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Lofree Flow
test de son.
The low-profile board that made full-POM switches a selling point, and the smoothest-sounding keyboard in the category. Press play on both options below.
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What a Lofree Flow
en pratique.
Chaque bouton joue une courte phrase enregistrée avec cette famille de switchs. Vous pouvez ainsi comparer le rythme plutôt qu’une seule frappe. Écoutez deux options à la suite : la différence devient plus nette.
Ces extraits correspondent à la famille de switchs, pas à ce clavier précis. Les options peuvent varier selon l’année et la région : vérifiez la version qui vous intéresse.
Ce que vous entendez
Son caractère
sonne vraiment.
The Flow's trick is material. Its Kailh switches use POM for the stem and both halves of the housing, and POM is self-lubricating — the plastic sheds a microscopic layer as it wears, so the parts slide against each other instead of scraping. That removes the scratchy high-frequency noise that low-profile switches usually have in abundance.
What is left is a soft, smooth press with a surprising amount of body for a board this thin. The Ghost linear version is the quieter of the two and lands as a gentle pad. The Phantom tactile adds a defined bump that comes through as a light click over the same soft base.
Compared with a NuPhy Air75, the Flow is rounder and less bright — less patter, more cushion. Which of those you prefer is genuinely a matter of taste rather than one being better built.
Pourquoi il sonne comme ça
Sa construction
derrière le bruit.
A low-profile gasket-mounted board with Kailh Choc V2-pin full-POM switches, factory lubed, with gold contacts. The full-POM construction is the headline: most switches use nylon or polycarbonate housings with a POM stem at best, and going all-POM is what produces the characteristic smoothness. Hot-swappable within the Choc V2 ecosystem, which also covers a handful of other ultra-thin boards.
- Switchs
- Kailh full-POM, low profile
- Pins
- Choc V2, 3-pin
- Mounting
- Gasket mount
- Lubrication
- Factory lubed
Quelle option choisir
Choisir
son switch.
Ghost is the linear and Phantom is the tactile, and on a board this smooth the difference between them is unusually clean — you are hearing the bump added to an otherwise identical press rather than two different switch designs. Ghost for quiet, Phantom for feedback.
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Bonnes questions
Lofree Flow
en questions.
Why do POM switches sound smoother?
POM is self-lubricating: as the parts move against each other the plastic sheds a microscopic layer that acts as a lubricant, so the surfaces slide instead of scraping. Scraping is what produces the scratchy high-frequency noise people complain about in cheap switches. Making the stem and both housing halves out of POM, rather than just the stem, is what makes the difference audible.
Is the Lofree Flow quiet?
The Ghost linear version is one of the quieter mechanical keyboards you can buy without a specifically silenced switch — the soft press and short travel keep it well under a full-height board. The Phantom tactile is louder because the bump makes its own noise. Neither is silent, but both are office-appropriate in a way a clicky board never is.
How does the Lofree Flow compare to a NuPhy Air75?
They are the two boards defining the same category from opposite directions. The Flow is smoother and rounder thanks to its full-POM switches; the Air75 is brighter and quicker with longer travel and a wider switch choice. The Air75 gives you three distinct options including a silenced one; the Flow gives you two very well-executed ones.
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