Durock T1 Shrimp vs TTC Silent Bluish White
Weight is the real gap here: 10 g between the Durock T1 Shrimp and the TTC Silent Bluish White at actuation, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our switch library links the two to each other for that reason. Play the A/B bursts below to hear them back to back, match the volumes, then read the spec 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 | Durock T1 Shrimp | TTC Silent Bluish White |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | 52 g | 42 g |
| Bottom-out force | 67 g | not published |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Premium |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Durock advertises a bottom-out force for the Durock T1 Shrimp and TTC an actuation force for the TTC Silent Bluish White, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim.
Verdict
Both the Durock T1 Shrimp and the TTC Silent Bluish White are tactiles, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. 10 g at actuation is a bracket apart, not a shade, and it is the Durock T1 Shrimp carrying the heavier end at 52 g. The TTC Silent Bluish White also stops sooner, 3.5 mm of total travel against 4.0 mm. The scoring splits them: the TTC Silent Bluish White for gaming and typing, the Durock T1 Shrimp for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- TTC Silent Bluish White
- Typing pick
- TTC Silent Bluish White
- Office pick
- Durock T1 Shrimp
Force curves
Durock T1 Shrimp
TTC Silent Bluish White
TTC publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Durock T1 Shrimp or TTC Silent Bluish White: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. Springs split them by 10 g at actuation: 52 g for the Durock T1 Shrimp, 42 g for the TTC Silent Bluish White. Actuation lands at 2.0 mm on both, but the TTC Silent Bluish White bottoms out 0.5 mm sooner, 3.5 mm against 4.0 mm. Type is not in play. Both are tactiles, and both give a finger something to aim at on the way down. Everything else about them is close enough that the spring is the honest tiebreak.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Through the A/B player above, the Durock T1 Shrimp comes through as big bump, muted dampened landing, while the TTC Silent Bluish White reads as soft dampened 'puc', bump intact. Dampening pads are on both, which puts the whole comparison inside a narrow band of volume and moves it onto tone. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
On price and practicality, both are premium priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
The split is simple. Buy the TTC Silent Bluish White for how it plays and how it writes: this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up, and at the keyboard all day, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. Buy the Durock T1 Shrimp if other people have to sit near it, as its dampening keeps the sound from carrying across the room. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Durock T1 Shrimp page and the TTC Silent Bluish White page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Durock T1 Shrimp or the TTC Silent Bluish White the better gaming switch?
We pick the TTC Silent Bluish White for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Is the Durock T1 Shrimp quieter than the TTC Silent Bluish White?
Neither, in any way you would hear across a room. Both carry dampening pads, so what is left of the noise comes from the case, the keycaps and your own typing force.
Durock T1 Shrimp vs TTC Silent Bluish White: which one is the heavier press?
The Durock T1 Shrimp, by 10 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 52 g against 42 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
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