Topre Switches

Topre is a Japanese manufacturer whose electrostatic capacitive switches occupy a unique and fiercely defended corner of the mechanical keyboard market. Using a rubber dome and spring combination that registers keypresses through changes in capacitance rather than physical contact, Topre switches deliver a sound and feel that has no real equivalent elsewhere — a soft, thocky keystroke that has earned them a devoted following willing to pay the significant premium their boards command. They are as close to a cult object as the keyboard hobby has to offer.