Leopold PFU 45G Topre vs. Realforce R2 PFU?

[HungerMechanic]

I can provide links if anyone needs references to what I'm talking about here.

I've been thinking of picking up a Topre 45G (silenced) PFU keyboard. Realforce offers black and white versions of the keyboard, but the black case also has black-on-black keycaps, which I find unhelpful.

The Leopold, on the other hand, has the blue/gray keycaps, which I prefer. But some Amazon reviews have suggested that the Realforce version is better: it has a less-noisy spacebar, for one.

Is the Realforce R2 a better buy for the silenced 45G edition? Does Leopold offer a full-size equivalent keyboard? Or should I order a non-PFU silenced keyboard for cheaper?

[rxc92]

I've made a couple posts in other threads about it, but I will say that the silencing on the R2 is much better than the HHKB Type-S, and the fixed stabs on longer keys/the spacebar are a blessing as well. However, it's quite expensive to get a silenced version outside of Asia, so your call on that.

[Riverman]

There was a guy here who recently posted the fix for noisy Topre spacebars, and it worked wonders on my 104UWS with a Massdrop PBT spacebar.  You just have to put a small piece of something relatively soft in between the stabilizers and the space bar.  The previous post here said to use Cherry MX foam landing pads.  I used small pieces of a paper towel that were maybe 1/2" by 1/2", with a slit cut in the middle.  That did the trick.  After a couple of days I replaced the paper towel pieces with some pieces of a polypropylene window wipe, since they're extremely durable, and they won't leave fibers behind.