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Air conditioning for audiophiles.

I live in a small city apartment which gets pretty hot in the summer. My window air conditioner is fairly noisy(it's supposed to be one of the quieter frigidaire models.)

However I cannot in any way shape or form enjoy the subtleties of my music or stereo soundtracks of movies. I might as well be a kid again listening to Cousin Brucie on a transiter radio. People have suggested the Vornado fan which helps if it's not too hot but as you know it can get to a point where a fan just blows hot air around.

ChillWell is a small portable air conditioner which is supposedly very quiet and cools your personal space which is all I need when I'm listening seated in one place.

It is doing a lot of heavy promotion with a cheap price. But whenever I try to look up reviews they all look like PR blurbs.

Anybody have any experience with this item?

Thanks.

roxy1927
theaudiotweak
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I hate the noise..but when I had a window unit I would crank it up for an hour before showtime and open the door to a frosty comfortable room. Lasted about an hour  before I had to repeat the process again. Hot humid audio room on the 2nd floor of my first home. Tom

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roxy54
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Look into Haier window units. I was looking for a quiet one about 5 years ago, and that is the one that got the best customer reviews. I think that it's very quiet relative to others.

ervikingo
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A friend has one of those saddle type AC as suggested by @nonoise .  It is pretty quiet.  He said the added larger rubber bumpers to get a tight fight.

I have seen at working garages, where they have a unit far away and they "pipe" the cold air using hanging fabric ducts.  Is that an option for you?  Maybe piping from bedroom (and assuming you are single ha ha ha).

I use a Vornado to move air into my office.  It moves a lot of air for its size but it is not quiet for a music room (at least not at full blast as it is running as I type this)

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drumnman222
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Check out the Midera ones on Amazon. The compressor/noise is on the outside. I have 3 and they are pretty low noise.

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sfar
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Second drumnman222's recommendation of the Midea (check the spelling) window units. Mine is much less noisy than a standard window unit but it isn't silent. They're well made and relatively easy to install.

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