An Active Muffler in the form of a duct having two open ends for conveying air from a within a cabinet to outside the cabinet. A fan or blower is incorporated in the duct. An Automatic Noise Control (ANC) unit is associated with the duct, and at least one microphone and at least one speaker are incorporated in to the duct for noise-reduction. An outer portion of the duct may be sound-absorbing material. the ANC unit may cause noise to be shifted to a frequency that can be absorbed by the sound-absorbing material.