Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A vs TTC Frozen V2
The Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A and the TTC Frozen V2 are separated mostly by spring weight, 6 g of it at actuation, with the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A the firmer press and the TTC Frozen V2 the easier one to hold down. Our switch library puts these two on each other's shortlist, and the player below is the fastest way to settle it: match the volumes, then work down through the table and the verdict.
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 | Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A | TTC Frozen V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear (silent) | Linear (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 39 g |
| Bottom-out force | 60 g (our estimate) | 43 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.7 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Premium |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Cherry and TTC both advertise an actuation force, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other. Neither Cherry nor TTC publishes a bottom-out figure, so the two figures marked "our estimate" are our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. How that derivation works .
Verdict
Both the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A and the TTC Frozen V2 are linears, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. Weight is nearly even at actuation: 45 g for the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A against 39 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Price splits them too: the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A is the mid priced option while the TTC Frozen V2 sits in the premium priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. By use case, then: the TTC Frozen V2 for gaming, the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- TTC Frozen V2
- Typing pick
- Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A
- Office pick
- Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A
Force curves
Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A
Cherry publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 60 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 Frozen V2
TTC publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 43 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.
Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A or TTC Frozen V2: the long answer
Specs first, since the feel gap is what you notice in the first minute of typing. At actuation the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A is the firmer press, 45 g against 39 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. Both are linears either way, so both give you spring resistance and nothing else. Neither the trigger point nor the depth matches: 1.9 mm to actuation on the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A against 2.0 mm, and 3.5 mm of total travel on the TTC Frozen V2 against 3.7 mm. Same family of stroke, so read the detail rather than the headline.
The ears usually get the last word here. Through the A/B player above, the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A comes through as rubber-cushioned thud, dampened in both directions, while the TTC Frozen V2 reads as hushed dampened patter, both strokes softened. Dampening pads are on both, which puts the whole comparison inside a narrow band of volume and moves it onto tone. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
On what they cost to fill a board, the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A is mid priced, while the TTC Frozen V2 is premium priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
The picks split by use. Take the TTC Frozen V2 if games come first, because the two are close enough here that either works, and our scoring gives it the nod by a hair. Take the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A if the board is mostly a writing tool, since its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. Take the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A if other people have to sit near it, as a dampened bottom-out is the only version of this that a shared room forgives. Match the trims above, play both, and trust whichever one you keep replaying.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A page and the TTC Frozen V2 page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A or TTC Frozen V2 for gaming?
We pick the TTC Frozen 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.
Is the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A quieter than the TTC Frozen V2?
Neither wins on volume, because both are silenced. What separates them is what is left after the pads: the pitch of the press and how muted the release feels.
Is the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A heavier than the TTC Frozen V2?
The Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A, and the comparison is clean: actuation on both sides, 45 g to 39 g.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A or the TTC Frozen V2?
The Cherry MX Silent Red MX2A sits in the mid priced bracket and the TTC Frozen V2 in the premium 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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