That is a belief that appears to be common with many shooters shooting newer bows with certain advanced features. The claim is often stated in various ways, directly or implied, that all earlier compound bows are loud, vibrate like crazy when shot, had mucho post-shot shock, and had an automatic torque problem even if you did not have your hand on the grip. WRONG!

I still have four earlier model compounds that have none of these problems. In fact, the early PSE "Pacer" (circa 1975) 60# w/50% letoff that is hanging downstairs is easy to shoot and is basically quiet.

The reason that many of today's bows have certain anti and preventive "this and that" features is not JUST because the innovation is some type of advanced idea just to improve handling and shooting over earlier bows; many of the so-called modern features are somewhat necessary to offset the downsides (shock, vibration, noise, etc,) that the radical designs and high-speed bows of today produce. It is a "Catch-22" situation.

Someone said something about passing down one of today's bows to the next generation in their family. After many of today's high-energy fire burners have had a several years of shooting on them, I do not believe many will be worth passing down or safe to shoot.