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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paulg" data-source="post: 257410" data-attributes="member: 1242">My Oreck commercial vac is quiet..I too got very tired of ear-splitting, short lived shop-type vacuum cleaners.The Oreck Commercial is quality in every way, but it did set me back about $600.00.  However, I did have a muffler put on a previous (non-Oreck but popular brand) vacuum.  I joked to the vacuum dealer about the noise.  I said he should put a muffler on it.  And he did! He had a vacuum-cleaner muffler in stock. It took the shrill off of the noise which did help somewhat.  Added about $20 to the bill.  That vacuum cleaner only lasted a few years whereupon it too took a dump.</blockquote>