Prop Noise

GarthH · Jan 15, 2020

To current S2 owners...how does the prop noise compare to other drones (e.g DJI, Anafi)?

I've heard the Anafi is the quietest, hopefully S2 slots somewhere between the Mavic 1 and 2 models. I've owned the Mavic Air before and it sounds like a hive of angry bees.

OldBlueHeron · Jan 15, 2020

Quieter then a MA or a P4P, but louder then either Mavic Pro in my opinion. The Anafi and Mavic Mini are also quieter.

Lon Denard · Jan 15, 2020

OldBlueHeron said:
Quieter then a MA or a P4P, but louder then either Mavic Pro in my opinion. The Anafi and Mavic Mini are also quieter.

I agree.

scrampker · Oct 27, 2020

I love the S2, and I haven't flown my MPP since acquiring it, but ****, it must be 10x louder than my Platinum.

LivinLarge · Oct 27, 2020

Mine seems at least as quiet as my Mavic Pro, but i got rid of it so I can't do a test. My Anafi is quieter than either.

scrampker · Oct 28, 2020

LivinLarge said:
Mine seems at least as quiet as my Mavic Pro, but i got rid of it so I can't do a test. My Anafi is quieter than either.

Hmmm must have been a while since you've heard a MPP because it's night and day.

LivinLarge · Oct 28, 2020

scrampker said:
Hmmm must have been a while since you've heard a MPP because it's night and day.

I think the MPP was supposed to be quieter than the original Mavic pro which is what I had. I have not heard the MPP in person. Can you post a comparison?

scrampker · Oct 28, 2020

LivinLarge said:
I think the MPP was supposed to be quieter than the original Mavic pro which is what I had. I have not heard the MPP in person. Can you post a comparison?

Not a bad idea. I will see if I can whip something up this week. Can probably get a decibel reading.

scrampker · Oct 30, 2020

Here's a noise comparison video. Radical difference.

skydioconvert · Oct 31, 2020

Gotta admit the S2 is sure a LOT noisier than the Mavic.

Had to really smile when the pilot said "I have to agree with myself" during one part of the test.

LivinLarge · Oct 31, 2020

skydioconvert said:
Gotta admit the S2 is sure a LOT noisier than the Mavic.

Had to really smile when the pilot said "I have to agree with myself" during one part of the test.

Indeed that is a big difference. Your MPP is definitely quieter than my original Mavic Pro.

scrampker · Oct 31, 2020

LivinLarge said:
Indeed that is a big difference. Your MPP is definitely quieter than my original Mavic Pro.

DJI claimed some 'special' motors that were quieter, on top of the blades. I think it's 60% props, 40% motors, based on seeing people put the grey-tipped blades on OG Mavics.

Seems we could possibly do a swap on the S2 as well. Personally I would like the option to pop on the quiet ones sometimes, even if I knew they performed worse in every other way. Modularity is king.