My nearest neighbour isn’t within shouting distance so impacts on neighbours are not really an issue for me.
I have half a dozen Victa 2-strokes that see use, including one with the old “fishtail” style exhaust and the Victa Vac is significantly louder than any of them. I don’t mind the noise. I mostly have full-crank motors which have a feel to them that I particularly like.
I’ve been using heavy equipment since I was at primary school. A lot of it, particularly in the early days, was a bit rough around the edges. I’ve played music since I was a kid too and we’d wear ear muffs back then before most people. So now, if something might be loud, I wear earmuffs. Some things are too loud even with good earmuffs so in those situations I wear earbuds as well.
