Searching back through the CB forums, it seems that, for a truly quiet hazer, the MDG Atmosphere series is cited as a go-to hazer in a number of threads, while the Ultratec Radiance is also spoken highly of in terms of noise output.
I've got an MDG Atmosphere with DMX remote. Our designer wants a very quiet hazer. As in, quieter than the MDG. He's worked with this theatre many, many times - normally, the hazer fan noise gets lost among the scroller fan noise in the catwalks, but for an upcoming performance, he wants the hazer under the deck (with an exposed frame), which puts it maybe 8-10' from the audience. As quiet as the MDG is (especially considering its output), when that output fan kicks on, it does make a little noise.
So, two questions:
1) Is there a quieter option than the MDG?
2) If not, any recommendations for muffling the MDG?
(A sound designer tried putting drier hose over the output fan of the MDG once - it caused dripping/condensing of the fluid and loss of output, and didn't really muffle the fan noise much. It was removed in short order. So that's right out.)
I've got an MDG Atmosphere with DMX remote. Our designer wants a very quiet hazer. As in, quieter than the MDG. He's worked with this theatre many, many times - normally, the hazer fan noise gets lost among the scroller fan noise in the catwalks, but for an upcoming performance, he wants the hazer under the deck (with an exposed frame), which puts it maybe 8-10' from the audience. As quiet as the MDG is (especially considering its output), when that output fan kicks on, it does make a little noise.
So, two questions:
1) Is there a quieter option than the MDG?
2) If not, any recommendations for muffling the MDG?
(A sound designer tried putting drier hose over the output fan of the MDG once - it caused dripping/condensing of the fluid and loss of output, and didn't really muffle the fan noise much. It was removed in short order. So that's right out.)