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If the tubes stick thru the TOP of the top cover, the cover can still be raised, yes?

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jeffreybehr

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In Reply to: RE: Avoiding Fan Noise posted by jfz on July 19, 2012 at 04:44:30

After all, that's how one removes it.

I have a '95 which sits about 8' away. The fan runs intermittently--perhaps it's thermostatically controlled--and the only time I hear it is when there's absolutely no signal playing.

But surely the top of the ModWright '95 can still be raised from its normal position and the fan disconnected?
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Well sure, but...and... - jfz 08:54:47 07/23/12 (1)
I'm not an expert. I only know that Ric Schulz has designed a cover that is raised, and allows better ventilation - for the 95s without tubes. I have not heard of anyone who has designed a cover for the Modwright and Exemplar tube players. I imagine it could be done (although I would think it might be potentially more clumsy). It also may need to be raised more, given that tubes generate heat.

I am always amazed when people say something like
"...the only time I hear it is when there's absolutely no signal playing."

I am not being critical of you. The reason I say I am amazed is because even though one does not "hear" it per se, the noise is still there, and raising the noise floor. IMHO, a low noise floor is a *huge* benefit when listening to music. It's easy to experiment and test the benefits and problems by adding some noise to the environment (e.g., with a room fan); and then subtracting it. Of course, if one already has a somewhat high noise floor (traffic, refrigerator,kids, component noise), it is less easy to notice the effects of relatively small additional noise.
- Yes, you're correct about noise floor and the benefits... - jeffreybehr 11:00:24 07/23/12 (0)
  ...of keeping it low. I was offering another opinion on the fan's overall sound level. Yes I wish it didn't have a fan...but I love the '95 anyway.
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