Most unpleasant-sounding vacuum ever?

[bagintheback]

Surprised nobody has mentioned the 4amp Orecks yet. I agree Nicolonnic, the Orecks are one of the worst offenders unfortunately. Had to edit the post after rereading. I'm generally an Oreck defender but those are just way too loud. I agree the Eurkea Bravos also sounded horrible.

I feel like 90% of the current big-box-store vacuums sound the same these days. I used to be able to tell the exact model of a vacuum by sound but not anything made in the past 10 years. Are they all just a similar Ametek motor now? Many of my friends have stick vacs for their apartments and I don't feel any emotion towards them. I'd take the sound of a 12amp Elite over most of them.

 

[happyjigg]

I hate the sound of the Dyson DC59 / V6. We have two and I can't stand using them without hearing protection. The high pitch right next to your ears is unbearable.
We also have a comically loud 9 gallon craftsman wet dry vac, made by Emerson. It has no sound insulation. It didn't come with a muffler which every other one seemed to have and I thought one would help. Turns out what I thought was a muffler is only a diffuser to stop stuff from blowing around.
I agree Kirbys in hose mode are awful. I swear there was another vacuum I was thinking of but I can't remember at the moment.

 

[happyjigg]

I hate the sound of the Dyson DC59 / V6. We have two and I can't stand using them without hearing protection. The high pitch right next to your ears is unbearable.
We also have a comically loud 9 gallon craftsman wet dry vac, made by Emerson. It has no sound insulation. It didn't come with a muffler which every other one seemed to have and I thought one would help. Turns out what I thought was a muffler is only a diffuser to stop stuff from blowing around.
I agree Kirbys in hose mode are awful. I swear there was another vacuum I was thinking of but I can't remember at the moment.

Oh yeah! I did remember. Our Eureka Express canister. No sound insulation. Extremely cheap plastic. It's probably in the same class as our Filtex TC-600L except more shrill and no excuse. I could make a whole thread on that horrific piece of garbage since it's a perfect contender for the worst vacuum cleaner ever made, at least if you don't consider the power nozzle.

 

[cheesewonton]

Oh yeah! I did remember. Our Eureka Express canister. No sound insulation. Extremely cheap plastic. It's probably in the same class as our Filtex TC-600L except more shrill and no excuse. I could make a whole thread on that horrific piece of garbage since it's a perfect contender for the worst vacuum cleaner ever made, at least if you don't consider the power nozzle.

I guess I'd say the World Vac canister was even worse than the Express. At least the Express didn't look like something drawn by a bored 6th grader in algebra class.

 

[happyjigg]

I guess I'd say the World Vac canister was even worse than the Express. At least the Express didn't look like something drawn by a bored 6th grader in algebra class.

Oh my God. You're absolutely right! What happened to vacuum styling in the 90s? They're extraordinarily malaise.