It's nice, but depending how you set up the pipes, you're going to no sound or a lot of sound, and I swear this thing talks when the water hits the petals on its way down. 
We've owned it for about a year now and the leaves are stained white. We do have well and hard water is an issue here in rural Vermont. Could be the salt from the softener or we have a lot calcium in our water. Not sure... 
The pump is still going very well. And, the entire this is constructed very well too. I think we'll enjoy for many years even when it's telling us to buy more products from Wayfair. 
Btw, we use ours indoors, if you choose to do this, make sure the leaves are positioned so that water doesn't splash out and ruin your floors. Lesson learned the hard way for us.