Neighbour apartment complaint about powerful base!!!

[Rick]

I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I live in
a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my neighbours
about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have similar
problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment? Any
success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or else
I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....

-Rick

[misifus]

Rick wrote:

> I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I live in
> a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my neighbours
> about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have similar
> problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment? Any
> success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or else
> I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....
>
> -Rick


Having been on the receiving end of that, I would suggest you
have two alternatives, perhaps three. First, turn down the bass.
I know this defeats the purpose of the system but your
neighbors have the right not to be disturbed in their homes.
When a neighbor of mine's stereo was so loud that it woke me up
when I had all the doors and windows shut and a white noise
generator on, the police told me that if it's disturbing me in my
house, it's disturbing the peace. You can be busted for that.

The second and third alternatives are far more expensive.
Second, install sound insulation in the room with the home
theater. Third (I know this is very difficult in NY), move to a
different building.

-Raf

--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

[Murray Peterson]

(Rick) wrote in
om:

> I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I live in
> a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my neighbours
> about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have similar
> problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment?

Turn down the subwoofer -- any other solution involves some serious
construction work to your dwelling.

> Any success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or else
> I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....

Sound insulating your apartment is a *major* task -- it's cheaper to move.
Until then, turn down the subwoofer volume, and install some bass shakers
to your couch/chair.

[Dave Bugg]

Rick wrote:
> I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I live in
> a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my neighbours
> about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have similar
> problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment? Any
> success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or else
> I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....

Sorry to say this, Rick, but a proper home theater setup in an apartment is
like trying to mix oil and water.... it just doesn't work. The issue isn't
about sound only, especially with a subwoofer at ANY volume, it is about
vibrations that penetrate and travel along the structural framework of the
building and penetrate into your neighbors living areas.

Having been subjected, in the past, to what your neighbors are complaining
about, I'm of the mind that they have the right to be free of the type of
noise intrusion that your system is introducing. To meet both you and your
neighbors needs will require structurally isolating the sound and vibrations
from the rest of the building. I highly doubt that your landlord would ever
allow the type of remodeling necessary to isolate the noise. I haven't heard
of any simple solutions that will give you what you want, but I have seen
and read of many attempts that are only partially able to moderate the noise
intrusion, and continue to frustrate both parties. So:
1. Kill the subwoofer completely, and keep the volume low.
2. Get a pair of Dolby Digital headphones.
3. Buy the apartment building and keep it empty.
4. Move to a house without any common walls to a neighbor.

[C stock]

A simple and final solution to your problem of complaining neighbours
(correct English
spelling I might add) is to Slaughter the moaning *******s, I suggest a six
inch nail is
hammered through their temple just prior to dawn rising.


"Rick" > wrote in message
om...
I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I live in
a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my neighbours
about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have similar
problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment? Any
success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or else
I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....

-Rick

[normanstrong]

"Dave Bugg" <dbuggatcharterdotnet> wrote in message
...
> Rick wrote:
> > I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I
live in
> > a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my
neighbours
> > about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have
similar
> > problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment?
Any
> > success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or
else
> > I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....
>
> Sorry to say this, Rick, but a proper home theater setup in an
apartment is
> like trying to mix oil and water.... it just doesn't work. The issue
isn't
> about sound only, especially with a subwoofer at ANY volume, it is
about
> vibrations that penetrate and travel along the structural framework
of the
> building and penetrate into your neighbors living areas.
>
> Having been subjected, in the past, to what your neighbors are
complaining
> about, I'm of the mind that they have the right to be free of the
type of
> noise intrusion that your system is introducing. To meet both you
and your
> neighbors needs will require structurally isolating the sound and
vibrations
> from the rest of the building. I highly doubt that your landlord
would ever
> allow the type of remodeling necessary to isolate the noise. I
haven't heard
> of any simple solutions that will give you what you want, but I have
seen
> and read of many attempts that are only partially able to moderate
the noise
> intrusion, and continue to frustrate both parties. So:
> 1. Kill the subwoofer completely, and keep the volume low.
> 2. Get a pair of Dolby Digital headphones.
> 3. Buy the apartment building and keep it empty.
> 4. Move to a house without any common walls to a neighbor.

There are other possibilities:

If the bass is the only part that gives trouble, buy a bass shaker to
put between your viewing chair and you. Isolate the chair from the
floor. Now listen through the surround speakers only, leaving the
bass shaker to do the job of the subwoofer. Since the bass never
enters the air, it's easy to isolate from the building.

If you need even more reduction, substitue a pair of DD headphones for
the satellites. Now you've taken care of the entire frequency range.
It also allows you to turn up the volume without bothering people in
the next apartment--or your own for that matter.

Norm Strong

[chris]

"Rick" > wrote in message
om...
> I have recently bought a nice theater system. The problem is I live
in
> a NYC apartment, and I'm receiving mad complaints from my neighbours
> about the powerful bass. I'm sure there are people who have similar
> problem. How do you effectively reduce noise/bass in an apartment?
Any
> success stories? Ideas? Suggestions? Theory? Please help!!! Or else
> I'll have to give up my system. Please don't....
>
> -Rick

OK Rick ready for some DIY ?
get yourself some 38mm MDF about an inch or two bigger in each
direction than the subwoofer, 2 sheets is enough to the one that will
be the bottom one fix some sorbolthane feet to it stand it on the
floor.
then get a bicycle innertube big enough to fit onto the MDF inflate it
to about 10% then place the 2nd mdf sheet on top then place your sub
on to that.

You will get something like 40db or better sound insulation. I did.
Running @110db (trance dance scene Matrix3) in my flat, the flat
below was less than 40db of bass. = one happy neighbour, at all other
neighbours it was inaudible!
My normal listening level is 85-90db. No complaints. except that the
sub is not that stable but it's worth the compromise.
If you like the results dress the platform how you like. and enjoy.

Chris

[unitron]

"C stock" > wrote in message >...
> A simple and final solution to your problem of complaining neighbours
> (correct English
> spelling I might add) is to Slaughter the moaning *******s, I suggest a six
> inch nail is
> hammered through their temple just prior to dawn rising.
>
>

Sounds great! Can they practice on you first? (thus solving two problems)