Well I have a 4 point virtual surround system that runs from all my input
devices (turtables, etc) through my mixer and into my computer,
the rear speakers are mounted 5 feet off the floor these are satelites
mostly for treble and mids and they don't kick much bass out so they're
safe.
Up front I have 2 speaker boxes with 15' woofers (as well as mids and horns)
these are laying sideways on the floor to keep the bass low and the mids
high. I realize this is about as bad a condion as you can have. Getting my
woofers off the floor would help a lot. This is exactly the problem. If
there was something out there that would lift my woofers say 2 inches off
the floor and insulate them against the floor we'd have a great situation.
The room itself would still be full of sound but the transfer of bass to the
structure of the room would be reduced. Thus I could spin at a fuller
volume without disturbing the rest of the world.
-----Original Message-----
From: EggyToast [mailto:youn0394@umn.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 2:41 PM
To: Conrad Seaman
Subject: Re: [idm] Sound Insulation
On 24 Oct 2001, Conrad Seaman doth wrote:
quoted 1 line Well maybe someone out there has similar problems to me (and solutions).> Well maybe someone out there has similar problems to me (and solutions).
I
quoted 1 line live in an apartment that demands a certain level of peace but I listen> live in an apartment that demands a certain level of peace but I listen
to
quoted 3 lines music that is heavy on bass. The problem is not so much the sound itself> music that is heavy on bass. The problem is not so much the sound itself
> but the transfer of vibration to the structure of the building.
> The people around me don't complain about the 'noise', it's the people
below
quoted 3 lines me that complain about the vibrations.> me that complain about the vibrations.
> In actuality I don't have the muic all that loud but my speakers seem to
> transfer the sound directly to the floor and into the apartments below
me.
quoted 1 line Can anyone suggest something or a method of reducing the sound transfer?> Can anyone suggest something or a method of reducing the sound transfer?
What's your current setup like? As in, physical location of speakers, what
sort of speakers you have, and so on?
A lot of this depends on what your setup is like. For instance, if you had
a subwoofer on the floor, I'd say "take it off the floor."
derek
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