I have this Prestige blower but mine is the 1200 CFM model with two motors. It is very powerful, and very noisy. It is very easy to take out the baffles for cleaning. It has been a solid and efficient performer since we installed it about a year ago. I did a fair amount of research before I purchased this and am happy with everything except the noise. We were very careful about having a correctly sized straight duct --all the things we were supposed to do. I took out the baffles and ran it just to see if that made much of a difference in the noise as I had heard that much of the noise is generated by the air going through the baffles. It did make a difference but not that much. I'm not sure if other models with comparable power are any quieter.

Probably a made in Taiwan Goshock, Sakura, or clone copy. No.

Nkkp and LascaTX, Thanks for your reply. I've purchased a lot of things over the internet but none of them weighed over 10 lbs. So to say that I'm hesitant to order something that is shipped on a pallet and has a chance of breakage even though the box might not reflect it, scares me to death. So because of my very narrow-minded, unreasonable fear, I went ahead and purchased an E-Lux venthood from Sears. *don't roll your eyes at me* LOL The sones level is twice that of the Imperial at high speed but I figure this speed won't be used ALL the time. To further assuage my paranoia of electronics breaking (in massive, not-easy-to-box-up-to-return items such as a built-in appliances), Big Box afforded me the opportunity to add to their bottom line purchase an extended warranty of five years in duration. Because we all know that these things like to breakdown on day 357. Plus they do price matching and actually did one on-the-spot when they were proving to me that they shop the competition. So, unless I change my mind and cancel with Sears (which they have a most generous cancellation policy), I will not be able to add to the knowledge pool on Imperial or Kobe brand venthoods. : / But I will be able to on the following: GE Profile Induction cooktop 36", PHP960 Bosch dishwasher SHX4AP0 E-lux 36" venthood RH36WC60G Oven - yet to be determined ....at some nebulous time in the future as I've yet to sign with a GC. Getting close-r though. : D Pepper

I know there are lots of threads on this...but just looking for a quick poll on which brands we should consider to pair with our 48" wolf rangetop. We're planning a hood liner. We've been advised that we don't need to spend the premium on a Wolf hood. But we don't want to skimp too much and regret it later. Ventahood is an early lead option. (and we know about the squirrel cage vs baffle design) Other brands that you'd recommend we look into?? Thanks!