I am biased on this subject.
Popping corks are supposed to make noise. Look at this video and listen to how loud mine is...I will be posting another video of my cork in comparison to a couple others on the market, hopefully I will get it done today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL_-XpG7YUE
This video is me popping my Speckanater...
I sent several samples to SC members and so far they all have given great feedback.