Of all the fallaway rest i' ve tried and set-up i have to say that if set up correctly i haven' t really noticed a noise difference in any of them and they all are pretty quite to me. I think you can get a bad one of anykind, i know i have. I currently have a Shakey Hunter on my hunting set up and the only noise i hear other than the thump of the bow is the target when the arrow hits. To be honest i can' t hear any difference in the conventional style rest and a fallaway as far as noise is concerned. Either one will make noise if not set up correctly. Thats why they make so many different types, not everyone likes the same things. I have fallaways and i have conventionals and love both so they both have a place in my archery arsenal. If something new and different comes out next year i' ll probably have one of those too, isn' t archery great!