I love my beverage center.   It is large enough to hold cans and bottles.   I dont hear a lot of sounds.   Sometimes I have to check to see if it is still working.  Tip for you.  When you get it at first, it will have sound.   I think that is part of it.  After about a couple of weeks of letting it get settled in place, it will go quiet.  Heat is radiating from the sides but over time it gets better.