I've never had a large blender like this, only immersion blenders and a Bullet in the past. I'm not certain I that I would call it quiet though. I found I was having to pop the lid off frequently to readjust my food in the blender. I think the blades seemed quite small compared to the size of the blender. It took quite a while to get my food to the consistency I was hoping for, but it did get there. The preset buttons are nice. You can almost set it and forget it. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]