyDPKOk34
Credit: orihalcon

[Kneeboard]

Here's a model f with a bell, for lols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvyDPKOk34
Credit: orihalcon

First I thought the bell was just really quiet so I was thinking "its sorta loud but not that bad"

Then the bell came on.

0_0

[cakeanalytics]

Here's a model f with a bell, for lols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvyDPKOk34
Credit: orihalcon

I see your Model F with bell, and raise you a full typewriter orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3osdw_kxjo

[Kneeboard]

Here's a model f with a bell, for lols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvyDPKOk34
Credit: orihalcon

I see your Model F with bell, and raise you a full typewriter orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3osdw_kxjo

Offices back then sure were weird