Since no one else is jumping in to offer a recomendation, I will tell you what I learned when doing some research on beverage centers (although my design doesn't allow space for one).

First of all, if you are looking for one with the glass doors, you should be aware that many of them are designed to chill wine, not beer, and will not get cold enough to properly chill beer, soda, or milk. Check the specs very carefully to see what the temp range is.

I think the best ones out there are Perlick, but they are priced accordingly. You should be able to do a search here on GW and find quite a few threads discussing the various brands.

Before I abandoned the idea due to lack of space, I had decided to go with refrigerator drawers instead of a beverage center for several reasons. First was due to the temperature issue described above. Also, as DH and I are getting older, its seemed much easier to get a beer from the drawer than from a regular undercounter refrigerator - no bending. Also, the drawers just seemed much more versatile.

Just my 2 cents.

As far as independent testing that has been done on Beverage Centers, all of them are fairly equally quiet. I could not recommend one brand over another on sound data alone.

I do agree with the comment made above about the temperatures of beverage centers; only a few brands (Sub Zero and U-Line being two of them) provide a beverage center that actually reaches refrigeration temperatures. Perlick does make quality units, and are very commercial-looking, if that is the style you are looking for.

Big Box store brands, such as Vinotemp(sp?) are noisier than Perlick, SubZero, U-line and others you may find in an appliance retailer.

We have an Electrolux beverage center model EI24BC65GS. I wouldnt say it is loud, but it is definitely louder than my Samsung refridgerator which runs almost completely silent.

I've had no issues with the temperature, it keeps everything ice cold and everyone who comes over seems to like it.

I have Perlick drawers for ease of access under the counter (who wouldn't rather open full extension drawers rather than bend and reach into the under-counter cave -- remember getting on the floor with the dorm fridge?). They are quiet, definitely chill enough for milk, juice, beer, sodas and anything else and they recover quickly if they are opened frequently. The variable speed compressor made them the only under counter with an energy star rating at the time I bought mine. Love them!