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Currently shooting 2015 hoy Nitrum bu am noticing it seems to be getting loud. Thinking about trying out a Mathews, as they seem pretty darn quiet, dead in the hand, and smooth. What's your opinions on the quietest bow in the last 2-3 years-current?

Surprised they actually don't advertise as the most quiet.... It would be a great selling point I would think.

One shooting a heavy arrow.

While I'm not a Mathews fan, you'll be hard pressed to find a bow quieter than the Lift or Phase 4

Well I shoot the Phase 4 and it's very quiet. I wish I would have waited to try the Lift but am real happy with the Phase 4.

IMHO - in order of my experience

Mathews HTR - scary quiet with a 450 grain arrow, smooth, but slower FPS.

Mathews V3X - very quiet with the same arrow, still smooth, a little faster.

Mathews Phase 4 - same as above, maybe a slight bit quieter. Very smooth, fast, and dead in the hand over the first two.

The heavy arrow helps all of the above with less volume of sound.

YMMV

If it was quiet before and is getting louder.........check your specs.
Suspect string/cable stretch and more cam slap.

PSE is my preference. Quiet enough for spooky deer here in Ohio.

I would question if your bow is just out of tune. I am a believer in Carbon riser bows from the Carbon Riser of the Carbon Spider offerings to the CD34 & up to the RX offerings since.

For me the CD34 has been the quietest bow I have had the good fortune to put to use. way more bows out there that I have not handled for one reason or another.

Tuned recurve with a heavier arrow and beaver string silencers.
Whisper quiet!

A heavier arrow will most definitely help! I currently use a couple year old Elite Enkore, very smooth and very quiet. Out of all the bows I've used over the years, I like the Elites better.

I don't buy into the annual marketing hype and BS manufacturers put out every year, especially Mathews. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard "this is the fastest, quietest, most accurate bow we've ever designed". BS!

Any compound bow that's properly tuned and shooting decent weight arrows is quiet enough to kill game. If it isn't try a stickbow!

It's been my experience that how alert to danger the animal is matters much more than the noise level of the bow.

As long as the fps is decent it won't really matter. Any matthews, hoyt, bowtech or pse will be quiet enough for all hunting game.

The Hoyt’s I owned had dry limb pockets that squeaked badly before dry lube application

You might have had string or cable stretch which is affecting timing. Back in my compound days days I ran rubber spider leg silencers on string and cables. Also check for loose screws and accessories. I used velcro or thin rubber under sight and quiver mounts.

Mathews are great!

Must say, my Hoyt Satori is pretty quiet for a recurve.
Ive had a couple ILF bows and neither was bad ( contrary to the internet ).

But this one is even more dull in thud.
Guys at the shop even commented on it.

Mathew’s isn’t noticeably quieter with the exception a couple of the longer carbon risers, and they’re dang sure not smoother to draw than most other companies flagship bows.

On the dB tests I've seen, the Mathews Lift (and now Lift-X) are the quietest of the flagship hunting bows.

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