I never had any problems with the stock Conti's until the rear ones wore out, due to the rear camber being out of whack a bit. I replaced them with the Good Year Eagle F1 asymetrics and with about 1k miles on them and I don't think they are very noisy on a roadster. I haven't tested alot of tires, so I can't say they are quieter or noisier or even handle better or worse than any other though.