Naw, I think they are even a bit louder than blues.

Browns are nearly silent. You're maybe comparing to the noise of bottoming-out the keys (and popping back up), which is still fair, because that's still keyboard noise, just not really the switch itself.

Also I'd say that the higher force requirement is more of an issue than the noise (unless someone living with them dislikes the noise). I'm not saying that the higher force is a significant problem either, I'm sure some people prefer it, I just think it's unoptimal (could add to fatigue or RSI, or be 1% worse for gaming)

I was considering one of these, but the idea of buckling spring resistance and noise seemed unoptimal. I'm sure I could handle it, but it's really not ideal for anyone in my opinion (certainly people may like the feeling, but only in the same sense that people like drinking soda or smoking cigarettes)

I ended up getting a black mechanical-switch (Cherry MX Brown) Point Of Sale Cherry keyboard with double-shot keycaps off eBay for only about 15$ about 12 years ago. Main thing that has bothered me is that it's surprisingly very flimsy, especially considering that it's 300 USD retail value. Also it's kind of large/bulky, since it also has a mag stripe card reader and 12 more F-keys.

A while ago I found an old vintage mechanical keyboard that I didn't know my dad had (from the 80s). I think it's worth about 150$ now; I don't remember the model. Since it uses a DIN connector I guess some modding/adapter would be needed to use it, aside from a retro system I suppose.

Compared to the wild/less-cultivated ones yes, but they still do taste very good.