AJ, ya gotta love all of the advice.  I have three NEW TE1170PT's and they are a little louder than my Shimano's, but not to the point your talking about.  Let the guys look at it if you go to the meeting.  I did receive a misfit in one box about three months ago when I purchased it through SPORTCO, so you might have received a RETURN in a box, depending on where and when you bought it.  I love my NEW PT's and love the high speed return ratios.  Keep on chugging............

Chuck Pigue

You may be on to something with the spool-tension adjustment Faz.  I recall an old Diawa doing the same thing until I finally backed down the "cast control"/"spool tension" knob.

Smitty

Hey AJ, if you can make it, bring it to the meeting so we can see what its doing and maybe see something wrong.......or at least offer a set up tip or two.

im throwing 100% Flouro P-line 12 lb and it could be the fact that the lure is slowing down faster than the spool is.  I have only thrown crank baits with it and lighter poppers so that is a possibility.  Ill try throwing a spinner bait, or something with more weight to help pull the line off more consistantly..  Hey thanks Faz!

There is one other thing you can try AJ. While the Centrifugal brakes are at maximum, you may also need to set the spool tension. The knurled knob under the drag starwheel. I always set that before a day's casting. I hold the rod tip at a 45 degree angle, thumb the button and let the line run out until the lure hits the floor, water or whatever...... it should fall smoothly, with very little overrun when the lure hits. Adjust it so that you get a bare half turn overrun, that might also make a difference.

Let me know if that has helped at all.

What line and lure are you throwing with the reel? Lighter lures don't pull the line off the spool as well as heavier ones do, and if the lure creates a lot of drag like a spinnerbait with a big skirt, or a large billed crankbait with not much weight to it then it could be the case that the lure is slowing down before the spool does..... not surprising with any PT reel since they spin really fast and smoothly. This would be enough to give anyone problems unless you can "thumb" the spool to control its speed to match that of the lure.

Faz

thanks for all the feedback guys.  I guess ill have to get used to the noise if quantum's are a little on the noisy side.  And like some of you said it may be a lemon... tried working back from full brakes and still professionally overran when i tried to put something on it, but we'll see... Thanks again guys!

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Wouldn't doubt that my friend.  Must be nice 

KVD probably gets a new reel with fresh line specifically tuned to his liking at the start of every tournament day 

Seems to me like Quantum's are typically louder than other brands.  Hearing KVD's reel sing on TV makes me cringe sometimes.  I have heard good things about them though.  I have an older accurist that I've had no problems with.  Love the PTI spinning reels 

AJ, I have several Quantum Accurist PT reels, and several non PT reels. Assuming you have the centrifugal brakes set up, the noise you hear will be the braking plates rubbing on the inside of the spool as the centrifugal force throws them outwards. The Accurist PT has 4 settings for the centrifugal brakes, set from outside the reel. These are 0, 2, 4 or 6 plates (the more plates, the more drag - this equals less distance, less backlash but more noise)

I typically run one setting above ZERO, and throw spinnerbaits , crankbaits and rattletraps into the wind with very little backlash and still a decent casting distance. Considering my thumb is as delicate as an elephant, it's a testimony to a good braking system.

I'll be at the Meeting this Thursday and will have one the PT reels with me (always have several rods in the truck), I'd be happy to show you what I can, it may be something really simple. It might be a lemon, who knows, but I now have 7 Accurist reels and love them all.

Faz

You will find from manufacture to manufacture that there is alot of differences.  Thats why most guys stick to one brand.  I have owned most of the major brands and like them all.  Shimano, Quantum, Daiwa, and Abu.  Each have their own special little setup.  Keep toying with it.  Start by putting all the magnetic brakes on and the centrifugal cranked down, in a complete no backlash mode.  Then slowy work back from there.  You wll find a happy medium by playing with the two different braking systems.  From there you can then make micro adjustments for different lure weights as you fish throughout the day.

Mark

I never have backlash only professional overruns.

Sounds like perhaps you should have considered the Citica or Curado.  Then there wouldn't be very much sound when you cast.  

Smitty

If you're familiar with how to set up a baitcaster, it sounds like you've got yourself a lemon.

Hey guys I just got that quantum PT tour edition from cabelas and i cannot seem to dial it in.  I'm not sure if its the magnetic braking system or what but it makes a a loud humming sound when i cast and the backlashing when i try and put something on it is giving me a head ache!! I got the counter balance right and I'm very familiar with baitcasting reals, this is my first quantum however.  Is the sound normal or should it be smooth? thanks for your feedback.