![]() ![]() The name: “Noiseblocker Black Silent Fan Ultraquiet”. So I went to the store and got an 80x80x25mm fan specified at 10dB and at a price of €9.90. One guy in the aforementioned forum cited a form factor of 80x80x25mm for the Kurz, claiming that “a height of 30mm should also fit in”. All in all, it’s quiet enough ( check here for some unreferenced examples of noise levels, and keep in mind that every 6dB more means twice as loud, so e.g. It’s also about 1/4th of the noise level of a very quiet room, or roughly the same of someone breathing very quietly. Now 10dB, in case you wonder, is roughly three times as loud as something you’re just barely able to hear – in an anechoic chamber. So how to replace it? The good news is that the developments in computer technology – steadily rising heat dissipation due to higher integration and clock speeds, a market for “silent PCs” and finally that odd cult called case-modding – really played into my hands here: opening the web page of a local electronics store, I found fans with a specified sonic rating as low as 10dB. ![]() that one), I found that this was a problem of the device in general, not only of mine: people usually advised agains just disconnecting the fan, but reported good experiences with replacing it. Checking through some Kurzweil-related forums (e.g. How loud you ask? I’d answer “louder than a high-powered desktop computer with server harddisks, a Core-i7-920-powered laptop and a noisy city street through the window together”. Seems that the noise comes from the Kurzweil’s built-in fan, and it’s really rather loud. However when I powered it on the first time, the noise struck me as very annoying immediately. Now that synthesizer is above any possible discussion or critizism regarding its synthesis power, and also its role as a very efficient and sensitive keyboard an optimum choice for master keyboard use, and I have been more than happy with it in both regards. And yes, unlike the successor PC3, with sampling option, allowing you to process input live with the sampler, the synthesis options and the KDFX effects. Yes, the big beast, with seven-octave keyboard and sampling option. As part of my return to actual physical synthesizer use, my last investment was into a shiny Kurzweil K2600XS. ![]()
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