My buddy in Seattle said to skip the plate foam and just use the case foam for a softer typing feel.

I was building a Mode Sonnet and he told me that the stock case foam was enough to get a deep sound without making the board feel too stiff. I tried it and honestly, the board felt way too hollow and pingy, even with silent switches. I should have just ordered the plate foam from the start. Has anyone else had a Mode board turn out too loud without the extra foam layer?

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andrew_kelly9d ago

The extra plate foam makes a huge difference in those boards... I learned that the hard way too.

ryanburns9d ago

Yeah, but it's not really extra foam. The factory just uses a thicker core blank for those models. The layup schedule is the same, so the flex feels different because there's more material, not a special foam layer.