65% Hall Effect keeb with knob?

iamgigglz · 4 Jun 2026 at 13:49

I've enjoyed my Epomaker TH66 for a good long while now but I'd like to scratch an HE itch.
There are plenty 60~75% options out there with the Wooting 60HE tempting me away from 65%, but the lack of a volume knob is making me think twice; I use it a lot.
If no good options come up I'll probably just go buy a standalone knob but that's very much plan B.

Any suggestions?

tamzzy · 4 Jun 2026 at 15:15

not HE, but razer do analogue optical switches in their huntsman V3 series
for all intents and purposes HE and AO are identical for the end-user

Raymond Lin · 5 Jun 2026 at 13:18

Hyzen, World's First Mechanical Magnetic Keyboard.

Lofree Hyzen, the world's first mechanical HE keyboard. Back us on Kickstarter now.

www.lofree.co

Big knob, but on the "wrong" side? perhaps?

HE, 65%, mechanical feel and sound.

iamgigglz · 5 Jun 2026 at 13:53

Raymond Lin said:
Hyzen, World's First Mechanical Magnetic Keyboard.

Lofree Hyzen, the world's first mechanical HE keyboard. Back us on Kickstarter now.

www.lofree.co

Big knob, but on the "wrong" side? perhaps?

HE, 65%, mechanical feel and sound.

Oooh I do like that. The chunky bezels put me off at first but it's already growing on me.
It would be the first time I back a kickstarter - the closest I've been to that world is grabbing the Sennheiser HD58x off the OG Drop site...

Very tempting. Thanks.

Raymond Lin · 5 Jun 2026 at 14:30

iamgigglz said:
Oooh I do like that. The chunky bezels put me off at first but it's already growing on me.
It would be the first time I back a kickstarter - the closest I've been to that world is grabbing the Sennheiser HD58x off the OG Drop site...

Very tempting. Thanks.

The only concern is the typing angle. the Kickstarter price at £200 is very reasonable for what it is otherwise for the spec and build quality.

iamgigglz · 5 Jun 2026 at 15:34

Raymond Lin said:
The only concern is the typing angle. the Kickstarter price at £200 is very reasonable for what it is otherwise for the spec and build quality.

£163 or £180 for the nicer colour, including shipping. Keenly priced tbf.
I'll do my research though - thanks for the heads up

Raymond Lin · 5 Jun 2026 at 16:04

iamgigglz said:
£163 or £180 for the nicer colour, including shipping. Keenly priced tbf.
I'll do my research though - thanks for the heads up

FYI, I backed it too, in black tri-mode version with wrist rest (mostly because I don't want transparent clear caps and I already have a silver keyboard). If I didn't then I would probably get it in Silver and change the caps but the black one looks to be easier to use straight out of the box.

Raymond Lin · 5 Jun 2026 at 16:09

Nuphy also do a 75% with knob, but not as pretty.

Hall Effect Keyboard | Rapid Trigger & Magnetic - NuPhy

NuPhy Hall Effect keyboards feature magnetic switches and rapid trigger, with high polling rate models for precise gaming.

nuphy.com

TrojanWhore · 30 Jun 2026 at 23:19

A bit late to the party, but there are quite a few 75% HE with a knob aren't there? (Keychron Q1, Monsgeek M1, Akko 5075)
I'm including TMR in that as well.... There's also some options including 68% or UK ISO formats in there.

That said though, if I was going to go for a board that small (and ANSI), the Hyzen would be close to or the top of that list!

iamgigglz · 1 Jul 2026 at 08:25

TrojanWhore said:
A bit late to the party, but there are quite a few 75% HE with a knob aren't there? (Keychron Q1, Monsgeek M1, Akko 5075)
I'm including TMR in that as well.... There's also some options including 68% or UK ISO formats in there.

That said though, if I was going to go for a board that small (and ANSI), the Hyzen would be close to or the top of that list!

Better late than never! I'm struggling to accept 75%. It would be fine at my work desk but gaming at home would be less than ideal. I push my keeb as far left as I can for FPS games and having a keyboard with that extra height would compromise that quite significantly. The Hyzen is gorgeous but she's thicc so basically falls into the 75% category for me.

The who TMR thing is intruiging. It's that kind of tech that I probably wouldn't notice at all but I want it...it's an affliction. I'm going to allow it to age a bit before buying. I'm hoping prices and selection will both improve with time.

Raymond Lin · 1 Jul 2026 at 09:26

iamgigglz said:
Better late than never! I'm struggling to accept 75%. It would be fine at my work desk but gaming at home would be less than ideal. I push my keeb as far left as I can for FPS games and having a keyboard with that extra height would compromise that quite significantly. The Hyzen is gorgeous but she's thicc so basically falls into the 75% category for me.

The who TMR thing is intruiging. It's that kind of tech that I probably wouldn't notice at all but I want it...it's an affliction. I'm going to allow it to age a bit before buying. I'm hoping prices and selection will both improve with time.

https://nuphy.com/products/nuphy-air65-v3

This is an option but the knob feel isn't the best as it's plastic.

iamgigglz · 1 Jul 2026 at 09:37

Raymond Lin said:
https://nuphy.com/products/nuphy-air65-v3

This is an option but the knob feel isn't the best as it's plastic.

Not HE/TMR. I've always like the look of their keyboards and they do have a magnetic switch range. At thispoint I think the knob requirement is proving to be a bridge too far. I'd probably be better off just getting my ideal knobless keyboard and grabbing a separate knob.

...and having typed that I feel the need to crack open a beer, fix my motorbike, mow the lawn and watch sports.

Raymond Lin · 1 Jul 2026 at 09:48

iamgigglz said:
Not HE/TMR. I've always like the look of their keyboards and they do have a magnetic switch range. At thispoint I think the knob requirement is proving to be a bridge too far. I'd probably be better off just getting my ideal knobless keyboard and grabbing a separate knob.

...and having typed that I feel the need to crack open a beer, fix my motorbike, mow the lawn and watch sports.

Before you do, have you tried grabbing a piece of paper, measuring out the Hyzen, cut it out to the real life physical size and put it on your desk?

iamgigglz · 1 Jul 2026 at 10:03

Raymond Lin said:
Before you do, have you tried grabbing a piece of paper, measuring out the Hyzen, cut it out to the real life physical size and put it on your desk?

Fair play. I'll give it a go

TrojanWhore · 1 Jul 2026 at 10:22

iamgigglz said:
Better late than never! I'm struggling to accept 75%. It would be fine at my work desk but gaming at home would be less than ideal. I push my keeb as far left as I can for FPS games and having a keyboard with that extra height would compromise that quite significantly. The Hyzen is gorgeous but she's thicc so basically falls into the 75% category for me.

The who TMR thing is intruiging. It's that kind of tech that I probably wouldn't notice at all but I want it...it's an affliction. I'm going to allow it to age a bit before buying. I'm hoping prices and selection will both improve with time.

Ah I see.... tbh I'm struggling to find even a single board that meets all your requirements (even disregarding the HE part, the Nuphy that Raymond linked is the only 65 I can see with a knob).

75% generally shouldn't be much (if any) wider, and some are only about 1.5 keycaps taller.

.... is a bigger desk an option?

iamgigglz · 1 Jul 2026 at 11:20

TrojanWhore said:
Ah I see.... tbh I'm struggling to find even a single board that meets all your requirements (even disregarding the HE part, the Nuphy that Raymond linked is the only 65 I can see with a knob).

I currently have the Epomaker TH66 and love it, although I'm looking for an upgrade.

TrojanWhore said:
75% generally shouldn't be much (if any) wider, and some are only about 1.5 keycaps taller.

It's the height that's the issue. For example the TH66 is 103mm vs 135mm for the TH80. 3cm doesn't seem like much but it is 30% bigger. I'll try the paper cutout idea though.

TrojanWhore said:
.... is a bigger desk an option?

Haha I mean yeah, but at that point I'd just go buy a Streamdeck+ or something.