FWIW, Kinman draws the line in this argument for me. I don't like any noiseless but Kinmans. Others may, and that's cool. My ear is pretty discerning, though certanly not as trained as those of others here. And Kinmans not only sound right, they sound damn good.
Like stratcat62 said above, they're good pickups to me. Noisless is a plus. Not only are Kinmans the only noiseless p/ups I like, the Woodstocks are damn near the only high output Stat pickups I like. YMMV.
But if someone insists on equating noiseless pickups only with Lace Sensors and Fender's noisless, I'd have to agree.