TTC Flame Red vs TTC Speed Silver V2
0.9 mm separates the point these two count a press, and on a fast repeat that is the difference worth caring about between the TTC Flame Red and the TTC Speed Silver V2. 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 | TTC Flame Red | TTC Speed Silver V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out force | 54 g (our estimate) | not published |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.1 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
TTC advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other. TTC publishes no bottom-out figure for the TTC Flame 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
The TTC Flame Red and the TTC Speed Silver V2 are both linears, so nothing separates them at the fingertip until you look at springs and acoustics. Distance to actuation splits them as well, 1.1 mm on the TTC Speed Silver V2 against 2.0 mm on the TTC Flame Red. Both are rated 45 g at actuation, the only measuring point with a published figure for each, so the spec sheet will not settle weight. Split by use: the TTC Speed Silver V2 for gaming, the TTC Flame Red for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- TTC Speed Silver V2
- Typing pick
- TTC Flame Red
- Office pick
- TTC Flame Red
Force curves
TTC Flame Red
TTC publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 54 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 Speed Silver V2
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.
TTC Flame Red or TTC Speed Silver V2: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. Neither the trigger point nor the depth matches: 1.1 mm to actuation on the TTC Speed Silver V2 against 2.0 mm, and 3.4 mm of total travel on the TTC Speed Silver V2 against 4.0 mm. The stroke itself is shared: nothing sits between the top of either key and the bottom. They land on the same 45 g at actuation. That is the only measuring point with a figure for each of them, and bottom-out is exactly where two switches matched at actuation tend to separate. TTC publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 54 g as our estimate. Same family of stroke, so read the detail rather than the headline.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. The TTC Flame Red sits at smooth light glide, gentle bottom-out; the TTC Speed Silver V2 answers with short bright tick, rapid-fire cadence. One caveat we repeat wherever a player appears: no studio recording sits behind either of these. They are built from what each maker publishes and what the community reports.
On cost and convenience, both are mid priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
All three questions get different answers on this pair. Fast inputs: the TTC Speed Silver V2, because a shorter distance to actuation goes its way. A long draft: the TTC Flame Red, since its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. A room with other people in it: the TTC Flame Red, as it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the TTC Flame Red page and the TTC Speed Silver V2 page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the TTC Flame Red or the TTC Speed Silver V2?
We pick the TTC Speed Silver V2 for gaming. It takes this one on a shorter distance to actuation, which is what a fast repeated press actually cares about.
Which of the TTC Flame Red and the TTC Speed Silver V2 is quieter in a shared room?
Nothing in either one is built to reduce noise, so on raw volume this is a tie decided by your keyboard rather than your switch. What you will actually hear is a difference of pitch and texture, which the player above shows better than a sentence can.
Which has the heavier spring, the TTC Flame Red or the TTC Speed Silver V2?
Neither, as far as the published numbers go: both are rated 45 g at actuation, the only measuring point with a published figure for each. Bottom-out is where two switches matched at actuation often diverge, but neither switch here has a published bottom-out figure at all. Treat this as a tie on the spec sheet rather than a proven match in the hand.
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