macs/digital audio etc

[Grant Richter]

> my i-mac (at home) is one of the noisiest things I possess, emitting an
> ear-piercing whistle even when it's off. this takes ten minutes to go away
> even when the mains lead is removed. bad psu. also, when it's running, even
> without the cd-r drive, it sounds like a hairdryer. makes more noise than the
> mellotron. by "all in one mac", I guess you're referring to the classic/se or
> even lisa? could I turn one of them into a midiscope, I wonder....

That is definitely NOT my experience. There must be a problem with the hard
drive or PSU for that unit.  While there is some hard drive noise while on,
for the most part the iMac is a good 10-20 Db quieter than the Pentium
system with fan. Also the speakers with iSub are not half bad as a monitor
system in themselves.