Nice fountain!  Was shipped well packaged and already assembled so I didn't have to put anything together, just put water into it and plugged it in.  Lovely sound of the water and, although as with most indoor water fountains I have had, you can hear the sound of the pump, the way the water cascades down tends to mask most that background sound.  The fountain is a nice size for an indoor water fountain, and it looks very pretty with the lights on!  Am very pleased with this fountain.