Beckett skimmer pumps

[Doug]

A friend runs his 28in. beckett, which we use to drive with a Mak 4, now with a GenX PCX 55. Great pump and drives it better than a Mak 4 but noisy as heck.

Now when Mike was running his duel beckett with a Mak 5, I thought it was fairly quite for such a large fan cooled pump, more so than the PX 55 and of course, more power.

So my friend has thought of switching to the Mak 5 or something with similar power but less noise. Has anyone run both of these and can comment on their thoughts of the noise? Or other pump suggestions?

Looking at the Panworld 200 PS for around $300. Similar powered Iwaki 70 is $445. I think its around $200 for a GenX 55. Blueline HD 70 is around $420. Lots of dollars. Perhaps since a Mag 24 seemed to do well a Mag 36 for around $270 would fit the bill and run much quieter but then I assume heat the water more.