1996 noise act?
Just recieved an email from the agency i rent from that that there have been complaints of loud and explosions and music come from my flat and that i am in breach of contract. Had my system intalled since about christmas and have not had the sysstem up full volume. I assume it is the people who just moved downstairs. how do i reduce amount of base going through the floor.
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under the sub will cost you about £40-£50 and will isolate the bass from the floor to a great extent, but won't stop all the transmission – a lot of sound will go through the walls, down (and indeed up) to neighbours. The only solution is to keep the volume/bass down...
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. Checked with both neibourghs beneath me is not that bad and neighbour is not botherd. It is upstairs they claim the whole floor vibrates. Have just been up there to see and she told me it gets here down. Will marble chopping boards do the same job for underneath the floor standers
under the sub will cost you about £40-£50 and will isolate the bass from the floor to a great extent, but won't stop all the transmission – a lot of sound will go through the walls, down (and indeed up) to neighbours. The only solution is to keep the volume/bass down...
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. Checked with both neibourghs beneath me is not that bad and neighbour is not botherd. It is upstairs they claim the whole floor vibrates. Have just been up there to see and she told me it gets here down. Will marble chopping boards do the same job for underneath the floor standers
Put them on the ceiling 
Marble will help a little, but the Auralex will stop a lot more of the mechanical vibration going into the structure and thus up through the walls to the flat above. However, if it's airborne vibration, only turning down will help, short of soundproofing the room and floating it independent of the main structure of the building, which may be a tad radical.
Marble will help a little, but the Auralex will stop a lot more of the mechanical vibration going into the structure and thus up through the walls to the flat above. However, if it's airborne vibration, only turning down will help, short of soundproofing the room and floating it independent of the main structure of the building, which may be a tad radical.
It's likely to be a combination of both, with most going through the structure and relative little being airborne (assuming you're really not playing it loud and you haven't got paperthin ceilings).
If the Gramma is too big, the smaller SubDude under the subwoofer will probably help a lot.
Right thanks. well i can hear them walking around upstairs so think they are paper thin. i only put the amp up to 0.0. will check out the subdude might try and find out if they will customise the gramma to a specific size aswell.
Why not try it without the sub running initially and see if your neighbour is happy. Then push the volume gently until your neighbour feels it is too much. Back the volume down a tad and see if you are happy. That way you are both happy at no cost.
This is cheaper than buying anything. Some people are very sensitive to vibration / low frequency noise. Others just complain at everything. You need to find your neighbours limits and/or triggers before spending any money.
Why not try it without the sub running initially and see if your neighbour is happy. Then push the volume gently until your neighbour feels it is too much. Back the volume down a tad and see if you are happy. That way you are both happy at no cost.
This is cheaper than buying anything. Some people are very sensitive to vibration / low frequency noise. Others just complain at everything. You need to find your neighbours limits and/or triggers before spending any money.
i only put the amp up to 0.0.
Well I think thats pretty loud, I couldn't stop in the same room if mine was at that volume, although I appreciate all amps are not the same.
under the sub will cost you about £40-£50 and will isolate the bass from the floor to a great extent, but won't stop all the transmission – a lot of sound will go through the walls, down (and indeed up) to neighbours. The only solution is to keep the volume/bass down...
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i only put the amp up to 0.0.
Well I think thats pretty loud, I couldn't stop in the same room if mine was at that volume, although I appreciate all amps are not the same.
I live in a flat, and listen at -30 if dude up stairs is in, and -25 to -20 if he is out. -20 can get a bit painful if the action scene lasts more than a minute or two. I've only taken it up to 0 for my house warming and I thought the building was going to fall down!
Agree on a mutually acceptable volume level and a time of evening beyond which you agree not to play anything loud.
Use headphones.
Move.
Carry on regardless and risk getting done by agency again.
Spend fortune on damping/isolating products that may not solve problem.
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under the sub will cost you about £40-£50 and will isolate the bass from the floor to a great extent, but won't stop all the transmission – a lot of sound will go through the walls, down (and indeed up) to neighbours. The only solution is to keep the volume/bass down...
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