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Mac studio v1 fan noise - it's going to be one of the loudest Macs at idle.

AdamSeen said:
220v. It does reduce the noise but doesn’t always deterministically stop . Especially on the left side. But note that is the left side when the studio is facing forward. I’ve got it until Friday so happy to run more tests to help you guys until then.
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Ooh yeah not sure if someone tried it, how does it sound when you run it while it is standing on one of the sides?
 
smoghat said:
Three weeks with my M1 Ultra and I haven't heard the fan yet.
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I passed my last hearing test perfectly. My environment is extremely quite. I’m sure if you locked your self in a small room with it on you would look for a window to throw it out of. But if yours is truly dead silent I’m happy for you. I have yet to see one measure under 33DB at idl. maybe I should live near a constant construction zone. ?
 
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Jrshelby said:
I passed my last hearing test perfectly. My environment is extremely quite. I’m sure if you locked your self in a small room with it on you would look for a window to throw it out of. But if yours is truly dead silent I’m happy for you. I have yet to see one measure under 33DB at idl. maybe I should live near a constant construction zone. ?
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Well now you have. M1 MAX base and Apple Studio Display, at idle my one minute average at my seated position is 30.7db. Back of the Studio is 2 1/8" from the wall with the fans pointing toward the wall. The Studio is also on my desk below the right side of the Studio Display.
 
Martyimac said:
Well now you have. M1 MAX base and Apple Studio Display, at idle my one minute average at my seated position is 30.7db. Back of the Studio is 2 1/8" from the wall with the fans pointing toward the wall. The Studio is also on my desk below the right side of the Studio Display.
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Mine is under my desk to the right about 3 feet away and and I hear the high pitched whine while watching YouTube videos. Really is distracting. I never hear the fans on the studio unless it is above on my desk. The electronic beeps/chirps are the killer. Again the fans would not bother me but the whine and beeps certainly do. And for apple advertising under web usage as 15 db is an absolute joke. I can hear the statement now from Apple. The Mac Studio was only disigned for usage inside an actual work studio with a minimum of 4,000 square feet. My ASD has never made a peep. Really impressed with it considering it can power and charge a laptop and stay cooler.
 
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Homy said:
The thing is that in a proper studio you have a control room and a recording room. The computer noise is never a problem for the recording. When you are mixing in the control room you either use over-ear headphones or loud speakers to hear the sound properly. You will never hear the computer there either. The noise "problem" is only experienced by those who do their recording very close to the computer, i.e. non professionals. I used to work at a school with PM G5 and we had those about one meter from the monitor or on the floor. There was never a problem with any noise from the Mac Tower, despite its reputation for being loud.
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Wrong, just so wrong.
 
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Homy said:
The thing is that in a proper studio you have a control room and a recording room. The computer noise is never a problem for the recording. When you are mixing in the control room you either use over-ear headphones or loud speakers to hear the sound properly. You will never hear the computer there either. The noise "problem" is only experienced by those who do their recording very close to the computer, i.e. non professionals. I used to work at a school with PM G5 and we had those about one meter from the monitor or on the floor. There was never a problem with any noise from the Mac Tower, despite its reputation for being loud.
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I’ve had every power Mac from the G3 to G5 and never once had a problem with fan noise even though the did get warm. The intel Mac pros always seem to run hotter but stil no audible screeching.
 
Besides the noise, I'd recommend no-one sell their 7,1 Mac Pro's just yet.

My 2021 14'' M1 Pro MacBook Pro and 2019 12 core Xeon Mac Pro 7,1 have almost identical multi core scores on Geek Bench.
Yet, I opened up a Logic session designed to stress the CPU, and bounced out a 30 minute session on each. The Mac Pro completely owns the MacBook Pro in export time all while remaining much more responsive to multitasking than the laptop. The Laptop fans didn't become an issue. Both systems are well tuned.

Noise or no, im going to test the Mac Studio against the Mac Pro (once I get it). Noise and performance.
 
I sure would love to know if the new beta changes anything as it looks like 12.4 Beta has a new firmware version.
 
l0stl0rd said:
I sure would love to know if the new beta changes anything as it looks like 12.4 Beta has a new firmware version.
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Please keep us informed I just ordered a MB PRO 16” that I’ll pick up on Thursday after my vacation. I would still lean towards returning my Mac studio at this point because it’s been such a exhausting venture. But if the firmware drops the fan speed at idle I can still cancel the MB PRO.
 
Jrshelby said:
Please keep us informed I just ordered a MB PRO 16” that I’ll pick up on Thursday after my vacation. I would still lean towards returning my Mac studio at this point because it’s been such a exhausting venture. But if the firmware drops the fan speed at idle I can still cancel the MB PRO.
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I can’t my Studio will come end of May ?

An yes I wonder to if it changes the fan idle or something.
 
l0stl0rd said:
I can’t my Studio will come end of May ?

An yes I wonder to if it changes the fan idle or something.
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I’m glad yours is coming later maybe you’ll have a better updated version. As for the firmware update its stated it’s for all M1 computers but that could be a blanket statement or a coverup who knows.
 
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Received mine yesterday Max 10C/32GPU/1TB 220v made in China and I can hear the fans but really don't think it has any whine I tried play with Macs Fan Control and for small moments changing the speed I could hear a whining sound I guess this one is a keeper.
 
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