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I'm looking at buying one of the following compressors today.

Paasche D3000R

Master TC-20T

California AIr Tools 1650A or 1610A

I'm very very new to airbrushing. I bought a Iwata Neo brush and blue Aztek/Testors compressor a couple weeks ago.

The Aztek compressor is inconsistent with air flow which is causing a bit of splattering, so after a bit of research I came to the conclusion that I needed one that had a tank on it. The only other requirements are that I want it to be QUIET and under $300. The Aztek is quiet enough that my kids aren't woken up when I'm painting at night. I don't have any type of decibel meter so I'm not sure how "loud" it is in comparison to others.

Does anyone have some experience with one of those models? Enough to say whether they are decent quality or that you'd be willing to run it with a sleeping child in the next room? I'm not completely tied to the ones I've found so if you don't like those is there another you'd recommend?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you everyone for your recommendations.

I ended up going with the Master TC-20T. I also picked up a Iwata Eclipse HP-CS so that I have both a top and bottom feed.

The TC-20T is pretty quiet; I can have a normal conversation with my 2 year old while it's on. It's also quieter than the Aztek compressor I had.

So far I'm happy with both of those airbrushes (HP-CS and Neo) and the compressor.