Mar 22, 2022 · It could also be a worn fan. The Axe-Fx 3 fan is very easy to replace. Go buy yourself a Noctua A8 ULN, open up the Axe-Fx 3 top lid and remove the fan. Then use the little nipple looking mounting things that come with the Noctua in place of the screws and mount the fan on that. Connect fan cable to its connector. Done, enjoy a silent Axe-Fx 3.

May 11, 2021 · Hey everyone! I find that the fan on my Axe Fx 2 XL is very loud, and I've been looking to upgrade to a newer and more quiet fan. I've been mailing Ole at support and he said it is important that the new fan does not have an airflow of less than 26.3cfm or the DSPs will be destroyed. I've looked at a fan from Noctua, the NF-R8 Redux 1800rpm fan.

Aug 7, 2022 · I have an AXE-FXIII turbo. The fan noise bothered me so i replaced it with the noctua NF-A8 ULN. It is definitely quieter than the original fan. But part of the issue is the top panel amplifies the sound. If you leave the top panel off it's pretty quiet with either fan. Once you put the top panel back on it gets much louder.

Sep 24, 2016 · The original Axe Fx II barely needed a fan in the first place - I think it's there more for insurance than anything else because the unit doesn't get hot. The main case isn't even ventilated, so it's questionable how much value a fan has in there anyway.

Jun 11, 2018 · The Axe-Fx III's fan is much quieter than the II's. The III's fan noise is an absolute non-issue to me. In a silent room with the AC off and nothing making sound except for a very quiet computer in a sound dampened case, I have to stop and sit still for a second or two and concentrate on what the Axe's fan sounds like to hear it.

Jun 8, 2019 · The fan noise has been discussed since AxeFx 2 Mark I released. My mark I (G66 replaced with a new) and XL was dead quite, the III sounds more than my laptop which in a recording sessions is quite annoying.

Oct 29, 2022 · Clearly, some of these hardly need a fan at all, and will only have it spin up when needed. In Europe, at least for the II, it seems G66 is allowed to replace fans with a "silent" version if the user so prefers (which often still is not nearly silent, esp. the smaller ones).

Apr 4, 2014 · The older Axe fx II's (first year or so) had a really noisy fan. Lots of topics on that one. G66 send me a quieter one for free. I think the later ones had that quieter fan by default (?). How is the effect loop of the XL? That is also really noisy and unusable for me in the Axe fx II I have. Also many topics about that.

Apr 9, 2019 · When I first fired my axe-fx iii it was extremely quiet, with just a slight soft, gentle, whispering hum coming from the unit. The fan. But I've noticed in the past month, the fan noise seems louder? The noise is there when nothing (no instrument input) is plugged into the axe. Knowing the under the hood it's there's a processor that needs cooling.

Mar 22, 2022 · Some fans simply don't like being mounted at an angle. It could also be a worn fan. The Axe-Fx 3 fan is very easy to replace. Go buy yourself a Noctua A8 ULN, open up the Axe-Fx 3 top lid and remove the fan. Then use the little nipple looking mounting things that come with the Noctua in place of the screws and mount the fan on that.