I built mine with Holy Pandas and ABS DSS Honeywell and the results are LOUD! The Candybar would probably sound fairly good with a lighter, linear switch or silent switch and PBT keycaps. So in the end, you have almost almost no control over the sound of the board except for the stabilizers, switches, and keycaps that you choose. There are at least 8 tray screws and because they mount directly to the plate it is super stiff regardless of material.
Normally a carbon fiber plate, like the one included with the candy bar, would flex pretty pleasantly. But it definitely stiffens the plate even further. This is very convenient and much easier to screw together than normal tray mount cases. The tray mount system is designed such that the stand-offs go through the PCB and you screw the plate directly into the standoff. Plate foam could be cut, but it is not generally available for the Candybar and plate foam with a Hotswap PCB is a shit show unless the foam is exactly the right thickness (otherwise your switches pop out). The tolerances are so tight on the USB-C port (it is deeply recessed and the cut out doesn’t have a millimeter to spare) that unless the case foam came perfectly cut from the factory or if you installed O-rings, it would prevent you from plugging in the board. You can’t really do any of that with the Candybar. What do I mean by that? It is a tray mount and to get the best typing experience with tray mount you need to tweak it with case foam and/or plate foam - maybe burger mount the standoffs, etc. This is a great board and I love it, but it is not tunable. The board is almost completely untunable (see below).Next level packaging for a low-mid priced custom.Quality, finish, and tolerances are all extremely good.I have been using it for the last 24 hours and I think I have a good handle on it. Yes it is tray mount, but in underserved form factors like 40% Southpaw I think it is perfectly acceptable.
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