Reason to buy - very quiet, with a true (recoverable) except solution at the end

I bought the vacuum cleaner because I wanted to have a really quiet. We have 2 cats, which is a very shy and the old vacuum cleaner because of the significantly higher volume always fear and trembling had holed up somewhere. It was not broken the old (Siemens) and we gave him to my parents. The volume of the AEG Ultra Silencer can one really only praise. He is extremely quiet when low to medium setting the suction force. If a little louder at full force. But in practice enough with us 1/4 - 1/3 suction on tile and laminate completely out of carpet can certainly more power be necessary.

But what is unfortunately purely counts also in the volume, the problem that I had with the enclosed Standardbodendüse. This is certainly versatile through the ability to switch to the brushes. But unfortunately, the brushes are made of plastic and squeak when pushed on smooth floor (laminate and smooth tiles). The cats and our ears were not quite as pleased. It's quite possible that the are in the course of time and the material is somewhat softer or, then in a positive way, "wear out". That this is a problem on the material, I know because Amazon was so friendly and a replacement unit sent. Thanks again for it, I also except the test of the nozzle no longer used on the floor. Unfortunately the same problem ...
Would probably not need all that when tested would slightly better in material selection. The price of the device (yes is not a cheap device). I wrote to AEG on the problem and have laudably then get a hard floor for free sent. This all is now quiet as expected. The hard floor is not switchable / adjustable, it has yet soft natural bristles. Perhaps not fit well with the standard nozzle switchable together, but also in plastic there certainly a great choice of materials.

Anyone who does not have carpet and only laminate and tile should maybe just buy the hard floor. Or wait until the bristles are incorporated. ;-) Therefore as a conclusion: an ultra-quiet vacuum cleaner but for the standard nozzle not full 5 stars.