# Quietest yo-yos?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [April 15, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302 "2019-04-15T20:01:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/1 "2019-04-15T20:01:25Z")
I’ve been meaning to open a topic on this and [Mr. Smiley of the Pants](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-plastic-yoyo/301237/48) made me think of it again:
> [@What is your favorite plastic yoyo?🤯](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-plastic-yoyo/301237/48):
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> I would definitely throw it more if it weren’t so loud. I’ve tuned it as quiet as it can get, and it is _still_ quite loud.
What makes a yo-yo _quiet_, and how? I have a few thoughts. First, **material**. The material the yo-yo is made of has a big effect:
- Plastic is more resonant and louder than Aluminum.
- Delrin is a little quieter (because it is denser, I think) but still has that plastic sound to it.
- Hybrid plastic with metal rings is almost always the loudest there is because that _adds_ to the resonance of plastic – see Overthrow for an extreme example
- Titanium as a monometal isn’t _loud_ per se but “sings” so it isn’t exactly quiet. Bimetal titanium does not sing nearly as much so if you want the quietest titanium, you want a bimetal.
- Very _large_ aluminum yo-yos tend to ring a bit, e.g. Sasquatch 2018, Big Boi
Also **the bearing** has a big impact on noise in play, as you’d expect:
- If you like quiet, you _definitely_ want a lightly lubed bearing and not a totally dry one.
- Certain bearing brands may be “smoother” and thus quieter than others
- But some bearings are inherently more noisy than others, _even from the same batch and brand_, there seems to be a fair bit of variance
I’d say if you want a quiet yo-yo… go for a normal sized monometal aluminum, and swap in the quietest lightly lubed bearing you have in your collection. And _avoid_ plastics and hybrids at all costs :wink:
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/2 "2019-04-15T20:06:14Z")
I imagine cup design has to play a roll too, along with material and bearing. The Top Deck for example, the cup almost amplifies the noise of the bearing. I have never played a Ti yoyo, but at it’s quietest, the Top Deck “sings” too.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/3 "2019-04-15T20:07:23Z")
Yeah thickness throughout is desired to reduce resonance. So even with aluminum you’d want a yo-yo that has kinda “all thick” sections, and not extreme thin-ness?
Also I was thinking an undersized Al might be the quietest of all because it’s THICC throughout to get the proper weight in a small size.
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/4 "2019-04-15T20:14:26Z")
And for the record, the N12 is THE quietest yoyo I have played. It’s crazy. No joke, I can’t hear it spinning. No subtle metallic _shhhhhh_, nothing. Literally dead silent. It is the yoyo I play at night time so as not to disturb the Mrs. Smileypants. It’s actually kind of incredible.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/5 "2019-04-15T20:17:08Z")
I’ve always found plastic the be quiet as it tends to deaden the sound. Some of my aluminums have a bit of a ring, especially a couple of thinner wall SPYY models, and I think the aluminum amplifies the sound. The biggest source of noise is the bearing.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/6 "2019-04-15T20:17:51Z")
I’ve never found any plastics to be particularly quiet, but you’re definitely right that _some_ metal yo-yos are noisier than others.
And the overthrow is just _crazy_ loud. It is literally the loudest yo-yo I own, and I own… a lot…
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### Author:  [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/7 "2019-04-15T20:20:24Z")
I know I’m biased, but the 2018 eH is pretty hush.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/8 "2019-04-15T20:22:01Z")
Yeah I didn’t even cover wood, but due to people using super thick amounts of it, I would say it is fairly quiet. Not really a fair comparison unless you have a bearing based wood on hand though. I do have one that @anon5341354 made for me!
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### Author:  [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/9 "2019-04-15T21:11:36Z")
I put my NSK bearing in my Moose and it makes no sound at all
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/10 "2019-04-15T21:26:58Z")
With a lubed (responsive) bearing, I can definitely report that the Sage and the SFX are both as silent as plastic gets.
I also found that with a lubed (unresponsive) bearing, the Format:C and the Prime8 are virtually silent, only the slightest hint of a _whirrrrr_ sound. But that’s just because, well, air resistance!
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### Author:  [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/11 "2019-04-15T21:58:14Z")
Quietest yoyo I’ve ever had was a One Drop Markmont Next with a lubed 10 ball bearing. No sound to it. Makes sense, thick walls don’t ring as much.
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### Author:  [@Saber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saber)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/12 "2019-04-16T00:23:27Z")
Just wondering how many?
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### Author:  [@gcoomans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gcoomans)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/13 "2019-04-16T04:55:36Z")
My alleycats and deep state are super quiet
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### Author:  [@Saber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saber)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/14 "2019-04-16T05:04:45Z")
I’m still wanting one-of the two
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### Author:  [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/15 "2019-04-16T05:49:09Z")
I find delrin yoyos with lubed bearings to be quite quiet.
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### Author:  [@d34dj3d](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d34dj3d)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/16 "2019-04-16T05:49:15Z")
Nine dragons 🤣 That thing makes a tremendous racket.
Seriously though, my edge beyond is so quiet it throws me off. From its design I would never expect it to be so quiet. My opyoyo 543 is super quiet also, they happen to be my only throws that have that NSK bearing.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/17 "2019-04-16T06:55:49Z")
> [@d34dj3d](#):
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> that NSK bearing.
Very high quality bearings (consistency!) are definitely a plus.
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### Author:  [@chaosgow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaosgow)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/18 "2019-04-16T07:03:26Z")
Your upgraded bearing should be in the mail this week. It should stay quiet for longer
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### Author:  [@d34dj3d](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d34dj3d)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/19 "2019-04-16T07:14:47Z")
Thanks! That 543 amazes me every time I pick it up. After mentioning it earlier, I had to pick it up and throw it again.
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### Author:  [@beeebon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beeebon)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quietest-yo-yos/301302/20 "2019-04-16T11:52:59Z")
My MYY Y01 Node is dead quiet, to a surprising degree in fact! I’ve not had it that long and I am half expecting it to end soon what with it being a cheap yoyo and cheap bearing and everything. I’ll be very happy if it proves otherwise however 🙂
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