mfaile

It's that dreaded time. Can you'll give me some recommendations for a quiet summer tire. Considering Dunlop and Michelins, are there others?

RandalR

Check out TireRack.com for ratings. The Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position scores the best, with the Michelin Pilot/Sport right behind.

Vlad_Stein

In general, there may be no such thing as a quiet high performance summer tire. Michelin Pilot Sport 2 is one of the quietest according to Tire Rack and it is still noisy. That is an acceptable trade off, as far as I am concerned. You should think about the performance/noise trade off that is acceptable for you.
I also have Bridgestone Potenza RE750 on my GS and they are awesome, but very noisy.

Per other poster's comment, be mindful of the context when you read the reviews on TireRack: noise, comfort, and handling are all subjective definitions and a Toyota Camry driver's score of 5 is going to be very different from BMW M3 driver's score of 5 on any of those categories.

From my (limited) experience, directional tires with a V-shaped tread tend to be noisier than non-directional ones. I would recommend that you give some preference to non-directional tires as they allow you to rotate the wheels front-to-back and side-to-side (unlike directional tires that only go front-to-back but stay on the same side of the vehicle), thus giving you more even tire wear and eventually a little more tire life for you money.
A tire that leans a little more towards comfort (compared with Michelin PS2) is Avon Tech M500 (sold at Tire Rack only).