California Air Tools CAT-4610S Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free 1.0 hp 4.6 gallon Steel Twin Tank Electric Portable Air Compressor, Silver

We had another one (much bigger unit) that made huge LOUD noise. My husband bought this one for me. I like to blow off my lamp shadows and other things. By the way, hubby uses it to for the tires on the cars. Great price and GREAT item.

Shockingly quiet, I can run it with the kids napping 2 rooms away. Plenty of air for my needs (drawbar on a cnc mill, and a coolant system). Very compact as well.

This compressor is VERY quiet, but not 60dB. My wife and I had a conversation while it was filling, but we definitely had to raise our voices. A regular conversation is around 70dB. Other than that the quality control is pretty poor. The welds on the tank of the compressor I received looked questionable which is concerning considering the amount of pressure in the tank. The panel was pretty flimsy as well. It flexed more than Im comfortable with. The grommet that holds the main power cable in place was loose upon delivery. Just not quite the quality Id expect from a $200 compressor.

Very quiet, gets up to full pressure quickly.

We are extremely pleased with this purchase. It is so quiet that we can hear each other talk when the compressor is running, unlike our previous one. We highly recommend it.

Pleased so far

I was hesitant to purchase this air compressor given the other reviews, but had friends who swore by California Air Tools compressors. They are by far the quietest compressors I have ever used. I decided to purchase this compressor anyways, and it worked very well at first. After 25 days of owning this compressor and only using it a handful of times, the metal pipe that connects the tanks to the inlet and on/of controls completely sheared while installing baseboards with a 16 gauge nail gun. Needless to say I am completely livid and disappointed at the quality of this product. As much as I appreciate the quietness of the compressor, I would never recommend purchasing anything from California Air Tools. Save your money and spend it on a more reliable product.

Super quiet compared to my pancake compressor. Love it so far.

I have 2 other compressors (Porter cable pancake - 3 gallon and a Husky. I like them all, but this one is by far the quietist. I think Im going to sell the others. I like the two art ports on the front. The others I own only have 1. Ive only had it a little over a week, but it works well so far.

Amazingly quiet compressor. Aluminum tanks wont rust and the unit is well built and easy to service. I bought this to replace a Dewalt compressor that was way too hard to service. Every component on this is a accessible and easy to locate. Everything on the Dewalt was inside a plastic cover; actually a series of plastic covers that made finding and servicing take 4 times as long. Great unit and you have to use it to believe how quiet it is. We have regular level conversations when the unit is running in the same room.