Indeed. I've got a Batch 12 and two Batch 16s...even the new B16 "one fan...which runs at 6K v. 4K" box is just as loud as the older ones...although I likened them to Hueys at idle as that was my base personal experience with such noise B| ...I've got mine on wire shelving, then enclosed in styrofoam sheeting with ventilation at both ends of the "tube" and the hot air going out a window just next to the exhaust end of the shelf. It cut the noise by over 50% (according to my dB meter). Works for me, the service dog and two cats...just looks like a giant Igloo cooler with window fans at each end. I've also got 7 S3s...they sound like flowers blowing in the breeze compared to the S7s.

One last "thing" for chikenfeed in all good intents...you really have to stay with a pool for 30 days or so to get a real idea of how well it will do for you. That's why we have the "5Nd" thing, so people don't go hopping pools using crappy private code and screwing up the works. A couple of days, or even a week, won't do it. You won't really know how you're doing on a given pool until you've got some time under it, and compared it to what others are getting from other sources (I have cultivated those contacts to know). I haven't found anyone yet on ckpool that, like myself, has done 30-day or longer tests with equal hardware, etc. and come away thinking any different than this is the best place to be. You're welcome here. Mine on!