AIRPLATE S5, Quiet Cooling Fan System 8" with Speed Control, for Home Theater AV Cabinets

I have a floating media center which has 3 cabinet spaces and 2 sliding doors (see photos). All the cabinet spaces have walls in between but there’s gaps in the rear walls so air and heat transfers between them. The right cabinet is just storage, no electronics. The center cabinet has a PS5 and xBox. In the left cabinet, I have my router, modem, Apple TV and a Synology NAS Diskstation for cloud storage. I know my setup is much less than ideal for electronics but it’s what I have. The sliding doors on the cabinet only allow me to have 1 area open to free air at a time. The electronics in the left cabinet are stable with the door closed, until I fire up the PS5. The PS5 would exhaust hot air into the back and the Synology Diskstation would shut down after reaching 140 degrees. After installing this fan, the temp in the left cabinet dropped to 120 degrees while running the PS5 and 110 degrees with it off. The internal temp of the PS5 also dropped 15 degrees because the fan helped draw in cold air from the front. The fan switch is a great option so you can control fan speed. It does run very quiet, less noise than the vibration noise on my Diskstation from the drives spinning. Powering options are great with the attached USB and included 110 v power outlet plug if wanted. You can plug it into a constant USB source if you want it to run non stop or you can plug it into a switched on/off source if it’s only needed when a specific device is powered on. Since I only had overheating issues when the PS5 was on, I chose to plug it into the PS5 USB port and set it up to shut off 3 hours after the PS5 powers down. Quiet, good quality, easily expandable to add more fans, powering options and fan speed control definitely make this recommended.

I installed this under my desk to cool a full-AT case computer inside an enclosed box. It works great. They included in a plastic template which I used to trace the hole. I like that the template is semi-rigid so I could use painter's tape to secure it to the vertical surface and place a small bubble level on it. Far superior to a paper template (or no template at all). I used a 1/8th inch drill to mark the corners and a vibrating multi-tool to precisely cut the lines. I dry fit it first and it was very close, but it went in with a gentle tap. Then I put a thin layer of silicone calk around the hole to reduce air leakage and dampen vibration (which I later learned was unnecessary). Then I pre-drilled the holes for the screws and drove them in. A very easy installation and the unit is extremely quiet. The USB power cord is long enough to easily reach the back of the PC and has a female USB for daisy-chaining another unit if necessary. I did not install a supplemental controller since I want it to run all the time. And it looks great, like a unit that would cost twice as much. I was pleasantly surprised.

Well, let me begin by saying that I typically try buy things from companies that I have had good experience with in the past. This is another example that where I’ve acquired this AC Infinity controller to install in my A/V media component cabinet to improve ventilation. I recently installed a few expensive A/V components and a media sever (NAS) in my cabinet. With the new arrangement, I noticed my NAS was reporting temps in mid-50 degrees Celsius, which was warmer than I had hoped. I then decided to install AC Infinity Fan controller and fans in the cabinet hoping the results would yield improved air flow. It looks very professional and worked very well. but not as much as I would like. I purchased the fan controller and 4 dual intake/exhaust fans. Positioned the two dual exhaust fans near the bottom on each side of the A/V media cabinet and two dual intake fans near the top on each side of the cabinet. I installed the controller on the top of the cabinet on the right side. This setup worked perfectly. Have a look at the pictures for the installation as well as at the temperature monitoring results of the NAS, which runs throughout the day and night. I am very please with the look and the performance.

I hate reviews for custom installation items like these that don't list their use case. I have a TV stand for my home theater setup that has enclosed cabinets. Cabinets are fairly well sealed everywhere except the backs, where it has an oval pass through for wires about 15" long. In one cabinet I house a home theater PC that runs 24/7 for DVR services. It tends to run fairly cool due to going overkill on the video card and CPU, but still adds some noticeable heat to the cabinet, about 15 degrees above ambient at rest. On the 2nd shelf I have an Xbox One S, which when it is running, heats the cabinet up pretty severly. Though no failures, it is concerning. Solution was this fan. Install is straight forward. A cutting template is included, which made the install super easy. I used my Dremel instead of a saw to cut the hole and just left the template in place when cutting (and when drilling my 4 holes). Unit popped right in, secured with nuts/screws. Packaging was nicer than expected for the product/price point. Quality is very presentable. I didn't not opt for the temp controller (yet), but may consider it in the future. The unit is plenty quiet on USB power, even at a high setting. I didn't feel the wall plug was necessary for my application and use my PC to power the fan. Overall, a nice quality product. I just installed it and haven't put it through its paces yet, but it appears this will be a worth while product. I will update after a few days using it.

Purchased the dual 80 model for a small cabinet where my 1050w AVR is positioned. The cabinet and AVR used to get hot at mid-high volume and I had to keep the glass door half open even though I had multiple holes drilled in the back/top (cabinet is 24x10x19 inches) siting on the floor. I was thinking of getting the 120 model given the heat generated from the AVR but then decided to go with the 80 model given the relative size of then to the cabinet height (about 10' or 25cm). The fan was shipped and received fast and the grill/cover looks great, like mentioned in many reviews, I also think the grill is safer than the other models because there no chance for even thin wires inside the cabinet to jam the fan, the nice appearance made me feel good about my purchase but I realize that the fan will not be visible except when I pull out the AVR for maintenance or when showing friends how I solved the heat problem common with AVRs sitting in a small cabinet . The fan also sounded very quite when I tested it before installation. The USB wire is long and the charger is small and nice looking (2x1.5x0.5 inches) After installing the fan, I was pleasantly surprised how it kept the cabinet cool even when I cranked the volume at high and the door was closed. The cabinet was cooler then it is when the AVR is in standby and the fan is off. I connected the fan to the USB socket available on the AVR (the AVR USB is 5v, 1amp max., the fan is 5v, 1.1w so it should not draw more than 250mAmp on average) I bought a thermal sensor but I realized I will not need it afterwards, the fan turns on/off when the receiver turns on/off. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because first, the it did not have a template to allow me to cut the back of the cabinet accordingly, I had to take measurements and make on myselft which too some time to ensure I make a clean cut. Second, the USB wire (it has two connections as shown in photos) was getting in the way when installing ( I wanted the wire to be inside the cabinet so I can plug it in the AVR and it is designed for the wires to be in the back) i solved the issue by cutting gasket from hard foam to push the fan a little outside inside the cabinet and allow me to keep the wires inside. My cabinet was almost attached to the wall (with 1.5 inch space from the wall) and could not move it easily because there are panels on top of it where the TV is installed. Finally I was able to hear the fan when the room is quite and I think that was because the air was hitting the wall and it was amplified by the panels because you can hear it when you are beside the cabinet more then from inside the cabinet. Overall I am very happy with the purchase realizing my application would had similar challenges with any other model. The fans system does an excellent job to keep the cabinet cool with very little noise and is well designed. The only thing is it lacks a template. Would also be nice to see gaskets available for raised installation.

I us we it to help cool my BE 550 router. Does a nice job no side vents. But got it on top ad brings all warm air out.keeps it cool. Sometimes gotta look outside of the box. Right

The quality is top notch Air movement is so-so. Noise level is very quiet. Fans are reversible to change direction of air flow. I am using it to vent my solar charge controller area since mppt performance degrades at 40C. Buy I did have to add a 12v -> USB port so I can plug it in and power it. Using a simple temperature switch to turn it on and off.

The built-in, glass door AV cabinet in my house is well-built and beautiful, but it gets extremely hot in there with multiple active AV components. So this was an ideal solution. I cut a hole for it and mounted it at the very top of the cabinet and now warm air rises inside the cabinet and is vented out. Installation was very easy; I used a Ryobi P570 oscillating multi-tool to cut and sand the hole for it. On the low setting, it adds +16dB inside the cabinet (one foot away) and +4dB standing in front of the cabinet (four feet away). So in a quiet room when you're standing near by, you *can* hear it running as a low hum but it's not particularly noticeable. The packaging and included hardware were all high quality and the template was particularly good: firm plastic instead of paper which made the job easier. All in all, I'm extremely pleased!

Great product price is bit High but worth spending. Work silently when on full speed too. Quality of fan is top class.

Fiddly to rearrange configuration , but it works great!

works like a charm .. have coupled 2 of these with Infinity Controller for my music system cabinet ... much needed

Extremely quiet & great airflow & CFM. You can reverse the airflow if you need (read the manual). AC infinity is a great and reliable brand.

Habe den Lüfter für meine Playstation in ein IKEA-TV Board verbaut. Mit der beiliegenden Schablone ist das Anzeichnen und Sägen ziemlich idiotensicher. In Verbindung mit dem AC-Infinity Controller 2 lässt sich die Temperatur sehr gut einstellen und die Lüfter springen nur an, wenn eine gewisse Temperatur erreicht wird. Ich wollte eine Zirkulation innerhalb des Schrankes errechen, weshalb ich einen Doppellüfter am Boden und einen in der Außenwand des Boardes verbaut habe. Hierfür muss man natürlich die Lüfterrichtung eines Lüfters ändern. Gefühlt muss man hierfür 30 Schrauben lösen und relativ umständlich den Lüfter drehen. Einen Wutanfall später waren die Lüfter aber verbaut und arbeiteten zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit. Zur Lautstärke kann ich sagen: Wenn der Ton des Fernsehers nebenher läuft hört man sie in der jetzigen Einstellung überhaupt nicht. Im Schlafzimmer würde ich sie aber nicht verbauen, da man bei kompletter Stille im Raum schon ein unterschwelliges Geräusch vernimmt. Aber das geht auf jeden Fall in Ordnung. Genau das, was ich gesucht habe. Aber aufgrund der umständlichen Richtungsänderung 4/5 Sterne!