On 3/5/2016 9:59 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 03/04/2016 01:07 PM, Don Y wrote:

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Yup. Lots of people go bat-sh*t crazy in "silent" houses -- unable
to avoid that "tinnitis" (sp). Instead, relying on some sort of
masking sound to push the ringing out of their conscious mind.

The high-pitched "sound of silence". There's also the physical 50Hz/60Hz hum
from all the electrical equipment.

My pet-peeve is fan noise! Several of my machines are servers.
Servers being known for "move lots of air to keep reliability up".

And, the smaller ones (physical size -- e.g., 1U and 2U chassis)
have little tiny fans so they just SCREAM as they try to pull air
through that slim case!