Anne Pro · Mainstream mechanical · sound
Anne Pro 2
test de son.
A 60% board from years ago that people still recommend, and still buy. Press play on each switch option below.
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What a Anne Pro 2
sounds like.
Each button plays a short phrase typed on that switch family, so you are comparing rhythm rather than a single tap. Play two in a row — that is where the difference actually shows up.
These are recordings of the switch family, not of this exact keyboard. That is the honest way to do it — the family is what dominates the sound, and switch options move between model years and regions. Check the listing before buying on the strength of a match here.
Ce que vous entendez
How it
sonne vraiment.
The Anne Pro 2 is a small plastic case with a tray-mounted PCB and nothing inside it, which puts it firmly in the bright-and-hollow camp. What works in its favour is size: a 60% shell has much less internal volume than a full-size board, so there is less space for the resonance to develop and it comes out tighter than a large hollow board would.
With Gateron Blue or Kailh Box White it is a genuinely loud keyboard — Box switches in particular are sharper and more precise than a standard Blue, with less wobble and a cleaner click. The Brown is a light tactile knock and the Red is the smoothest option, though it also leaves the case most exposed.
It sounds like what it is: a competent budget 60% from the era before everyone started putting foam in things. That it is still in the conversation says more about the layout and the software than the acoustics.
Pourquoi il sonne comme ça
The build
derrière le bruit.
A 60% tray-mounted board in a compact plastic case with no internal fill, sold with Gateron or Kailh Box switches depending on the batch. Kailh Box switches are the more interesting option: the stem is enclosed in a box that reduces wobble and keeps dust out, and the click bar mechanism produces a sharper, more consistent click than Cherry's collar design.
- Layout
- 60% (61 keys)
- Mounting
- Tray mount
- Case
- Plastic, no fill
- Switches
- Gateron or Kailh Box
Which one to pick
Choosing
the switch.
If the board you are looking at has Kailh Box White rather than Gateron Blue, expect a sharper and slightly higher click with less rattle around it. Both sit in the clicky family and the button above covers them, but Box switches are the cleaner-sounding of the two.
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Or shop
by switch.
If you already know which switch you are choosing between, the switch pages go deeper than any single keyboard page can — the same recordings with Cherry's published specifications, what the mechanism is actually doing, and who each one suits.
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Bonnes questions
Anne Pro 2
en questions.
Is the Anne Pro 2 still worth buying?
It is an older design and it shows in the acoustics — no foam, tray mount, thin keycaps. What has kept it recommended is the combination of a good 60% layout, solid wireless, and genuinely useful software at a price that has kept falling. If you want a compact board and do not care much how it sounds, it still holds up; if sound is the priority, newer gasket-mounted boards beat it easily.
What is the difference between Kailh Box and Gateron switches?
Box switches enclose the stem in a square housing that reduces side-to-side wobble and keeps dust and liquid out. For sound, the important part is the click mechanism: Box clicky switches use a click bar rather than Cherry's loose collar, which produces a sharper and more consistent click with less rattle. Gateron switches are smoother in the linear versions and closer to Cherry overall.
Can I make an Anne Pro 2 sound less hollow?
Yes. It is a small case with an empty cavity, so a layer of foam or the tape mod under the PCB makes an immediate difference. Thicker PBT keycaps lower the pitch further. Neither is expensive, and on a board with no factory damping at all they are unusually effective.
The audio on this page comes from community-recorded sound packs, used under the licence MIT. They are recordings of the switch family, not of a Anne Pro 2 specifically. All product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.