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    • thanksajdotcomT
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      @Hubtech , the thing I'd need to soundproot would be the ceiling, and I don't have the equipment or money to do it right now. Besides, because Texas seems to love the popcorn ceilings, and don't just use textured ceilings, or ceilings with sand paint, like they do in the North, it makes attaching anything to them even more difficult.

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      • thanksajdotcomT
        thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        In much of NY, if a neighbour can hear you, you are too loud. That does not include creaky floors, of course. But a stereo, no matter how reasonable, is to be audible only within your private space. Thin walls can make that extremely difficult in an apartment setting. No doubt your neighbour is extremely sensitive and rude, but being your first apartment it's possible that you have a very skewed view of what acceptable audio is.

        Even in my own house I worry about playing classical music, while I sleep and the house is silent, at a volume where I can consistently hear the music because it would be sometimes audible in the neighbour's house.

        There isn't much I can do. If I bring the volume down very much, I'm going to have trouble hearing it comfortably.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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          @thanksaj said:

          @Hubtech , the thing I'd need to soundproot would be the ceiling, and I don't have the equipment or money to do it right now. Besides, because Texas seems to love the popcorn ceilings, and don't just use textured ceilings, or ceilings with sand paint, like they do in the North, it makes attaching anything to them even more difficult.

          It's because..... it helps to soundproof cheaply 🙂

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said:

            @thanksaj said:

            @Hubtech , the thing I'd need to soundproot would be the ceiling, and I don't have the equipment or money to do it right now. Besides, because Texas seems to love the popcorn ceilings, and don't just use textured ceilings, or ceilings with sand paint, like they do in the North, it makes attaching anything to them even more difficult.

            It's because..... it helps to soundproof cheaply 🙂

            I fail to see how but okay...

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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              @thanksaj said:

              There isn't much I can do. If I bring the volume down very much, I'm going to have trouble hearing it comfortably.

              Um... that's how apartment living is. It should be uncomfortable to hear it. That doesn't qualify as "not much you can do." Living in an apartment generally means that things like stereos are out. There is just no way to use them without affecting other people. That you feel you can comfortably hear everything means that you are likely much louder than you think.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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                @thanksaj said:

                It's because..... it helps to soundproof cheaply 🙂

                I fail to see how but okay...

                Flat surfaces make sound bounce and echo and transfer a lot straight through the medium. Textured surfaces absorb sound while diffusing any reflection. There is a reason that sound deadening material is always highly textured.

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                • NicN
                  Nic
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                  You're probably not in any danger of being kicked out. We had an upstairs neighbor who blared music all the time, because she was partially deaf. Kept complaining & calling the police and nothing ever came of it.

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                  • coliverC
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                    A good set of headphones would solve this issue. I know they can be a pain but I became a headphone lover as soon as I got my first noise complaint in school. Granted... playing Halo with the bass at max on a 7.1 system in an apartment probably wasn't the best idea.

                    The worst part about it was that the neighbor who complained regularly had parties on friday/Saturday nights which went into all hours of the morning... not fun when you have to be at work at 6am the next day.

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                    • thanksajdotcomT
                      thanksajdotcom @coliver
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                      @coliver said:

                      A good set of headphones would solve this issue. I know they can be a pain but I became a headphone lover as soon as I got my first noise complaint in school. Granted... playing Halo with the bass at max on a 7.1 system in an apartment probably wasn't the best idea.

                      The worst part about it was that the neighbor who complained regularly had parties on friday/Saturday nights which went into all hours of the morning... not fun when you have to be at work at 6am the next day.

                      Yeah, Mine is a 5.1 with a kick-ass bass but I keep it all down pretty far. If I ever do blast my music, which is rare, it's during the middle of the day when most people are at work or generally out-and-about.

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                      • Minion QueenM
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                        If you can hear it more than 4 ft from the speakers it's too loud. Sorry. It's just how it is in apartment living.

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                        • coliverC
                          coliver @thanksajdotcom
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                          @thanksaj said:

                          @coliver said:

                          A good set of headphones would solve this issue. I know they can be a pain but I became a headphone lover as soon as I got my first noise complaint in school. Granted... playing Halo with the bass at max on a 7.1 system in an apartment probably wasn't the best idea.

                          The worst part about it was that the neighbor who complained regularly had parties on friday/Saturday nights which went into all hours of the morning... not fun when you have to be at work at 6am the next day.

                          Yeah, Mine is a 5.1 with a kick-ass bass but I keep it all down pretty far. If I ever do blast my music, which is rare, it's during the middle of the day when most people are at work or generally out-and-about.

                          Ah, you will notice even with these system really low (and the base down all the way) the low end will still carry through thin walls, especially if they are just lightweight sheetrock.

                          One of the things that you can try to do is re-arrange it so that the sub is next to something that absorbs sound. I've noticed some mattresses do a great job for bass, although not so much for sounds on the higher end.

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                          • thanksajdotcomT
                            thanksajdotcom @Minion Queen
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                            @Minion-Queen said:

                            If you can hear it more than 4 ft from the speakers it's too loud. Sorry. It's just how it is in apartment living.

                            That seems extreme. However, my kitchen is right next to my desk, and it's barely audiable from my kitchen when it's not the normal volume I have it on.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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                              @thanksaj said:

                              That seems extreme. However, my kitchen is right next to my desk, and it's barely audiable from my kitchen when it's not the normal volume I have it on.

                              It should. The volume at which you have to keep audio in an apartment is extremely low. If you feel that it is a comfortable level, it's probably too high. It sucks, but this is how apartments are. You have to be careful how loud you talk and stuff.

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                              • NicN
                                Nic
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                                You're probably better off just going with wireless headphones so that you can wander around with the music at the level you like. Many modern apartments are shit for noise insulation, so even if it doesn't sound too loud to you, it might even be louder where they are.

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  That you feel you can comfortably hear everything means that you are likely much louder than you think.

                                  This is definitely my wife's opinion, I do suffer some hearing loss, so I always want the TV louder.. she's constantly complaining... But the of wearing headphones is even worse.

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                                  • thanksajdotcomT
                                    thanksajdotcom @Nic
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                                    @Nic said:

                                    You're probably better off just going with wireless headphones so that you can wander around with the music at the level you like. Many modern apartments are shit for noise insulation, so even if it doesn't sound too loud to you, it might even be louder where they are.

                                    I have a good set of wireless headphones. I have the Plantronics Backbeat Pro. Oddly enough, their Backbeat products don't work with their BT300 adapter. My laptop doesn't have built-in bluetooth. That's my biggest dilemma.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      I use plan, old simple Logitech USB headphones. Work great, never run out of juice.

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                                      • thanksajdotcomT
                                        thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        I use plan, old simple Logitech USB headphones. Work great, never run out of juice.

                                        I despise cords. I have my RIG headset I use when I want to crank the volume later at night, but I'd love to use my Backbeat Pro headset with my laptop!

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          BT adapters are cheap. I have one on my desktop.

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                                          • Minion QueenM
                                            Minion Queen Banned
                                            last edited by scottalanmiller

                                            This is a case of suck it up and deal with it. Not that it is an awesome solution but, you live in an apartment gotta do what you gotta do.

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