Uhhh... having sounded a thunderbolt off without the blower, yea when putting it in perspective, it is quieter than a model 2... but not by a lot. It’s still louder than an emergency vehicle siren. (Yes, even a model Q.)
However if you plug the port then the sound drops significantly. I have a video of it. Excuse the banter. The siren wasn’t plugged in properly the first time so I had to kind of help it the second time. The good blast is at 2:25 in the video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-00M9Scb2Q
EDIT: also yes I legitimately thought someone was gonna get angry and call the police on us. So that was the last blast for that day. No idea why I said “pulled over” though... XD
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