Switch Test
Hear all five MDR switches in your browser — click the virtual Dasher or type on your keyboard.
Pick a switch from the dropdown, then click the keys below or type on your physical keyboard. The virtual Dasher answers each keystroke with the chosen switch's sound, and the card below the keyboard tells you about that switch.
Click any key, or just type on your physical keyboard — switching the switch in the dropdown changes the sound instantly. Best on desktop.
MDR
TactileSmooth presence
The house switch. Smooth tactile action with more presence than the Woe but quieter than the Frolic. A balanced everyday switch designed specifically for the MDR Dasher keyboard.
- Actuation
- 53 ± 5 gf
- Bottom out
- 65 ± 5 gf
- Pre travel
- 2.2 ± 0.3 mm
- Total travel
- 3.3 ± 0.3 mm
- Spring
- 15mm 58g
- Volume
- Quiet–Moderate
Heads up — recordings are reference samples. Your real-world listening will vary with the recording environment, room acoustics, and your speakers or headphones.