Opinions on 3400 champion inverter generator.

I honestly believe that,at least a few, Honda owners beat up Champions so as to justify their own purchase of a generator that costs more than twice as much as the Champions with little to any noise differential. Having just come back from an event where many different brand generators were running I personally couldn't tell a difference in noise levels between my Champion and the Hondas or Yamahas. I could tell you how much more money was in my money clip. Buy what you like and let others do the same without berating their choices.
RichH