from the guy who did the infamous review, he got his from g66 and it had a swapped quiet fan... so they must be allowed to swap it and found one that is sufficient.
nah, I don't think so. He had a usual fan.
He assumed that it was replaced as G66 made some kind of announcement before.
G66 stated that they will be sending fans to their customers in the next weeks (probably next year then).
My fan is also loud but for me it's not a big deal as I can't hear it when I play, even at lower volumes.
No oscillation going on there though.
no it was different, had blue fins on it and was 2x's as thick... i re-wound and looked multiple times.
As someone with Sensory Processing Disorder, thank you for that last sentence. I can handle fan noise, but mine is horrid, similar to the post I quoted below. I simply would like 2 things: permission to change the fan, and the specs I need to match so I can select a replacement. If the stock fan should not be.. like this, then I would be willing to simply swap in a replacement.i still chuckle at the ear sensitivity some of you have. I must have spent too much time rocking in my 20's to hear the axe fan!! ( or it just gets blocked out by the poweramp fan once i turn it on)
edit: I chuckle in a "i'm so glad i don't have uber-sensitive ears so I can just enjoy my axe and not be frustrated by fan noise", not as a chuckle at you being frustrated.
This is very close to what mine is like. The higher pitched sound is the worst part, but mine has begun to "moan and warble" as well. I am guessing I may just have a bad fan. No big deal, but would like to resolve soonThis is what I hear, recorded through an iMac's built-in mic (There's a clock right next to the Mac, and the AxeFx is across the room). It builds to a nice hum at about the 20 second mark. Not too obtrusive, but can be heard over low volume playing.
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I simply would like 2 things: permission to change the fan, and the specs I need to match so I can select a replacement. If the stock fan should not be.. like this, then I would be willing to simply swap in a replacement.
Slash07 - Get real please... unless your parents are sleeping with it stacked on their bed-side table or you have it piped into their room, they are NOT going to notice the fan noise AT ALL !!!Not good to know
I'll be needing a real quiet unit, and I'm almost on the verge of ordering one
I'm mostly going to have late nights to use it, and just dont like the idea of a humming unit, and me and my folks getting disturbed with this fan noise......
Between then and now, have they changed it on the new units?
Slash07 - Get real please... unless your parents are sleeping with it stacked on their bed-side table or you have it piped into their room, they are NOT going to notice the fan noise. AT ALL !!!
Like all things mechanical, noise is a relative term. Sure, some fans are noisier than others, and FAS puts the SAME make/model on EVERY Axe-II..
Plus, this subject has been beat to death ad nauseum on the forum. Unless you get one, you will not know if the fan is noisy or not. Mine isn't and given that I mostly use it live, fan noise is not a factor. Even in a studio environment, mine in no more noisy than that in my Ultra. Most of this discussion centers around one sensitivity to certain frequencies... if it's too loud when you get it, replace the fan. Lots of info here on how to do that too !
YMMV.
When did they change? Date? SerialNo?All the new units ship with an 80mm fan. The original fan is 60mm. This has quieted the fan noise down considerably. So they do listen.
When did they change? Date? SerialNo?