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My Yamaha RXV-1800 seems to generate quite a lot of heat: no problem in a Tassie winter - complements the wood heater quite nicely  - but I'm thinking a really quiet fan might be in order for summer. Anyone have recommendations? Regards, David
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Do you have adequate spacing around the sides/bottom/top per the manual?
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Well, I've looked in the manual trying to find that, but buggered if I can find it. Clearance is close to 3" on top, more than that on the sides, bottom is on feet, so I assume that's as it should be.
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Sounds like enough clearance, I think my Denon recommends 4" on the sides and top, but sometimes that is just not possible. Is this in a cool environment? What am I saying, your out back. 
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Well, it's cool right now (being winter), but we just moved here, and I dunno what the summers might be like. Not as hot as Sydney, on average, but I suspect we'll have our moments.
I also keep adding disks to the mini, which is in the cubicle above the yammie, so would like to cool that as well. So to repeat the question, anyone know of super-quiet/ efficient fans?
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David
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I pulled a fan from an old desktop computer and found it to do an excellent job.
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If you go the computer fan route, buy yourself a new one that is super quiet. Yate Loon is the brand of choice in the silent PC crowd and seems to be one of the quietest for the money (all of $10 maybe?)
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I use a Scythe 120mm fan on my CPU cooler, and that's pretty quiet, too.
The Noctuas are said to be near silent, but they also cost about 3x what other fans do.
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Call me an idiot, but what would you use to power the PC fan? I'm interested in getting some air moving around my PS3, as it gets mighty warm as well.
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A power supply? 
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