Re: 1U PC for Kyma (was Re: Llive llooping, Cardiff, Wales)

[jim palmer <jimp@pobox.com>]

> Doh, and I forgot the more important issue: noise.
> 
> Rackmount power supplies are issued with special 'noise inducing' fans, 
>to
> provide system and network admins with the a penile extensive 'roar'
> whenever the enter their private domains. It's kind of like the fiber 
>glass
> ball bearings that are put in aftermarket car exhausts for very small 
>cars.
> 
> Or so it seems to me.
> 
> bIz
> 


hadn't thought of that.
fan noise is directly related to air velocity
smaller aperture = faster velocity.
there may be little to fix that.
of course, clubs tend to be pretty noisy,
but for ambient stuff in coffee house/gallery it could
be pretty annoying...