Hello
For the last few weeks while watching movies, I have been hearing a thumping/rumbling noise. First I thought it was my tv, but after pausing - the noise is still there. It is not constant, it's intermittent and not in any pattern etc. I have gone outside to listen but the ambient noises of light traffic etc, seems to hide it. It is a low rumbling/vibrational sound. I have lived here 6 years and have never had any issues. It is not the usual ambient traffic noise - buses, planes etc.
I have put my 'ear to the wall' on both ends of the house - but can't locate it. There is 30ft of grass space btw my neighbour and I. His living room wall is facing my living room wall. Shortly after Xmas, I noticed that he had empty speaker boxes (3-4ft high) sitting outside waiting to go to garbage.
I have spoken with him about the noise, and he says he keeps it at such and such level - and that he shuts the sub off when his girlfriend goes to bed around 10pm. He also stated that she hears it too, thought it was him making the noise. He claims that he has had a home theatre for 3 years, which I haven't had any issue with or even noticed. But he did get new tower speakers just after Xmas. The next day after speaking to him - I never heard anything that night. He mentioned it could be underground water in our area, or the electrical room for our complex with the not-so-Smart meters - which is also next to my place. I do hear a slight hum from them when putting ear to wall, but it is constant.
I also had broke my punctured my eardrum a few weeks back as well - don't know if this has anything to do with it, I never noticed this noise before.
My girlfriend (32), who has slight hearing loss from work says can't hear it and said when she went outside, the neighbour had the door/window open and was playing tv and she said it was very very low and that because I was inside watching our tv at the time, and not hearing the offending sound at that time - therefore it isn't him. I mentioned to her that not everyone plays there tv/movies always at the same level though.
1) How can I locate this sound, so I can have whoever is doing it to stop? This noise is driving me nuts - I can't relax in my own home. I can hear it even over my own tv and it is annoying as hell. Even when I go to bed.
2) Is it possible that even though my neighbour 'claims' to play his home theatre low - that sound or pressure coming out of the back ports of his speakers (facing my place) could be causing this? BUT, wouldn't I hear it outside though??
3) If it is my neighbour - how do I prove it?
4) How can I hear it inside the house and not outside - is it because sound and vibrational output from speakers are not the same? Or too much ambient outside noise?
I don't want to have to go outside at night and sneak around just to try and figure this out but I don't know what else to do - it is literally causing my a lot of stress and anxiety.I don't want to write a letter of complaint to the condo board accusing someone until I have some proof.
Please help.
Hello
For the last few weeks while watching movies, I have been hearing a thumping/rumbling noise. First I thought it was my tv, but after pausing - the noise is still there. It is not constant, it's intermittent and not in any pattern etc. I have gone outside to listen but the ambient noises of light traffic etc, seems to hide it. It is a low rumbling/vibrational sound. I have lived here 6 years and have never had any issues. It is not the usual ambient traffic noise - buses, planes etc.
I have put my 'ear to the wall' on both ends of the house - but can't locate it. There is 30ft of grass space btw my neighbour and I. His living room wall is facing my living room wall. Shortly after Xmas, I noticed that he had empty speaker boxes (3-4ft high) sitting outside waiting to go to garbage.
I have spoken with him about the noise, and he says he keeps it at such and such level - and that he shuts the sub off when his girlfriend goes to bed around 10pm. He also stated that she hears it too, thought it was him making the noise. He claims that he has had a home theatre for 3 years, which I haven't had any issue with or even noticed. But he did get new tower speakers just after Xmas. The next day after speaking to him - I never heard anything that night. He mentioned it could be underground water in our area, or the electrical room for our complex with the not-so-Smart meters - which is also next to my place. I do hear a slight hum from them when putting ear to wall, but it is constant.
I also had broke my punctured my eardrum a few weeks back as well - don't know if this has anything to do with it, I never noticed this noise before.
My girlfriend (32), who has slight hearing loss from work says can't hear it and said when she went outside, the neighbour had the door/window open and was playing tv and she said it was very very low and that because I was inside watching our tv at the time, and not hearing the offending sound at that time - therefore it isn't him. I mentioned to her that not everyone plays there tv/movies always at the same level though.
1) How can I locate this sound, so I can have whoever is doing it to stop? This noise is driving me nuts - I can't relax in my own home. I can hear it even over my own tv and it is annoying as hell. Even when I go to bed.
2) Is it possible that even though my neighbour 'claims' to play his home theatre low - that sound or pressure coming out of the back ports of his speakers (facing my place) could be causing this? BUT, wouldn't I hear it outside though??
3) If it is my neighbour - how do I prove it?
4) How can I hear it inside the house and not outside - is it because sound and vibrational output from speakers are not the same? Or too much ambient outside noise?
I don't want to have to go outside at night and sneak around just to try and figure this out but I don't know what else to do - it is literally causing my a lot of stress and anxiety.I don't want to write a letter of complaint to the condo board accusing someone until I have some proof.
Please help.
