My Sub-Zero beverage refrigerator is very quiet.

Caroline, thanks for the feedback. Which model do you have?

SubZero and Perlick cost the same as full sized fridges, but they're the quietest.

The 24" under the counter with the stainless door / glass. We did not want to panel it. It is honestly one of the most used items in the house!

Pillog, we have a Perlick. We bought it for the slide out shelves (which are great!). The customer service has been great too. However, it is much louder than we expected. We were told by both a service person and a representative from the distributer that this is normal/expected sound level for this appliance.

Since we have never owned another beverage fridge, we have no standard for comparison. This may very well be quiet compared to other beverage fridges on the market.

Does anyone know if the subzero beverage fridge is quieter? I would be willing to give up the slide out shelves for a quieter beverage fridge. However, I hate to give them up for something that is not quieter.

Would refrigerator drawers be quieter? I am guessing not, but thought it might be worth the question.....

I've heard drawer versions of both running in the same appliance store. I don't know if there were any installation differences, or if the slightly different locations affected it. Both were nigh on silent. The SZ maybe had more of a hum.

Unless the shelves are rattling or the door configuration magnifies the sound or something, I doubt drawers would be different. I'm pretty sure it's the same works just because that makes more bottom line sense.

What's noisy about your Perlick? Does it ring? Grind? Clatter? Hum? Shriek? Is it just the compressor? A vibration?

Since the techs say the fridge is running correctly, your best bet might be to get a sound tech in rather than buying a different fridge. There may be structures in the installation area that magnify the sound so that just some dampening cloth or a board to stand on could fix the problem.

OTOH, maybe it really is quiet as far as fridges go and you're just sensitive because you're used to a quieter area.

Another alternative is to get something like a marine cooler that uses ... I forget the name, but it's a way of chilling a small box that doesn't have a compressor.

The sound that we hear is just the compressor. We have lived in Europe where refrigerators are much quieter. I’ll check out the Liebherr since that is European (and maybe quieter). I am not familiar with that one. I havechecked out subzero full size refrigerators but I have not seen their beverage fridges in person.

We have a 15" Avallon undercounter beverage fridge. Very quiet and keeps things very cold.