That looks awesome. I would love to see a Sonata with that all installed. The last time I talked to the AcoustiProducts Rep, he said N/A suppliers would have this product within weeks of its release. I don't think it would be harder than any other dampening material install. In fact, with all the pr...

bigred wrote:Could someone recommend a fan that has similar noise and under-volt characteristics as the Panaflo L1A, but a more broad output and less of the "spot cooling" effect that the L1A's have? Maybe Pabst?

Anyone? Please
How about the SilenX or Nexus fans?

Cavicchi wrote:I'm looking for quiet 16xDVD drive and a quiet CD-RW drive - any recommendations?

For CD-RW, I'd have to say the Plextor Premium. Its "Silent Mode" feature works REALLY well.
But if Plextor prices are too high for you, my next choice would definitely be the Samsung SM-348 that al bundy recommended.

Could someone recommend a fan that has similar noise and under-volt characteristics as the Panaflo L1A, but a more broad output and less of the "spot cooling" effect that the L1A's have? Maybe Pabst?

Thats pretty cool.
Yet another reason to upgrade to A64.
Its too bad that the A64-FX doesn't have it...

Here's an article about decoupling.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/modules.p ... 109&page=1

I need a drive that I can mount in the 3.5" HD spots of the Sonata or P160 case.
I don't have the space to mount it elsewhere.

silenceseeker wrote:I also don't like cases that obstruct a CD tray with yet another layer of plastic...

Personally I like having a door. It’s another layer of sound absorption.

Im in the same boat as you. Tho I dont have the 7200.7, it is on order, and I already gave a deposit. I will turn a round and sell the drive, but I don't know which drive to get as a replacment. I know that the Baracuda IV, and V are both very quiet, but I want something with a more performance. Doe...

Crap, do all the 7200.7's have this problem? I have one on order and will not be able to suspend it due to transporation reason...

http://www.quietpc.ca/acousticdampening.html

A more quiet geeky way.

Well I don' think the P160 would need it as much as the Sonata. The P160 has a direct front intake.

I've dealt with them before. Their store is near where I used to live. They are very reputable. I guess it’s just a mistake.

Seems like you'll have to wait a month to find out anyway, if they're not going to be available until mid November. Well a Canadian company called RBComputing apears to have them in stock. I haven't called to confirm, but their site seems to show that they can ship one in 24-48 hours. I posted the ...

When I said "TY" I was mostly referring to the Japanese Fujis. I pick 'em up from BestBuy with their rebate deals. I've also bought unbranded TY's in 100pc cakeboxes when I've been running low on Fujis but they do cost about 3x as much. Yeah I pretty much only buy Fuji's. When I did some tests a wh...

Darn...
Okay, I totally respect what you have to say, and I do belive it, call me crazy but I still want to buy it...

Now thay we've heard the reasons not to buy it, what (if any) are the reasons in favour of buying it?

TY stands for Taiyo Yuden which is the name of a manufacturing company that makes recordable CD and DVD media. remember back in 1997 when plextor was the ONLY super reliable drive for working with audio? ahh the good old days. Wait, isn't that still the case? I think I'd be hard pressed to find a pr...

That’s a great idea Abe. Actually I had a similar idea about the fan grills. I know why case manufacturers put them there, and Antec has really reduced the amount of turbulence that the ones on their cases make, but it’s still not perfect. I was thinking that they should make the grill removable. Fo...

I found a retailer that seems to have these in stock... http://www.shoprbc.com/ca/shop/product_details.php?pid=3773 Ralf, do you really think that this could be louder than the Sonata? I am very close to buying this case, but I am not willing to make too much of a sacrifice in the noise dampening de...

Ralf Hutter wrote:I switched to T-Y's a few years back, and so far, so good.

TY's are g really good. With Plextor's they are the best. Another really good brand is FujiFilm. Thier discs are actually TY's but they cost less.

Darn... I tried to fight it. I didn't want to believe that Plextor could have let me down. You said that you wouldn't recommend this drive for Archival purposes. How come? Do you feel that the increased PI errors are too high for "master copies" and the like? I was planning on buying this drive to b...

That’s weird because in the CDR-Info review it never went above 210. And even then it only broke 200 when burning 4x media at 8x, or when burning crappy Verbatim or Maxell. Its also interesting to note that the reviews believe the drive's minor issues will be resolved shortly with a firmware update....

Oh okay cool. Its hard to read the person's "tone of voice" over the internet.

Exactly. TY's and FujiFilm are awesome on Plextor's but apparently Lite-On (i think) doesn't like TY at all. Which is odd, since TY is generally regarded as one of the (if not the) best media brands.

"Burning at lower speeds doesn't always or even generally lead to cleaner burns (less errors)." "Plextor Premium can often produce better results at lower speeds (even on high speed media)." Huh? Wasn't I posting in reply to someone who owned a plextor drive? Plus comparing a Lite-On to a Plextor i...

What media are you using? Because it sounds to me like a media issue. From burner to burner one brand of media can have vastly different results. Also check out the review at CDR-Info. The pro's over there really liked it. http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Specific.asp?ArticleHeadline=Plextor...

I have also had numerous Plextor products over the years, and have been very very pleased with their top notch quality.

The only real drawback to Plextor stuff is the price. But you get what you pay for. There is a reason why Audio Pro's plextors...

I bought my fancy-ass 40x Plextor last year and very rarely ever burn at over 20x. Unless you're burning dozens and dozens of discs every day it shouldn't be an issue. Fire up the burner at 20x, go get a drink of water or pee, come back and your burn is done. I use the extra 1.5 minutes of differen...

The new Plextor Premium would be my choice hands down. Its "quiet mode" features work really well. Only problem is that the Plextor Premium comes at a Premium price...

http://www.plextor.com/english/products/Premium.html

Does anyone know of any other drives (non RW, etc) that have silencing options similar to the Plexor PlexWriter Premium?

Failing that, what is the quietest CD-Rom/DVD-Rom out there?

That IDE port on the front is odd. Maybe if it was a server case I would understand, but this isn't. Maybe they are just trying to be "different".