Thermaltake follows Antec, redesigns the Tsunami!

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:59 am

Behold, the Soprano, a steel version of the Tsunami.

Never one to miss out on a trend, TT has released a slightly revised version of the Tsunami called the "Soprano" (?). Constructed of steel for the ultimate in noise reduction and painted Piano Black. They even include a polishing cloth with it, just like Rolls-Royce does...

"Curve is the same charming as music"

tay · Post by **tay** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:07 am

ROFL

I was half expecting a Sonata or P-180 clone.

Other gems include :
"EMI protection spring"
"Patented sliding rail design for easy 5.25’’ devices installation"
"Cooling System
Front (intake)
120x120x25 mm, 1400rpm, 21dBA
Rear (exhaust)
120x120x25 mm, 1400rpm, 21dBA
Side (intake)
90x90x25 mm,1800rpm, 21dBA."
21 dBA is the magic number it seems.

rpsgc · Post by **rpsgc** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:28 am

21dBA à la Tt = 21 + (x ^ 2) - 5

x = 9

KorruptioN · Post by **KorruptioN** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:53 am

Always 21dBA...

The slogan kills it too... "Curve is the same charming as music".

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:58 am

Wtf?!? I'm Chinese American and that statement can't possibly make sense in any of the three languages I know! It's incredible that such a big company still has such bad Engrish problems...

DryFire · Post by **DryFire** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:23 am

thermaltake does not appeal to me in anyway.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:40 am

DryFire wrote:thermaltake does not appeal to me in anyway.

Same here! If they did then I would forgive their bad Engrish, now they're just stupid.

Average guy in the computer store: "Now what was the name of that case I saw somewhere... Opera..Sonata..Aria?.. nah I think it was Overture..
ah there it is! Soprano, lucky me they still have them in stock!"

Calling it Soprano, heh, that's so cheap!!!

nici · Post by **nici** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:53 am

erm, what does this mean?

Highly flexible "Silent Purepower supply" unit supports PS/II for PC case (optional)

Bluefront · Post by **Bluefront** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:46 am

Heh....Thermaltake/Antec. Sort-of like Fords and Chevrolets. Big sellers, everybody buys them, overlooking better products from smaller companies.

josephclemente · Post by **josephclemente** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:06 am

I love my Ford and I couldn't find a better product from a smaller company.

I've seen the aluminum version of this case in person and it has a very cheap look to it. It looks like all the plastic and huge window is in tact here as well...

arenbi23 · Post by **arenbi23** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:40 am

rpsgc wrote:21dBA à la Tt = 21 + (x ^ 2) - 5

x = 9

ROFL, you are so right, I dont know where they come up with this 21dBA rating its soooo of the mark. I have used many thermaltake products myself and for friends, and none of them are that quiet! In one quiet computer I had, the loudest source of noise was the 21dBA rated SilentBoost copper cooler hahaha.

Thermaltake stuff is designed for inefficient cooling at the expense of noise.

acaurora · Post by **acaurora** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:34 pm

The ONLY ThermalTake product I have EVER owned was a Silent Boost. Then I found this place, and... yah. Let's just say it never saw the light of day nor made its way into my computer. EVER. AGAIN.

luggage · Post by **luggage** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:36 pm

Oh but that aint so far off the bat tho...

Take a look at the KANDALFva9000. God grief they killed the Stacker™

nick705 · Post by **nick705** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:49 pm

luggage wrote: Take a look at the KANDALFva9000. God grief they killed the Stacker™

Is nothing sacred to these people... ?

And it has... gulp... orange fans....

Tiamat · Post by **Tiamat** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:52 pm

How does Tt get away with this? Aren't there patents and stuff that protect infringement on design parameters?

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:10 pm

nick705 wrote:
And it has... gulp... orange fans....

Believe it or not, orange fans are one of the few things that Tt didn't steal from another manufacturer. It's sort of been a Tt trademark for years now, way before I ever saw a Yate Loon.

JazzJackRabbit · Post by **JazzJackRabbit** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:53 pm

KANDALF? I rofled when I read it... Trying to appeal to Tokien fans? Maybe I'm not too far off on this one, the front doors does look like some sort of shield.

meglamaniac · Post by **meglamaniac** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:55 am

Ralf Hutter wrote:"Curve is the same charming as music"

Two words:

Oh.
Dear.

tay · Post by **tay** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:51 am

Ok this bit should give the Tt haters something to smile about :
Cooltechzone
" With our aftermarket Thermaltake Venus 12 heatsink installed on our MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard and our BFG 6800 OC graphics adapter, we could not install any hard drives in four of the six slots because either the heatsink or the graphics adapter was in the way! Our test machine had three hard drives, and we had to rig it so that we installed the boot drive in one of the external bays"

HD bay access requires the removal of MB or HS (risky to mount heatsinks not on a bench).

alglove · Post by **alglove** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:55 am

Sounds kind of, ummmmm..... inconvenient? Hey! What if they put a Schooner on the graphics card? Then they would have even less room!

See? I own one of Thermaltake's products, am happy with it (so far), and they are *still* fun to make fun of!

Thermaltake follows Antec, redesigns the Tsunami!

Thermaltake follows Antec, redesigns the Tsunami!

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