I have both a Silent Air 50 compressor and a 3 gal. Oiless compressor. When my Silent air was being serviced, i got an Oiless one. Belive me when i say, I could not paint at night due to the neighbors. It was pretty loud, loud compared to my Silent Air. If i had known about this compressor soon, this is what i would have gotten as a spare.
http://products.howstuffworks.com/se...sor-review.htm
Its only 20 lbs and quiet. If Coast sold this compressor, i would have jumped on it. I have been a friend of Dave at Coast since '96 and i do not belive in taking business away from him, but he he carried that compressor, i do believe he would sell so many to the hobby industry. BTW...it goes for about $109 at Amazon