Silence in the living room
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:36 am
After spending a fair bit of time getting my HTPC as quiet as possible (tricky when using a SS LC-19 case), I now find that my ears are now distracted with other items in the living room.
So wanted to see what advice is out there with getting a living room to be as quiet as possible?
The main offenders are :
a. Sky HD+ box
b. Linn Classik Movie DI
c. Panasonic 37" Plasma
The Sky box tends to ramp up its fan during use which gets to an annoying level after a while but can at least be put on Standby when watching a movie.
The Linn is more of a problem with its fan coming on after 15 mins or so when playing sound at < 1/2 load (45 VOL) and ramping up to an annoyance when watching a movie (>90 mins).
The plasma isn't too bad but you can get a distinct clicking sound every now and then, even when in Standby. Reading up on it, they all do it to some degree.
So thinking about the Linn first, after searching on here I see that a few members have Linn systems and was wondering if anyone had any experience with trying to make a Classik quieter? Going to take it apart today to see what made a model the fan is and whether it has a normal connector.
The Sky box is out of warranty so I can take that apart as well.
Any help or advice would be appreciated...
Thanks,
Nigel.
So wanted to see what advice is out there with getting a living room to be as quiet as possible?
The main offenders are :
a. Sky HD+ box
b. Linn Classik Movie DI
c. Panasonic 37" Plasma
The Sky box tends to ramp up its fan during use which gets to an annoying level after a while but can at least be put on Standby when watching a movie.
The Linn is more of a problem with its fan coming on after 15 mins or so when playing sound at < 1/2 load (45 VOL) and ramping up to an annoyance when watching a movie (>90 mins).
The plasma isn't too bad but you can get a distinct clicking sound every now and then, even when in Standby. Reading up on it, they all do it to some degree.
So thinking about the Linn first, after searching on here I see that a few members have Linn systems and was wondering if anyone had any experience with trying to make a Classik quieter? Going to take it apart today to see what made a model the fan is and whether it has a normal connector.
The Sky box is out of warranty so I can take that apart as well.
Any help or advice would be appreciated...
Thanks,
Nigel.