# What a Hall Effect Switch Sound Test Can Tell You

> Source: https://allwinchina.org/hall-effect-switches-sound-feel-comparison/
> Site: AllwinChina — China Keyboard Manufacturing Supply Chain Insights | AllwinKey
> Published: 2026-11-10 | Category: Keyboard Manufacturing

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Hall effect keyboards are often sold on adjustable actuation and fast input. Yet a switch also changes the ordinary experience of typing: its weight, travel, stability and sound. A long comparison video puts several magnetic-switch options into the same keyboard, making those differences easier to notice.

 ![Hall effect keyboard with black, white and yellow keycaps](https://allwinchina.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2-2.webp) Allwin Factory magnetic keyboard product image; not the switches or board tested in the source video.

## Listen to the setup, not just the switch name

The reviewer uses one Hall effect board with an aluminum plate for the sound tests and notes that a softer plate would change the result. That caveat matters. A recording captures the switch, but also the plate, case, keycaps, desk and microphone. It is useful for comparing samples within the same video, not for promising how a switch will sound in every build.

## What changed between the samples

Some switches in the test feel more stable at the top or bottom of travel; others have more stem wobble. The reviewer also distinguishes a lighter feel from a heavier one and calls out travel length, including a full-travel option that he particularly likes. One model sounds clacky out of the box but improves after hand-lubing. Those observations are more useful than declaring a universal winner: a player seeking a light keypress may choose differently from someone who wants a longer, firmer typing stroke.

Among the reviewer’s favorites are a longer-travel Wooting option and an HMX model praised for tight tolerances and a deeper clack. These are personal impressions from one board, not durability measurements. The video also discloses that many of the switches were supplied by a retailer, so treat its preferences as hands-on opinion rather than independent lab testing.

## A better way to choose

Before buying a full set, confirm compatibility with your Hall effect PCB and firmware. Then compare a small sample in your own board for force, travel, wobble and sound. Magnetic switches are not interchangeable with every conventional mechanical PCB, and a persuasive sound clip cannot settle fit or long-term reliability.

## Source

[Hall Effect Switches Have Become So Good in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AheZ81uB83g) (video; reviewed against its English transcript).

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