Some reviews says this makes an annoying low pitch sound. True or false?
1782698
Well, to tell you the truth I didn't have it that long to be able to tell you. It quit before it could do anything like that.....
1782699
True on low pitch sound, more like a hum. But to me, false on annoying because it soothes my babies to sleep.
1782700
False! I have used it mostly on its lowest setting and you can barely hear it is even on.
1782701
We own 3 of these, 2 small and 1 large diameter. I am an engineer and have found these to be high quality and an outstanding design: the move an amazing amount of air relative to their RPM, and therefore very quiet. On a low setting, they move more air at a much quieter motor RPM, and no hum has ever been noticed by us. I don't think their is a better fan out there
56694
Not high pitched at all. It sounds a bit like a fan, but it is REALLY quiet.
2276484
Great ears, you must be under 30 or else you are a canine! Never noticed until you asked this question, Yes it does make a high pitched sound. I can only hear it if I am within 12" of the unit - further away and I hear nothing. It is not very loud, mine is on a tile surface most of the time, other counter or table tops may amplify the sound. Great pickup on your part.
394296
I bought mine second hand and wondered if the fan noise was reason the person sold it. It gets cancelled by the speakers obviously but at rest it is noticeable.
95291
If you're 100% sure it's not the source, then yes. I don't have hum unless I am on high volume but I have had a lot of source hum from my sound card. So check that out before shipping it off.
913979
On low not at all. It is noticeable on medium and I think high would be too loud
949499
Never had that issue. I did remove mine because of the sound.Just sounded really bad.Anybody wanna buy it for $100 ?
539981
It's pretty high pitched. You might have a problem if your hearing doesn't handle high frequencies.
208944
Ours makes a small cyclic hum. You can hear it. It doesn't bother me, but everyone has different tolerances.
1543744
There is a bit of that although I don't personally find it overly annoying. The sound is mostly mid-range white noise which is good for me as I am a day sleeper and need to drown out other noises. Hope this helps.
660753
Yes! I get this annoying hum that only goes (mostly) away if the bass control is all the way down. The volume control has no effect and it doesn't matter if the satellite speakers are plugged in or not. I wanted to put this next to my bed but the hum is intolerable. I plan to return it. I don't know if I should try getting a replacement or if I should give up on this model entirely.I got a replacement and it is worse. It buzzes even with the power off. With the power on I can hear the hum across the (quiet) room. When it is close enough to reach the control from my bed, the hum drives me crazy. Yes! I get this annoying hum that only goes (mostly) away if the bass control is all the way down. The volume control has no effect and it doesn't matter if the satellite speakers are plugged in or not. I wanted to put this next to my bed but the hum is intolerable. I plan to return it. I don't know if I should try getting a replacement or if I should give up on this model entirely.I got a replacement and it is worse. It buzzes even with the power off. With the power on I can hear the hum across the (quiet) room. When it is close enough to reach the control from my bed, the hum... » Read More Yes! I get this annoying hum that only goes (mostly) away if the bass control is all the way down. The volume control has no effect and it doesn't matter if the satellite speakers are plugged in or not. I wanted to put this next to my bed but the hum is intolerable. I plan to return it. I don't know if I should try getting a replacement or if I should give up on this model entirely.I got a replacement and it is worse. It buzzes even with the power off. With the power on I can hear the hum across the (quiet) room. When it is close enough to reach the control from my bed, the hum drives me crazy. « Show Less
1900099
It produces a low hum. It may not be enough noise if you are in a fairly noisy location, though.
255002
It's actually not bad. Yes, it's vibrating so it generates noise but I've had compressors that are so loud you have to raise your voice to talk while standing next to them. This one, however, is not that loud
1790177
Yes the sound is very low. It may be defective as another respondant writes. I only use it with earphones so the low volume is not a problem. But there are enough design problems not to reccomend it
1076858
It's supposed to be a low note. However, I used to to replace a defective one on my kids truck and he was disappointed how high it sounds.
231697
Probably, I find it noisy in the effects loop of my amp. Not so much directly into input.
638565
There ia a hi / low setting. Not a big fan of noise myself, bur this doesn't bother me.