Quietest Refrigator ?

Just got a kitchenaid architect series refridgerator last week, as far as the noise you can defintley hear it. Although it only comes on for a few minutes every couple of hours so nothing too bad. Also there is a vacation mode which I would imagine runs the motor even less than when in normal use. Good luck with your choice.

Something to consider may be the issue of electrical noise induced by hanging an electric motor on the same circuit or having it in the same room as sensitive audio gear. At the very least, the fridge should be on its own circuit (the most likely scenario in any case).

Jtori...Another reason to use a gas (or kerosene) refrigerator. If you run it on electricty instead of gas the heater will make no noise.

Tvad...Not presently. When my family lived in a place where the electric service was unreliable (Malaya) we had a kerosene one. It worked fine, unless you forgot to refill the kero tank.

If you Google "Gas Refrigerator" you can get lots of info.