This is the first warm air drier I've owned and I like the way it works.
My soaking wet work boots dried through in the three hours maximum time it can be set. That never happened with my air only model. That would take 12 hours and was noisy enough I could hear it upstairs with the unit in my downstairs laundry under my bedroom.

The MaxxDry I do not hear at all. It is quiet even in the room adjacent to my laundry. Great product.
I do remove my insoles before drying and yes I did that on my old unit too.
Put my gloves on with my boots and dried them also.
 Did my ski boots after a day of skiing and completely dried them. I usually pull the liner from the boot and just dry them but tested the unit with liner in boot, pulled liner at end of cycle and it was dry inside and out.

Very sturdy and doesn't tip over loaded with boots.