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Advice on a quiet beverage center: Perlick/Marvel/Subzero?

5 years ago

We are building a wet bar by our entertaining area and want a 24" built in under counter beverage center. Single zone is fine, just looking for beer, soda and white wine storage. We watch family movies right near there so I'm concerned about noise. Have heard some horror stories from people even with higher end purchases. Any advice would be appreciated!

Comments (14)

  • 5 years ago

    We have the SZ beverage fridge in our kitchen. I never noticed any noise from it! Its absolutely quiet.

    Mike Fitzgerald thanked Caroline Hamilton
  • 5 years ago

    SZ. Always SZ.

  • 5 years ago

    For what it’s worth, we just had to replace an older beverage fridge and the repair guy said that SZ are the only thing made today to be repairable.

  • 5 years ago

    Have had both SZ and Perlick. Perlick hands down. Get the 24 inch undercounter frig and add a couple wine pullouts. In mourning as we moved and had to leave the Perlick.

    Mike Fitzgerald thanked maggieq
  • 5 years ago

    I know that this is not one of your listed brands, and I was hesitant to order because of not finding reviews...but my Zephyr bev ctr is pretty much silent. I had it operating as a back up fridge during our reno, and now it's in the right place inside a cabinet. Pretty quiet even out in the open, but now silent. It has been plugged in for over a year now.

    Mike Fitzgerald thanked lucky998877
  • 5 years ago

    Thanks everyone! Maggie can I asked what you liked better about the Perlick?

  • 5 years ago

    We had the under counter frig, not a cooler. Kept everything nice and cold, and could be used as extra frig. The SZ was a wine cooler, dual zone, and at best kept things cool. Don't remember noise as an issue with either one.

  • 5 years ago

    For the 24" SZ, if you don't need fancy wine storage, you save some money by just ordering the beverage fridge.

  • 5 years ago

    Love my Perlick, very quiet.

  • 5 years ago

    I would not recommend Marvel. I have their beverage fridge with an ice maker in a “game” room. It is noisy particularly compared to a Uline I had in a prior house and the Liebherr in this home. I have two Liebherr - one indoor and one outdoor. Very much like them. Totally silent. Have had all of them now for 5 1/2 yers. No issues thus far.

    Mike Fitzgerald thanked Kim G
  • 5 years ago

    What is the price delta between Perlick and SZ

  • 4 years ago

    I am also deciding between those two brands. what did you guys end up choosing and are you happy with it? we are also noise sensitive

  • 4 years ago

    Very happy with our SZ beverage fridge. Very quiet. Pretty and we store white wine on the top rack which is a pullout blond wood shelf. Its been going strong for 8 years now with no issues.