hey man if i were you i would get a cheap egg, or reloader b, one of my mates has a halo frontman and got rid of it as quickly as possible and upgraded to a reloader b2 which well kicks ass, up to you pal but reloaders or eggs are the way forward
I have a backman and can't really complain. Its feed rate isn't up to much but should suffice for beginners. I haven't got any cracks forming in the feed neck and I wouldn't agree with the noise front either.......mine starts going if I talk too loud......could be overly sensitive though....