Hi There! Vinyl plank flooring is meant to mimic hardwood flooring, which means it is a hard surface floor that is not designed to absorb sound. If you need sound absorption, you'll need carpeting. The other option, if you want a wood look, is to go with this product but purchase a throw rug for the room. Let us know if you have any other questions.

Thank you for answering my question...what I'm trying to avoid is an echoing and emptiness in the space without having to use carpeting. Does the flooring with the cork underneath help?

No, the use of an underlayment is primarily meant to muffle sound for people living below the floor. I'm no sound engineer but my understanding is that sound bounces off of hard and flat surfaces. You can reduce echo by putting artwork, rugs, furniture, plants, etc. Everything you put into a room reduces the echo of that room. For the flooring itself to reduce echo, you would not want to go with any hard surface option (vinyl, laminate, til, or hardwood). With that said, because adding things to the room can dramatically reduce echo, I think you should get the flooring you love the most. Vinyl, particularly Modin, is of course the most durable option and is easy to maintain/clean.