Fairlight-CMI

My IIx is quiet when I stop the 8" drives ;°)
and my mfx2 own 16 fans ! I doubt papst fans will bring me total 
silence lol




--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, James Thomson <jamesthomson@m...
> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> I am surprised that there hasn't been more of an issue made about 
this.  I
> have always found the CMI 2X and CMI 3 to be very loud. I had Peter 
Wielk do
> a lovely Papst fan mod to my CMI 2X. I bought 3 Papst 12V fans which 
Peter
> simply replaced on the fan board inside the 2X. He also manage to 
find a 12V
> source for the fans even though the original ones use mains voltage.
> It made a really big difference and I am pleased that I managed to 
get this
> done before Peter moved to Australia. It can be done but you need to 
find a
> technical  whizz to do it ! I would like my other CMI's modified as 
well.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> James
> 
> James Thomson
> 
> Magic Audio Co.
> The Studio
> West Hampstead
> London NW2 3RJ
> U.K.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/4/05 4:22 pm, "kevin kelley" <xirin6@y...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Has anyone made or installed a fan kit on a IIx that
> > is quiter than the factory fans?
> > 
> > Kevin Kelley 
> > 
> > 
> >