Mr.Beebo wrote:
JiminDenver wrote:
The Champion 2000i is listed at 53 db at 23 ft but that doesn't say at what load. I'm wondering what two of them sound like running a 13,5 AC unit.
They don't sound like they are working hard. They surged briefly the first time I kicked the ac on and then went back to work sounding the same as they did in the garage with no load and off econo mode.
I've noted several times in previous threads, in response to posters stating that the Champions are louder than the Hondas; the red, blue and yellow generators all have their own sound signature. I owned a Honda, and the Champion wasn't louder, it simply had a different tone.
I'll agree loudness and tone is subjective. No doubt there are others, like yourself, that feel the Champion 2000's are no louder than the Hondas. At low power levels I agree.
However, Honda specifies db sound levels from 25% to full load at 23 feet for most of their inverter generators. Champion, typically, only specifies sound level at 25% load. Gotta wonder why. IMO, if the Champion was truly competitive with the Honda (at or near full load), I can't imagine why they wouldn't simply say so. They have everything to gain.
