# What Is The Loudest Bearing Noise You Don't Mind? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 18, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344 "2016-02-18T05:06:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/1 "2016-02-18T05:06:26Z")
I thought of a question that I would like to get a general idea of in of the yoyo community. That being, what is the loudest bearing noise that you personally don’t mind? I don’t mind loud bearings much at all as long as I’m not yoyoing in public. How about y’all? ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/2 "2016-02-18T05:28:16Z")
I like mine silent/near silent. Makes my yoyos seem smoother 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Gambit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gambit/32/1358_2.png) [@Gambit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gambit)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/3 "2016-02-18T09:16:20Z")
If it sounds like this: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/5/6/f563249aa805006f49ef90d11c3da96408923eee.jpeg "Jensen Kimmitt - Ghost") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJKZY-rB7RQ) Then I like it.  ;D Most of the time when I’m throwing I have headphones in anyway, so a little noise doesn’t bother me as long as the performance isnt affected. ---
**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/4 "2016-02-18T09:24:06Z")
Is it just me, or when a yoyo is near silent, it makes it a heck of a lot harder determining if a yoyo is running out of spin? And that “crunch” that that bearing noise has in that video is so… gross XD ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/5 "2016-02-18T10:12:39Z")
> [@Foofy69](#): > > I thought of a question that I would like to get a general idea of in of the yoyo community. That being, what is the loudest bearing noise that you personally don’t mind? I don’t mind loud bearings much at all as long as I’m not yoyoing in public. How about y’all? Any bearing noise that is not from a problem that has rendered it responsive. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/6 "2016-02-18T13:51:29Z")
I don’t mind noise unless it is screaming like a banshee. ---
**Author:** ![Noobyoyo24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f05b48/32.png) [@Noobyoyo24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noobyoyo24)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/7 "2016-02-18T15:53:38Z")
On this issue I have gone through many phases, when I first started throwing I didn’t mind a loud bearing. Now that I have a baby I have to be a real throw ninja. All of my bearings go through a very serious cleaning process. My cleaning regiment is done every Thursday night and the results are a smooth sounding bearing with just a light buzz. So to answer the question best not silent but not screaming, a happy medium. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/8 "2016-02-18T15:58:43Z")
I really don’t mind any bearing noise, it’s the people around me that seem to mind it… ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzwad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fuzzwad/32/1633_2.png) [@Fuzzwad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fuzzwad)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/9 "2016-02-19T04:29:53Z")
I like to hear it, but not have that crunch sound that you get when grit gets in the bearing. A slight buzz, but enough to tell when it’s running out of spin. As nice as a super silent bearing is, it can get kind of annoying when you bind and it hits way too hard. ---
**Author:** ![ThrowTom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@ThrowTom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThrowTom)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/10 "2016-02-19T05:27:51Z")
Yeah I like the noise my terrapin ceramic makes after its spun for about a minute. It makes change in sound and actually seems like it starts spinning faster. Besides that as long as it’s not a terrible grinding sound I’m ok lol ---
**Author:** ![lax30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lax30](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lax30)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/11 "2016-02-19T15:32:27Z")
I like mine damn near silent. I feel like im bothering co workers when they get noisy, so I have a bottle of acetone and a bottle of one drop lube at my desk. actually just cleaned a bearing this morning as it was starting to make noise! plus my wife appreciates the quiet throws! ---
**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/12 "2016-02-19T19:56:31Z")
> [@Fuzzwad](#): > > A slight buzz, but enough to tell when it’s running out of spin. Aha! So its not just me who thinks silent bearings make spin time harder to notice! So I see alot of people looking theirs really silent. I can’t say I’m too surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/13 "2016-02-20T02:17:49Z")
I prefer a light/mild hiss. Not silent, and not crunchy. My preferred bearing is terrapin ceramic and my preferred lube id terrapin dry. thats bound to make a little noise even after the acetone drop finisher… ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/14 "2016-02-20T06:01:50Z")
Definitely silent. I find absolute dead silence and smoothness just a BIIIT too much, but “pretty close” is good enough. I don’t tend to run particularly long combos, so I usually just trust that I’m not going to run out of spin. But when I’m working on tricks, it’s good to have a weeee bit of audible feedback. The most important thing is not disturbing others (mainly my wife, if I decide to throw a bit while watching TV together) but I admit, when I’m all alone, if that bearing is crunchy, rattly, or even too hissy, I’m put off. A gentle and consistent hiss isn’t so bad, though. The erratic noises always make me think the bearing is somehow defective, even if it hasn’t gone responsive yet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/15 "2016-02-20T06:48:02Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > The most important thing is not disturbing others (mainly my wife, if I decide to throw a bit while watching TV together) I throw a lot when my wife and I are watching TV. Seems to be a good time for me. ---
**Author:** ![888victini](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/888victini/32/1435_2.png) [@888victini](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/888victini)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/16 "2016-02-20T16:10:22Z")
> [@Gambit](#): > > If it sounds like this: > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJKZY-rB7RQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJKZY-rB7RQ) > > Then I like it.  ;D > > Most of the time when I’m throwing I have headphones in anyway, so a little noise doesn’t bother me as long as the performance isnt affected. this is my favorite sound ever ---
**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/17 "2016-02-20T17:14:17Z")
> [@888victini](#): > > this is my favorite sound ever You’ve GOT to be kidding XD ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/18 "2016-02-23T02:19:43Z")
Put a factory-fresh CTX in a Dogma. The near silence and smooth operation was lovely. The string chasing the axle and the yoyo occasionally responding… not as much. Haha! Still not broken in. Occasionally I give up on a CTX and just clean it… ---
**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-loudest-bearing-noise-you-dont-mind/79344/19 "2016-02-23T18:58:18Z")
I will definitely put that on my to-do list, thank you for the suggestion