I put a better hose on it to try it out. The power nozzle that came with it seems to grab the carpet, and the brush doesn't seem to spin right. I will check it out later.
I attached a better hose and used my brown PN4 for a test. It seems quieter than my Super J & Olympia One.
It appears they took very good care of the vacuum. (My LE's motor lasted for a year after I cleaned the caked on crud covering it, the armature gave out.)