A thocky keyboard sounds deep and muted: a low, rounded note on each press instead of a high clack. It is the sound many people want, and it is hard to judge from a spec sheet or a box that says "thock". The case, the foam inside, the plate, the switches and the keycaps all shape it. The makers of every pack below describe their recording as thocky, so you can hear for yourself which boards sound that way before you buy one.
This list ranks the keyboards with thocky sound packs that people opened most in the 30 days to November 10, 2026, counting each person once a day. Only packs described as thocky count toward a board's views. We have not used these keyboards ourselves. The sound comes from the community's recordings, and the facts below come from each maker's own pages, linked.
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At a glance
| Keyboard | Switches in its thocky packs | Pack views |
|---|---|---|
| 1. GravaStar Mercury K1 Lite | GravaStar linear | 697 |
| 2. Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz | Razer Analog Optical Gen-2 | 618 |
| 3. Wooting 60HE | Lekker L60 | 606 |
| 4. ATK RS6 Ultra Aspas Edition | ATK magnetic (stock) | 467 |
| 5. IQUNIX EC75 | Diamond Pro Magnetic | 333 |
| 6. SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL | Whisper-Quiet Gaming Switches | 234 |
| 7. Razer Huntsman V3 | Razer Analog Optical Gen-2 | 210 |
| 8. Wooting 80HE | Gateron Jade | 200 |
| 9. HyperX Alloy Origins | HyperX Red | 159 |
| 10. ATK RS6 Ultra | ATK magnetic (stock) | 158 |
1. GravaStar Mercury K1 Lite
A 75% board with 80 keys in a transparent frame. GravaStar lists a gasket mount, five layers of dampening foam, its own linear switches at 40 gf, and wired, Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz connections. GravaStar itself describes the sound as a deep thock at moderate volumes (GravaStar). Its three thocky packs record GravaStar's own linear switches.
Most listened thocky board
GravaStar Mercury K1 Lite
Played 700 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 3 community packs, and counting.
2. Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz
Razer's analog optical board with an aluminum top plate and lubricated Analog Optical Gen-2 switches, set to count a press anywhere from 0.1 to 4.0 mm, with rapid trigger and 8000 Hz polling. Razer says each switch sits in a dense foam layer for a muted typing sound, and the board comes with a magnetic wrist rest (Razer). The Huntsman V3 Pro also comes in tenkeyless and mini sizes (Razer).
2nd most listened
Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz
Played 638 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
3. Wooting 60HE
A 60% board sold through Wooting's own store. The model at its address is now the 60HE+: an ABS case, a steel plate and Lekker L60s switches, set per key from 0.1 to 4.0 mm in 0.1 mm steps, with a USB-C cable and no wireless option listed (Wooting). Its thocky pack is labelled V2 and records Lekker L60 switches.
3rd most listened
Wooting 60HE
Played 888 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 6 community packs, and counting.
4. ATK RS6 Ultra Aspas Edition
A 65% board in an aluminum case: ATK's RS6 Ultra made with Aspas. ATK lists PBT dye-sub Cherry-profile keycaps, a choice of TTC RGB Magneto or Gateron Jade Gaming Max switches, 8000 Hz polling and a wired connection (ATK). It is the same board as number 10 in another edition.
4th most listened
ATK RS6 Ultra Aspas Edition
Played 471 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
5. IQUNIX EC75
A 75% board with an aluminum top case, a polycarbonate bottom and a gasket mount. Inside, IQUNIX lists Poron foam, a PET switch pad and a silicone base, all meant to cut resonance and vibration. It uses IQUNIX's Diamond Switch Pro magnetic switches, polls at 8000 Hz and is wired only (IQUNIX).
5th most listened
IQUNIX EC75
Played 336 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
6. SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL
A tenkeyless board with SteelSeries' Whisper-Quiet switches, IP32 water and dust resistance, eight zones of RGB lighting and a clickable volume roller. SteelSeries announced it in October 2021 (SteelSeries). Its pack is simply called "Thocky Keyboard".
6th most listened
SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL
Played 247 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
7. Razer Huntsman V3
The library lists this board as the Huntsman V3, but its pack is titled Razer Huntsman V3 Pro, the same line as number 2, and it records the same Analog Optical Gen-2 switches. The pack does not say which size it is. The Huntsman V3 Pro comes as a full-size, tenkeyless or mini board, with an aluminum top plate and actuation from 0.1 to 4.0 mm (Razer). Hearing both packs shows how much two recordings of one board can differ.
7th most listened
Razer Huntsman V3
Played 277 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 3 community packs, and counting.
8. Wooting 80HE
Wooting's 80% board, with a silicone gasket mount, a polycarbonate plate and Lekker L60 V2 switches. It polls at up to 8 kHz and is wired only, and the version with a case adds a layer of EPDM foam (Wooting). Its two thocky packs record it with Gateron Jade switches.
8th most listened
Wooting 80HE
Played 334 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 4 community packs, and counting.
9. HyperX Alloy Origins
A wired board with an aluminum body, a detachable USB-C cable and feet for three angles. HyperX sells it with HyperX Red linear or HyperX Aqua tactile switches (HyperX). Its thocky pack records HyperX Red switches.
9th most listened
HyperX Alloy Origins
Played 174 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 3 community packs, and counting.
10. ATK RS6 Ultra
The same 65% aluminum board as number 4 in its standard edition. ATK describes the RS6 series as wired and hot-swap, with screw-in PCB stabilizers and 8000 Hz polling (ATK). Both ATK packs record its stock magnetic switches, so you can hear two recordings of the same board side by side.
10th most listened
ATK RS6 Ultra
Played 159 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
How to listen
Every pack page has a keyboard you can type on. Turn the volume up and type anywhere on the page to hear the pack. To hear it while you work in other apps, download Mechvibes, open the pack and press Install.
The same keyboard can sound very different from one recording to the next. Switches, keycaps, the desk and the microphone all change the sound, so a board that sounds thocky in one pack may sound brighter in another. If you own a keyboard that sounds thocky and is missing from this list, you can record your own pack and add it to the library.