Orin not bad - very nice design, pricing wise on par with JS

try not to go with syphonic. the exit hole is smaller, makes it hard to clean. sometimes if u use alot of tissues, it can get clogged, and ur stuff may not flush down properly...lulz

wash down still preferable

been to 2 houses where syphonic WC (i won't mention the brand, but is a famous brand mentioned here) is installed by developer - either suction not enuf, so that there are stuff still floating, or there is blockage and it will overflow, so the owner keeps the black rubber "pump" standby. not cool.

on the silent issue, my neighbour recently renovated his house and bought both washdown and syphonic WC from the same brand, when i asked him on the noise issue, he sed there wasn't much difference - just as noisy.

anyway, its all personal preference, just go with whatever you and your wallet is happy with