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Home Theatre Posts: 469
edited November 2006 in Speakers
Do you ever get complains about your music/Home Theatre begin too loud?
Is there anything that you can put up to help shield the sound?
Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    Do you ever get complains about your music/Home Theatre begin too loud?
    Is there anything that you can put up to help shield the sound?

    Yes, don't play it so loud;):( .

    I HATE living in an apartment, I will be moving back in to a house in a couple months... I CAN'T WAIT!
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    I have only got complains at a townhouse and a condo. We are first moving into an apartment then a townhouse. I guess the housing market in california is really bad right now.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2006
    I have my HT in an apt right now, and for the last 3 years. Hopefully moving to a house soon! Some things that will help:

    1) Speakers and sub-woofers setting on concrete patio blocks. I use the 12" and 18" square ones that are about 1 1/2" thick. For my main speakers I built wood bases for the patio blocks and used spikes from Parts Express on the bottom. This cuts way down on sound transmission into the floor.
    2) Use dual center channels. Most of the dialogue comes out of the center channel, and with dual center channels you fill the room with sound better at low SPL's.
    3) Use two subs, one front, one rear. Make sure they have a lot of extension so they move lots of air even at low volumes. I use two SVS. Even at low volumes I get bass I can feel, but can barely hear, and no complaints from the neighbors.

    Overall be respectful, if the neighbors lights are off and their cars gone, crank that mother up :) And luckily you will get neighbors like I have, that when they notice I am playing a good movie, they bring popcorn and beer and join me!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited November 2006
    I like in an appartment, and no complaints about to loud. They complain about my kids running around. Used to the people next to me and below me would play their HTiB system and I would hear the crappy bass in my living room, one crank of the volume on the sda's and all of I sudden their volume would go down
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    I too live in an apt. No complaints yet, but I try very hard to be respectful. Usually only turn it up a little more on weekend nights.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2006
    No complaints from my neighbors. I also try to be respectful & watch how loud the volume is in the early morning & at night.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    Here is the place if anyone is interested.



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    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Maestro
    Maestro Posts: 92
    edited November 2006
    Just invite your neighbors over for movie night!! Tee-he-he!
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    Rear: Polk R15s
    Sub: Polk PSW12
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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited November 2006
    OK..................Now what you have to do, is move to a nice apartment where all the "OLD" folks are 90% deaf. Than crank up your system and enjoy. If you get any complaints and live in California, tell them it must be an earthquake!!!

    Just kidding guys……………I think having a nice house would be OK too.

    Cheers

    Gator
    Theatre System 5.1
    Sumsung HP-S5053 plasma
    Receiver Denon AVR 3806 Pre/Pro
    Parasound HCA 1500A amp (front L/R)
    Parasound HCA 1000A amp (centre)
    B & K AV5000 amp (bi-amp + surround)
    Dynaco ST70 tube amp (Herbie HAL-O9)
    polkaudio Lsi15 (Cherry) 2-channel
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    thank you for your help.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Just invite your neighbors over for movie night!! Tee-he-he!

    This has been my thought for a while. I've got younger couples on either side of me... I'm tempted to do that!
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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    thank you for your help.

    Just kidding man............. I'm in work and am board. One thing helped in my house with my sub...........I replaced the standard rubber feet of my subwoofer with solid brass spikes. The sub is pushing more air and the floors don't rattle as much. Before my sub was sitting on 4 SQ inches now it sits on 4 mm square. Big difference.

    Take a look................here

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43315

    Gator :):)
    Theatre System 5.1
    Sumsung HP-S5053 plasma
    Receiver Denon AVR 3806 Pre/Pro
    Parasound HCA 1500A amp (front L/R)
    Parasound HCA 1000A amp (centre)
    B & K AV5000 amp (bi-amp + surround)
    Dynaco ST70 tube amp (Herbie HAL-O9)
    polkaudio Lsi15 (Cherry) 2-channel
    polkaudio Rti8 Front (Cherry)
    polkaudio Csi5 Centre
    polkaudio Rti6 Surround
    polkaudio PSW1000 Subwoofer (Cherry)
    Original A8T CD
    Pioneer DV-275 DVD Player
    MONSTER CABLE MP-HTS3500MKII Powercentre
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2006
    The old folks idea isn't that off base - I used to live in my grandmother's basement during college, and she was deaf as a haddock. The downfall being that she often played her TV at deafening levels and fell asleep with it like that.

    Now I live in a two-family house, and the other part is occupied by some older (late 60's) relatives who definitely can't hear as well as they used to. Score two for me!s
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    This is funny, when I was first married we lived in a condo. The neighbor downstairs always had her tv way loud. No problem there. The guy on the other side was a different story. He came to my house one night at 11 and starts yelling shut off that subwoofer. There was no sub on.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    Do you ever get complains about your music/Home Theatre begin too loud?
    Is there anything that you can put up to help shield the sound?

    I live in a university apt housing and I do get quite a lot of complaints this year. Last year, I was in a different building and I got ZERO complaints, no matter how loud I got.

    This year, I had to strike compromises with the neighbors... I told them that I need to be able to free to listen to my stereo and I agreed that they need their peace. So we settled to anything before 10p is fine.

    Gotta let the Summits sing ya know.

    Joey :)
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited November 2006
    Get a turntable, a good headamp, a nice set of cans, and a plush leather chair to kick back in.

    Sharing walls and floors is tough, but looks like you've got some good, real world advice from the gang to help out.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited November 2006
    GATOR3000 wrote:
    Just kidding man............. I'm in work and am board. One thing helped in my house with my sub...........I replaced the standard rubber feet of my subwoofer with solid brass spikes. The sub is pushing more air and the floors don't rattle as much. Before my sub was sitting on 4 SQ inches now it sits on 4 mm square. Big difference.

    Take a look................here

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43315

    Gator :):)

    Gator those spikes look damn good on that sub. I may have to try that on the SVS. Nice work
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited November 2006
    Sherardp wrote:
    Gator those spikes look damn good on that sub. I may have to try that on the SVS. Nice work

    Hey for sure. I think that woud look good on your SVS. The spikes are very well made too.

    Gator :):)
    Theatre System 5.1
    Sumsung HP-S5053 plasma
    Receiver Denon AVR 3806 Pre/Pro
    Parasound HCA 1500A amp (front L/R)
    Parasound HCA 1000A amp (centre)
    B & K AV5000 amp (bi-amp + surround)
    Dynaco ST70 tube amp (Herbie HAL-O9)
    polkaudio Lsi15 (Cherry) 2-channel
    polkaudio Rti8 Front (Cherry)
    polkaudio Csi5 Centre
    polkaudio Rti6 Surround
    polkaudio PSW1000 Subwoofer (Cherry)
    Original A8T CD
    Pioneer DV-275 DVD Player
    MONSTER CABLE MP-HTS3500MKII Powercentre
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