I went with the GE Profile Ultra Quiet. Comes in both 6100 BTU and 8300 BTU from Home Depot. Ordered on-line and delivered free of charge. Works great, has remote control, and is quiet. I'm back in business with tube amps.
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.
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I have researched this quite extensively for my wife who insisted we change our air conditioner 3 years ago because it was too noisy. The quietest window-based air conditioner I can find is this one. I live in an apt building, co-op, where split air conditioning is not allowed. I think when I measured it, it was like 47 dB right at the vent at low speed (I just measured it for this post, a unit that is around 3 years old). Moving to the middle of my 350sd ft bedroom, I could barely hear it or notice it was running, it was that quiet. Post-installation, you can add weatherproofing seal around the window, and you may get 1 db less noise.
There are 3 sizes for this AC model. |
+1 @theaudiotweak the only way to get where you want to go! |
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