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Fan noise

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TPA3116D2

Hello,

I have an audio module with the TPA3116D2 power amplifier. I notice that when the volume is turned all the way up I can hear the cooling fans through the speakers. I confirmed this by removing one of the fan modules. This caused the other fans to spin faster and thus the noise from the speaker also got louder. I suspect that this is a ground loop problem but I am unable to isolate the two power supplies. 

I have looked into common mode choke coils and some DC power filtering modules. However I am limited on space on my PCB so I want to avoid using very large components. 

Do you have any advice on solving this problem?