Quietest Dartboard ? 5 boards tested 

0:59 this sounded really painful. Ouch.

Quietest board i've used over the years is the Winmau blade 5 practice board. Much more muted sound than any other board i've played

Great video mate . Its good to know if you might be driving the neighbours potty with the sound of the darts hitting the boards . At least now we have some sort of guide on loudness . Well done .

Can you add a Bulls board if you do it again?

Good job man, ty.

Hi, I live in Australia where the homes have dry walls i.e. a wood frame with gyprock plaster boards on each side. these form the individual room walls. I've been trying to find out how this product performs in this situation, as these cavity walls tend to act like sound boards for dart boards attached to them. Has any body tested to see how rotafix stops the sound travelling across the house in this situation? thx.

I think the roterfix is terrible because it decouples the board from the wall. Which is what it is designed to do to reduce the noise going through the wall But it lets the board resonate louder in room. Also the heavier the back board or cabinet you can use the better.. I suggest a trick we use in audio which is get blue tac and make 3 or 4 big from 10mm to 20mm balls and wedge them around the edge just under the board to the wall. Blu Tac has this property that is goes rock hard at audio frequencies. It will damp the board from resonating at audio frequencies. And it will couple the board so well to the wall it will damp the wall with the weight of the board also! I tried it and it works.

Awesome video. I got the WIN.MAX 18" Bristle Dartboard Steel Tip Dart Board as a gift and now love playing. Same situation as a lot people, though. Live in an apartment and upstairs neighbor complains about the noise. I have the board mounted to the viper wooden backboard. I have tried with the mounting bracket the set came with and the one80 Rota Fix. The noise seems the same to be honest. I don't mind the "thud" sound, I like it TBH, it's the klink sound that is too loud. It's only when I hit the bullseye or near it. Sounds like metal on metal. I've also tried adhesive foam on the back of the board, furniture skid pads, and extra rubber feet to no avail. I'm starting to think it's the metal wiring around the center and the steel screws. Don't know what else it could be. Do I simply need a new board?

I think with the Winmau 1978 board was so loud because the steel tip was hitting the back of the board because like you said, the sisal is really soft and goes it much easier and faster so it hits the back of the board and it gave you a very loud result.

i think i make a dy ruber surpresor and foam for rotalock on blade 5

Which board is the thickest and densest still avaliable today? G3, older B4 or B4dc, newer B5 (im sure the B5 is less?), Nodor Supamatch 2 or 3, or...........

i think the mounting systems make the difference mainly because there is more stability and less give. the more play u have in the mounting system the quieter the board should be relatively speaking. Its no wonder someone hasnt made some sort of bushing to dampen on the mounting systems.

Can i ask something? I have a robson razor for about 3months now about 3 weeks ago every time i throw around the bulls area my pins has a tendency to bounce is it me or the pins or its the board?

Hi mate, everywhere all i see is unicorn boards and winmau boards. harrows boards arent relevant anymore ? are they any good ?

hi, can you tell me what is the app called to record the decibel on your phone please and do you have any good tips on how to make your dart board sound quieter please

What’s the quietest board out of the current crop of boards do you think? I’m trying to make my board as quiet as possible

Just to say I enjoy your channel alot maybe you could do a progression video on how your darts are improving

Personally I kind of like hearing the thump a dart makes hitting the board. That said this is what I've found with my Eclipse Pro mounted very tight to the wall. I use a Viper Defender (foamish) surround. When the surround is on and mounted off the wall by about 1 inch, flush with the front of the board it emits a healthy thump when a dart hits it. When the surround is pushed back so its firm against the wall it seems its muted by about 90%. I'm thinking this shows the sound mostly is telegraphed off the wall. It would have been interesting to see the results in your test of a board suspended on a wire. I bet with any board you'd be showing 20 or less db

App pls

Can you please review the L-Style flight and shaft system and the Tak Tak soft tip darts from dartswarehouse.com

Why does no one review Alien's Tournament Board? I got one recently and am thinking of picking up 2 more for my bar, however I can't find any reviews on them. Are Alien boards too rare?

What darts were used in this video?

Hi Darren, I wish you added the current Blade 5 to this comparison. I bought one some time ago and the noise was unbearable. I got rid of it already. I wonder if it's just me being spoiled by playing at my super silent Bulls Trainer or whether the B5 with the Rota Lock is really that loud. I had Gladiator 3 before that and I can't remember any issues with the noise. I don't have it anymore now and I can't compare it though. Except the Trainer I only have the Bulls Adv 5.01 now which seems to be somewhere in the middle between Blade 5 and the Bulls Trainer. I owned many dartboards in the past and I think Blade 4 and 5 were the loudest dartboards I've ever had. I had Bulls Adv. II, Unicorn Eclipse, Harrows Pro Matchplay, Harrows E.B. Apex Wire, One80 Gladiator 3 and some no names with rounded wires. I'm thinking about getting another G3. I just worry I've been used too much to the silent Bulls Trainer now...

anyone got any tips to quieten a board apart from moving it or using a stand. I've got a blade 4 with winmau surround. cheers

you should review the 2017 power 8zero darts

The differences you observed wouldn't bother me at all. I find the "kathunk" sound of a steel dart hitting a bristle board oddly satisfying however loud it may be. That's one of main reasons that I much prefer steel darts over electric darts. Thanks for the test.

I actually love loud and noisy dartboard as long as that is not a "cheap" noise

My B4 was noticeably louder after installing the Target Vision 360 lighting system. Not annoying just noticeable.

I just put a white noise machine in the bedroom when the wife wants to sleep.

The noisier the dartboard the better, the sound when the darts hit the board is like music

What if I said I developed a bracket that brought a DBs down to just under 30 ?

What is it then mate

dartboards make a noise whatever.

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all boards are more the less the same in my ears anyhow