It's an interesting niche Mike,
For an operating O gauge layout it is probably not noticable over the din. I assume the novelty of the moving sign is entirely worth it if you can't hear it over the trains. Likewise, if (as often happens over time) an individual has lost the ability to hear some of the very high end frequencies it would print not be noticable.
Unfortunately for a constantly lit, living room Christmas display in a home without any hearing loss and without constantly running trains it's a real annoyance.
With a bit of chagrin I notice that (unlike HD) Menards doesn't have customer reviews on it's site so you can't leave a note to let folks know about this sort of thing. At least a google search reveals this issue.
Did a deeper dive and there isn't a plastic kit in O scale of a similar Amtrak station (if there was, this would be going back) so I'll be keeping this one.
Will report back on progress or lack thereof as I experiment.
