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Neighbors Hate Me

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Was forced to disable my Subwoofer to pacify my neighbors who cannot stand me.


What is the best solutions to soundproof my apartment?
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Not really much you can do for bass, could try some subdudes and could add bass traps and wall treatments to help. For the most part is hard to hide bass. This is why when you do a dedicated media room you build a front stage and fill it with sand and the stage will absorb allot of shock. Either that or just tone it down. Are you on a suspended or concrete floor?
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Can you kindly elaborate on the Wall Treatments?
Wall treatments are for controlling the sound inside the room. They won't do anything for sound transmission into other rooms or domiciles.


Try using a Auralex Subdude or Gramma (depending on the subwoofer size) as it is designed to decouple the subwoofer from the structure.

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Originally Posted by ifor  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24373205


Try using a Auralex Subdude or Gramma (depending on the subwoofer size) as it is designed to decouple the subwoofer from the structure.
That won't do anything either. De-coupling is a myth, created by the sellers of devices that claim to do so.
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What is the best solutions to soundproof my apartment?
Add another inch of sheet rock to the walls and ceiling, and pour two inches of concrete on the floor. The only thing that stops bass is mass, lots of it.
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Basically, you are screwed. There isn't any great technical solution to your problem in an apartment. The solution will have to be a social one if you want some bass.

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Originally Posted by shadyJ  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24374266


Basically, you are screwed. There isn't any great technical solution to your problem in an apartment. The solution will have to be a social one if you want some bass.

I agree. If you want to enjoy lots of good bass, save up for a house (lol)
Or simply ignore the neighbors. You've only got one life to live. Bass is worth it
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Originally Posted by highd3f  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24375459


Or simply ignore the neighbors. You've only got one life to live. Bass is worth it
Not causing your neighbors to involuntarily have to listen to your system is called 'consideration'. Having consideration for one's neighbors is called 'civilized behavior'. When one is unwilling to act in a civilized manner this, unfortunately, can be the result:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/16/us-usa-florida-shooting-dunn-idUSBREA1E0MR20140216


Some may blame the victim, some may blame the perpetrator, but if either had behaved in a civilized manner with consideration for the other this needless tragedy would have not occurred.

In other words, never piss off your neighbor, you never know how they may react.
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Threads like this make me glad I bought a house.
At least, Rent a motor-home (trailer)

At least it's not your wife/gf who hates your sub. If I turn my system up loud enough to tell the sub has been turned on, I get "the look." Rough times.
I suppose if I was subjected through the noise to their sounds I would be livid as well.


A disaster basically.


I miss having my Bass on.


Will let them cool off a little and restart life next month.
First off "decoupling may be a myth" but my neighbors below me let me listen to my system with or without my Auralex AmpDude Subwoofer Isolation Pad and there was a difference in the sound that transfered. So I am of the opinion that they are worth it.


The bass notes transfered, however I was no longer shaking/vibrating the pictures on the wall or the ceiling lights. Its for that reason that I thought that the isolation pads are usefull and all of my systems from this point on will have them.


Second I gave them my phone number told them any time its too loud give me a call and I'll turn it down immediately.


Lastly I looked at the noise complaint ordinance in my town I used that as the judge of when and when not I could listen to my system. Most places its up until 10pm but some places like Albany, NY only allow noise up until 8pm
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I never disagree with Bill F but have to admit my Auralex pad did make a little difference. As in the above post the pad seemed to reduce some of the vibrations in the floor and wall near the sub, which helped. The other thing that helped (more) was upgrading to a better (more accurate, even and detailed) sub. With the better sub I noticed I was able to run the bass volume lower while still hearing the details clearly. The better sub also greatly reduced those sudden, random "booms" at some frequencies that happened with the cheaper sub.

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Originally Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24373674


That won't do anything either. De-coupling is a myth, created by the sellers of devices that claim to do so.


Add another inch of sheet rock to the walls and ceiling, and pour two inches of concrete on the floor. The only thing that stops bass is mass, lots of it.

Yes it does work.

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Originally Posted by Rogozhin  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24382285


Yes it does work.

Prove it. The burden of proof lay on those making the claim, and thus far no one has ever proved bass isolation pads have any effectiveness at all.

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Originally Posted by shadyJ  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24382707


Prove it. The burden of proof lay on those making the claim, and thus far no one has ever proved bass isolation pads have any effectiveness at all.
I said above I tested my subwoofer both with and without my isolation pad. Without the isolation pad my downstairs neighbors frames on the wall and ceiling light fixtures were vibrating and shaking them. Which created a far bit of noise and annoyance. But with the pad the pictures frames were never vibrating or shaking nor were the ceiling lights.


The same amount of bass came through the floor HOWEVER it was no longer vibrating things at their place so it cut down on the annoyance for them

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Originally Posted by Kenneth Tong  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24372027


Was forced to disable my Subwoofer to pacify my neighbors who cannot stand me.


What is the best solutions to soundproof my apartment?
Headphones.

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Originally Posted by mart541  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24375588


At least it's not your wife/gf who hates your sub. If I turn my system up loud enough to tell the sub has been turned on, I get "the look." Rough times.

LOL, my wife despises my Epik Empire, she is NOT a bass girl, what did I do? I bought a second one
Now in my own defense, she was impressed with the improved bass response, that and I had turned down the gain when I brought her down for the dual demo


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Originally Posted by East Glenn  /t/1518444/neighbors-hate-me#post_24382956


Headphones.

This ^^^^^^


To the OP, I am in a temporary home, living in a house made duplex, I have the daylight basement, both of my subs are in boxes in my garage, man, talk about missing my bass, but, I do run four Polk Audio RTiA9's, these bad boys do pretty well all on their own in the bass department.


And even though my upstairs neighbors are pretty cool, I know it's sometimes a burden on them. Ahhhh, then comes my act of civility, I have just made my first purchase of some, what I hope to be, decent headphones. In about two days I will have the pleasure to try out some Grado cans, yay
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