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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

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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)

ervikingo
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Back to Vornado as an FYI for those considering one (measured 24 inches away from side of fan):

- room noise with fan off: 31.7dB

- Low: 41.8

- medium 1: 48.1

- medium 2: 54.9

- high 61.6

measurements with a NIOSH meter.

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