In article , Keith G
wrote:

"Jim Lesurf" wrote

e.g. Despite Sony being a regarded name I recently tried a DVD
recorder from them. It had a cooling fan that was so loud that it was
distracting when listening to dialogue on items recorded. This is
absurd and needless, yet when I asked a local Sony center their
reaction was 'they all do it'. They seemed not to think it was a
problem, and clearly had no idea that quiet fans can be bought.
Perhaps they think everyone is too busy looking at the pictures to
notice the sound of a helicopter accompanying it. ;-


A further thought - if you are not averse, one thing you could try is to
have the lid off and line the tin with sticky 'acousting damping'
panels* (or floor tiles), if there's enough room?? It couldn't do any
harm - and ensure a good airflow over the machine, of course...

I have done so with some items - including the Philips recorder I've
used for some years. However I simply sent the sony back and got rid of it.
Used 'dedsheet' from Wilmslow. This works OK for low levels of case
vibration, but of little use if there is a noisy fan or disc. Thus it
would have been a waste of time for the Sony.

Slainte,

Jim

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