I purchased and installed this hood mid 2014. It looks good, but Kobe's insistence that the hood on low is only 40 db (1 sone) is an outright lie. From 6 feet away low speed measures closer to 60 db (iPhone app - yeah, i know its not perfect). Despite the fact that the fan is much louder than I'd expected it does a fairly good job of keeping the house clear of cooking exhaust. I do wish the unit had more light. The front two burners are lit well, but the back two are a bit dark. I did just call into Kobe for repair to the lights. After 20 months of use, they've gone out. Kobe is sending a tech out to repair the problem ...
Its a good unit if you can only afford $***, but if you can spend a bit more, get a better hood ... I wish I had.