Akko CS Rose Red vs TTC Gold Pink V2
Weight is the real gap here: 6 g between the Akko CS Rose Red and the TTC Gold Pink V2 at actuation, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our switch library cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko CS Rose Red | TTC Gold Pink V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 43 g | 37 g |
| Bottom-out force | 55 g (our estimate) | 42 g |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both makers rate these at actuation, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis. Akko publishes no bottom-out figure for the Akko CS Rose Red, so the figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. How that derivation works .
Verdict
This is a linear versus linear contest: the Akko CS Rose Red and the TTC Gold Pink V2 share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. Their springs sit close together, just 6 g apart at actuation, with the Akko CS Rose Red the marginally firmer press. Price splits them too: the Akko CS Rose Red is the budget friendly option while the TTC Gold Pink V2 sits in the mid priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. By use case, then: the TTC Gold Pink V2 for gaming and typing, the Akko CS Rose Red for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- TTC Gold Pink V2
- Typing pick
- TTC Gold Pink V2
- Office pick
- Akko CS Rose Red
Force curves
Akko CS Rose Red
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 55 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
TTC Gold Pink V2
Akko CS Rose Red or TTC Gold Pink V2: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. The Akko CS Rose Red carries the heavier spring at actuation, 43 g to 37 g. That is a real 6 g without being a change of bracket. Travel differs at both ends, with the Akko CS Rose Red registering first at 1.9 mm and the TTC Gold Pink V2 running deepest at 4.0 mm. Akko and TTC are both selling you linears here, so both give you spring resistance and nothing else. Neither one out-feels the other on type, so the small differences in the table are where the decision lives.
Sound decides more of these arguments than force curves do. Two different voices: soft light patter, easygoing and unobtrusive on the Akko CS Rose Red, feather-light soft patter, barely-there landing on the TTC Gold Pink V2. The usual caveat applies. Nothing here is a studio recording; both packs are synthesized from published specs, and the players say so.
On price and practicality, the Akko CS Rose Red is budget friendly, while the TTC Gold Pink V2 is mid priced. Both arrive lubed from the factory, which is one project you can skip either way.
Who buys which, then? Everything except noise points at the TTC Gold Pink V2. For fast inputs, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. Across a long writing session, it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. Noise points the other way, to the Akko CS Rose Red, as it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. Do the listening first. It costs nothing and it changes minds more often than a spec table does.
For either one on its own terms, read the Akko CS Rose Red page and the TTC Gold Pink V2 page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Akko CS Rose Red or TTC Gold Pink V2 for gaming?
We pick the TTC Gold Pink V2 for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Which is quieter, the Akko CS Rose Red or the TTC Gold Pink V2?
They are close. Neither is a silent switch and neither clicks, so loudness depends mostly on how hard you bottom out and the board they sit in. Their character differs though: the Akko CS Rose Red leans toward soft light patter, easygoing and unobtrusive, while the TTC Gold Pink V2 is feather-light soft patter, barely-there landing.
Which switch is heavier, the Akko CS Rose Red or the TTC Gold Pink V2?
The Akko CS Rose Red. Both brands publish at actuation, which makes 43 g against 37 g an honest 6 g rather than two numbers from different rulers.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Akko CS Rose Red or the TTC Gold Pink V2?
The Akko CS Rose Red sits in the budget friendly bracket and the TTC Gold Pink V2 in the mid priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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