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Best fan for cooling your music room

I have a small (9' x 10') listening room with tube DAC, tube preamp and Pass labs X250.5 amp driving Sound Labs M545 speakers. During summer, the room can get quite warm and I would like to find a way to cool the room without touching the AC. I was thinking of placing a very quiet fan (low voltage also?) at the front wall; just a gentle breeze will do. Any recommendations on a fan and how to place it?

thanks, Jay
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edcyn
1,876 posts
 
I live in a tropical climate with only ceiling fans.  They're one meter in diameter.  I have them in several rooms.  They are utterly silent.  They are much quieter than any air conditioner I've lived with over my lifetime...including the various full house, rooftop ones.  They provide me with surprisingly effective cooling.
auxinput
2,920 posts
 
Is your listening room sealed?  Like others have said, a fan will just move hot air around in the same room.  Your audio equipment will definitely heat up the room.  The goal is to move hot air out of the room and cycle new air in.  If you have a door way, maybe a fan in the doorway?  Otherwise, maybe look at your thermastat/AC control.  Some of than have the ability to turn on the air handler to move air without turning on the air conditioner compressor.  This is sometimes labeled as "Fan Auto/On".  Just make sure your thermastat control does not have cooling mode enable when you switch on the air handler "fan".
erik_squires
15,657 posts
 
Vornado's are good, so are Dyson.


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