Durock Marshmallow vs KTT Wine Red

The Durock Marshmallow and the KTT Wine Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Durock Marshmallow and 3.8 mm on the KTT Wine Red; stock they sound different: soft linear versus deeper ktt linear; the KTT Wine Red costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.50).

Durock Marshmallow Linear · 55g
KTT Wine Red Linear · 55g

Choose the Durock Marshmallow if

  • you want a switch popular for soft linears.

Choose the KTT Wine Red if

  • you want a switch popular for heavier budget linears.
  • you want to spend less per switch.

Durock Marshmallow vs KTT Wine Red, spec by spec

Durock MarshmallowKTT Wine Red
Type Linear Linear
Compatibility Standard MX sockets Standard MX sockets
Actuation force 55g 55g
Bottom-out force n/a n/a
Pre-travel n/a n/a
Total travel 4 mm 3.8 mm
Stem POM POM
Top housing PC PC
Bottom housing nylon nylon
Spring n/a n/a
Factory lube light factory lubed
Pins 5-pin 5-pin
Price / switch $0.50 $0.35 (stronger spec)
Sound profile soft linear deeper KTT linear
Released 2022 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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

Actuation force lightest heaviest
Durock Marshmallow 55g
KTT Wine Red 55g

70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Durock Marshmallow; 70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the KTT Wine Red.

Total travel shortest longest
Durock Marshmallow 4 mm
KTT Wine Red 3.8 mm

57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Marshmallow; 49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the KTT Wine Red.

Price per switch cheapest priciest
Durock Marshmallow $0.50
KTT Wine Red $0.35

63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Marshmallow; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the KTT Wine Red.

Where to buy the Durock Marshmallow

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Where to buy the KTT Wine Red

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