Linear Red Gen 2 Switches

Hey guys! I'm in the process of choosing a new keyboard and there is one thing I'm having trouble with. I'm pretty sure I want the Huntsman elite. It's full size, has media keys, has a nice wrist rest and looks amazing. The switches on it are the problem though. I have no problem with the optical aspect however the noise and feel is just miles different between these gen 1 switches and the gen 2 switches found on the Huntsman mini. Infact the gen 2 seem like so much of an improvement I've considered getting the mini and sacrificing the num pad and media keys. I guess my question is does anyone know the reason why these gen 2 switches are only on the mini? The dampened sound is just exactly what I'm looking for. Seems so weird to me that the clearly better switch isn't available on the premium board. Thanks in advance!