I'm on the list for a '1500, expected sometime in August (maybe).
However, I'm getting concerned about the reported high fan noise level.
I currently have a '500, and following a suggestion a year or two ago,
I've turned the fans around 'backwards' and they seem to be quieter in
this configuration. I would give the '500 a "quiet" in the noise
department. Temperature does not seem to be an issue.
In addition, I have an Acom 1000, which is also a quiet amp - fan as
well as relays. Hard to hear it in operation (but the 3 minute warmup
usually seems like three hours. :-)
I ordered the '1500 In the quest to be a couple of instant db louder,
but if I don't hear some resolution of the noise 'problem', I'm going to
put the order on hold until it is solved. I do have many headsets which
I usually wear, including the Bose QC15 noise cancelling model, but I'd
hate to be FORCED into using them.
A concerned citizen.
VE7XF
(over 30 years of sound recording wearing a headset)
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