First of all, the Silenzio is incredibly quiet. This was one of the top factors for me considering we have a baby on the way. If we have any hope of making coffee with a baby in a nearby room, this grinder is our best shot. I am super impressed with the noise suppression. Second, it quality of grind is fantastic. It is quite consistent. However, it does lack automatic features found in other grinders. You are paying for high quality burrs and good construction and not features with this model. I measure out single does, and it has relatively little retention. So automatic grinds is irrelevant to me anyway. There is a timed grind feature but I haven't played with it. I just way how much to put in. Overall, it is a fantastic grinder about a month in. I would totally buy this again if I had to start my search for a grinder over.