MartinW wrote:existing is rated at 79db, I’m not sure in practice how much I’d notice 5-7db. I think its getting louder, but it maybe more in my mind than anything. I expect I need to look more into the location of the machine, when the kitchen is redone
You’d notice it quite a lot that sort of drop in noise. Decibels is logarithmic scale which means that the sound will drop of almost exponentially.
Looking at this again now covid is ettling a little, the Haier ones are cheap and quiet, but not sure I trust the rating, 12 kg spinning at 1400rpm but is quieter than a 7/8kg Miele