Last time i flew on a MD-80 , it was virtually silent on take-off (sat v near the front) pleasant enough, but narrow.
Used to work on the F-100, was ok, but all the wall panels had a habit of 'popping or cracking' during ascent/descent.
The audio altimeter is very audible in the front cabin!
You always knew if it was gonna be a heavy landing by how fast it read out the 50-40-30 legends
Gimme a 737 or a A320 anyday in comparison, crew/pax wise.