Hi, long-time reader, first-time poster here.
Have a Powersoft K10 DSP I've been really happy with for sub duty, *except* for the fan noise in my DIY TV stand/cabinet. Starts out ok, then gets annoyingly loud as things warm up.
The cabinet is 24" deep, 3/4" pine top/bottom, 1/2" Baltic ply sides, sliding 1/4" acrylic doors, and open back, inch or two from wall. So with the depth of the K10 and wires out back, not much free fore/aft room. But 11" interior height available.
Can hear it through the acrylic doors, so laminated glass doors might help?
Kinda thinking the overall best way to quiet this thing down would be to replace the squirrel-cage blower with some larger, quieter fans, meaning new enclosure or existing enclosure mod.
Has anyone done anything like this? I know about quiet PCs, but this is more of a higher-velocity/-pressure type system as is, so larger fans would need some ducting into the narrow tunnel. Can I even get there from here?
Would appreciate any experiences or insights; thanks!