Couldn't vote. To a point they are both over rated. The best of both worlds would be to have a quiet, fast bow. Personally, I have found that too much speed causes problems also. Faster usually means more noise along with the fact that fixed pins get too close together and can make for awkward sighting at times. My hunting bow used to be my 3-d bow, it shot 321 fps. When I tweaked it with my heavier hunting arrows, it was 275 fps. It is easier to shoot tighter groups at the slower speed meaning better, more consistant accuracy, which is what you want for hunting. Quiet is nice too, but at 20 yds or less, shooting at unspooked deer, 275 fps is fast enough to get the deer before he knows whats happening. I have figured this all out matimatically, got nothing better to do while waiting in my stand! I haven't shot string silencers for years. I do use 7 rubber speed buttons or whatever you call them and they work pretty good for quieting. But as I said in the beginning, a fast quiet bow would be the best. For me that is 270-280 fps. Plenty fast enough for hunting.