Sound Dampening

fab5valentine
fab5valentine Posts: 84
edited January 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Okay, you upraded you AVR/Amp, you upgraded or purchased your dream speakers, you finally got your fantastic sub and when driving it all together you find that it's loud to the rest of the house.. My viewing room is open to another large room that is tiled (echo). Are there ways to trap some sound in the viewing room? Would heavy curtains help? Also, the second floor rolls hard (maybe to hard) when the sub hits. The main floor is slab.. I'm looking for ways to keep the great sound contained or even better than what I have now.. Advice?

-fab5
-fab5

Klipsch RB81's/RC62/RS52's
SVS PB12+/2
Denon 3808CI
Panasonic BD60
Toshiba 56MX195 1080p
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2006
    Area rugs, heavier drapes, wall hangings made of material can help with the echo situation, as far as the sub goes...

    ...vibrating the 2nd floor is bad because...???.

    :D
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • fab5valentine
    fab5valentine Posts: 84
    edited January 2006
    Daytime family viewing- Nothing!!
    Night time viewing- WAF with sleeping childeren **not good** watched Matrix too loud before i introduced her to the new sub, and she got up saying the base nearly knocked her off the bed -funny, BUT NOT!!

    -fab5
    -fab5

    Klipsch RB81's/RC62/RS52's
    SVS PB12+/2
    Denon 3808CI
    Panasonic BD60
    Toshiba 56MX195 1080p
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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited January 2006
    All that stuff will HELP of course but it will never eliminate the problem. I face this a lot as my fiance always goes to sleep before I do, leaving me to watch movies on my HT systems I paid thousands for at -40db :)
    -Stopher
    Tempe, AZ

    Setup:
    Polk RTi8 Mains
    Polk CSi5 Center
    Polk FXi3's Surround
    Cerwin Vega HTS10 Subwoofer
    Yamaha HTR-5740 AVR

    Upstairs R50/R15/CS1 5.1 setup w Pioneer AVR
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