Too Much Heat! Need Some Input

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Lepton

Keep in mind that fans generate tons of electromagnetic interference (EMI). Keep them away from analog audio lines and your receiver if you can help it. Don't run the fan's power cord parallel to those signal lines either.

I keep my receiver on the top of the stack so the heat can go straight up. Also I've found that the PS3 stays at a lower fan speed if it is standing up.

How exactly do fans generate EMI? They are a bearing and plastic. If the AC cable from the fan is shielded (as, ya know, most are) it shouldn't generate any more EMI than anything else you've got. In fact, it would be far far less because it's such ridiculously low power use.