Cherry MX Silent Red vs Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro
The Cherry MX Silent Red and the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.7 mm on the Cherry MX Silent Red and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro; stock they sound different: hushed, dampened versus silent box pro; the Cherry MX Silent Red costs less per switch ($0.45 versus $0.60).
- Cheaper per switchCherry MX Silent Red$0.45 versus $0.60
- Lubed from the factoryKailh Deep Sea Silent Box Prousable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Cherry MX Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for quiet offices.
- you want a switch popular for shared spaces.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro if
- you want a switch popular for quiet box builds.
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Cherry MX Silent Red vs Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Silent Red | Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.7 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM with dampeners | n/a |
| Top housing | nylon | Box |
| Bottom housing | nylon | Box |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | factory lubed (stronger spec) |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 (stronger spec) | $0.60 |
| Sound profile | hushed, dampened | silent box pro |
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 83% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Silent Red
Where to buy the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro
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