i don't know, i ride it and it works

what isn't loud to me might be loud to you, it's the only trainer i've ever had so i don't have a lot to compare to

if you do a search i think a bunch of people on here use it as well, they may have had more to say

benscycle.net has been selling them for $230 with free shipping ... looks like they are sold out now but when they were sold out before i emailed them and they had them back in stock within a few days