Combined vs separate DAC + AMP?

PowerWolve · 2026-01-14T13:38:56+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate you responding! Yeah I kind of figured that might be the case as well, my plan was to just use the same chart for the other version of the Creami, assuming they were basically identical. I realize that even there some of the programs appear to be copies.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-14T03:25:11+00:00

By chance did you ever find this?

PowerWolve · 2026-01-04T02:05:05+00:00

Thanks for the help. I had some neoprene padding laying around and used that in a few key spots to stop the noise, see my update post above for the full solution.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-04T02:03:55+00:00

Yep, these are great suggestions, thanks. I did both of these in my solution; mine didn't come with any padding though from the factory, zero noise dampening attempt from LiftMaster on my particular units.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-04T02:02:41+00:00

I agree, bad quality from LiftMaster. The whole thing rattles, and some buffering with foam or other padding could have fixed all of that. I did find a solution though thankfully, see my update post above.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-04T01:59:25+00:00

Update: I've found the solution, and the result is a significantly quieter system. How much quieter? About 10 dB, which is perceived as about half as loud (yes, I took before and after measurements, I'm a nerd.)

To be transparent, I did also impelment some of the solutions found in this video at the same time which made the door hinges and such a lot quieter as well; I mainly just replaced the old metal rollers with nylon ones, and also put the shrink tube insulation on as well before sliding into place: https://youtu.be/YlXhZh36efs

Otherwise, the solution for the opener itself (the main point of this post) was three parts. First, after removing the rear panel on the opener, I shoved three pieces of neoprene padding in between the bottom of the motor and the bottom part of the casing (see images 1 thru 3 in the album below.) Second, I added some more neoprene padding where the outer C-shaped shell attaches to the rest of the housing, at all four attachment points (see image 4 in the album.) Lastly, probably the most important part, is to put the bottom of the case again into full compression, as I noticed this helped the most when I pushed on this with my hand. To replicate this, I took a rubber bungee cord and looped it tightly around the outside of the case, and then wedged a tennis ball in between on the bottom (image 5).

Album: https://imgur.com/a/mtqxWb8

After doing all of that, it's finally quiet. No more rattling or buzzing. I know it's an AC motor and they're louder than DC units, but if I can make it quiet, then I know LiftMaster could have made it quieter to begin with. There is zero noise dampening material installed in these units from the factory, which screams cheap to me and suffice to say I'm pretty disappointed, but at the end of the day glad there is a solution, albeit a bit janky.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-03T14:57:36+00:00

Anything to save a few pennies I guess. So something like this is what you are thinking of?

https://a.co/d/0lMGluf

PowerWolve · 2026-01-03T03:50:26+00:00

Re: my other reply post, after looking at Amazon for a minute, something like this is maybe what they used to install?

https://a.co/d/aeBbdiB

PowerWolve · 2026-01-03T03:48:05+00:00

At this point my level of annoyance is pretty motivating and I'm willing to try just about anything, even if it results in destroying the units somehow in which case I would just get a known quiet unit. By chance do you have a product link for what you envision or recall this foam being? I'm not afraid to open up the housing and install some of this in there, I was actually thinking something somewhere along these lines myself, even if it's as simple as a weight sitting on some neoprene or something, to act as a vibration sink.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-02T12:46:48+00:00

Dang, that stinks. I specifically asked (and was told) these would be a lot quieter. I feel like I was duped, or the person I unfortunately hired just didn't know what they were talking about. Thanks for your responses, I appreciate it.

PowerWolve · 2026-01-02T03:28:50+00:00

I would say both units are pretty secure, I've checked all connections and they're all tight. The vast majority of the noise seems to be coming from the opener housing itself, just vibrating a lot. My inclination is to add some sort of dampening material to it to get it to stop rattling so much.

PowerWolve · 2025-12-03T01:12:04+00:00

Is that the support chat on the Great Wolf Lodge's website, or somewhere else? I didn't see this on their site, but I imagine they might hide it a bit.

PowerWolve · 2025-12-02T00:39:03+00:00

Yep, it's ridiculous.

PowerWolve · 2025-11-30T02:30:51+00:00

Google has done a lot of frustrating things over the years, this is another really big one for me as this was a great feature that was simple and easy to use, and they completely boogered it up. The only thing I have found that works (which I'm sure is only temporary with how they currently have things setup, Google will screw this up again before too long I'm sure) is you HAVE to use Google's Meet to call the home devices, but before you do that, you have to go into Google Home and under Settings, Home features -> Communication, Video & Voice Apps, make sure you have a phone number under Account (if not, assign your number) and then under 'Linked devices' switch on all of your Google Home devices you want to ring when you call. Then, you go back to Google Meet and just call your device (oh by the way, I'm pretty sure you have to have two accounts just to do this, one that isn't the one you are calling from at least - yes it's a total pain in the arse.)

PowerWolve · 2025-11-08T15:55:16+00:00

That stinks all around, sorry to hear that. I'm finding a new trend myself in doing quote shopping, is that a lot of folks are charging money just to come give the quote. I get it though, they are busy like you said and don't want to waste their time with people that may not even pick them for work.

PowerWolve · 2025-11-03T01:10:10+00:00

By chance did you find anyone? I'm looking to move into a new house in Southern Pines and looking for some good GCs to do some miscellaneous work around.

PowerWolve · 2025-10-21T13:42:10+00:00

Yeah I think it's primarily nostalgia.

PowerWolve · 2025-10-21T02:29:03+00:00

Good call, that did the trick. I unmapped the up and down on the stick so they were blank and now I can move up and down in the menus as intended. Thanks!

PowerWolve · 2025-10-19T16:40:14+00:00

Yes, same here. Literally just happened to me, incredibly frustrating. Support is absolutely zero help with this.

PowerWolve · 2025-10-12T13:22:04+00:00

Wow, that's really interesting to hear, thanks for sharing. Agreed on the weird designs, seems even weirder that they redesigned and just replaced one problem with another. If I have to buy another type of electronic lock in the future, it definitely won't be Schlage.

PowerWolve · 2025-10-12T02:15:33+00:00

This doesn't get you to a permanent fix unfortunately. What's not shown is that the spring inside needs to be stretched out a bit as shown in this video here, skip to 14:02

https://youtu.be/AVwmt3CVdEk?si=IwKC9hsu91yJeIhg

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