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58 posts & 33 voices | Started 2 years ago by cinnamon_girl | Latest reply from derek_starship

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cinnamon_girl - Member

Do hope the STW Massiv can help out, they usually are so brilliant with their suggestions!

Dilemma - I am due to have neighbours soon (on the side my house is attached to) so for 18 months C_G Towers has rocked to the sounds of my eclectic music taste

I obviously need to turn the volume down but due to my previous rock chick lifestyle, my hearing has unfortunately been shot to pieces

Very concerned about my quality of life deteriorating, I just have to have my fix of grungy guitar gods

Soundproofing - what can you tell me about it? What can I do, apart from headphones?

Thank you so much

Posted 2 years ago #
RichPenny - Member

First off, I'd suggest changing the thread title!

You may find the soundproofing isn't too bad at the moment. Is it a solid wall between the houses? If you can, move the speakers to a non-adjoining wall. See how the neighbours are, they might want to come round for a listen....

Posted 2 years ago #
MrNutt - Member

move?

Posted 2 years ago #
gusamc - Member

Moving will be the best solution.

I've seen a pro job on a flat ceiling - lots of money - no change ......

Posted 2 years ago #
tails - Member

they might like rock also.

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

Haha Rich!

Move - to a caravan in a field?

Posted 2 years ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

they might like rock also.

everyone else's musical "tastes" are incomprehensible!

Posted 2 years ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

Can you find out how much the sound travels? go round and ask your neighbours at what point the nmoise annoys?

There are ways of mounting speakers that reduce sound transmission - put them on a wall that does not adjoin another property rather than the floor for example

Posted 2 years ago #
druidh - Member

I'm a bit unclear. What are the two options you're torn between?

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

OK, there have been workman in there and when they are not drilling/plastering etc, they talk. I can almost make out what they are saying! And that's with my bad hearing.

I am seriously concerned about my quality of life. I rarely watch TV so music is one of my leisure activities. Bit worried about sound carrying with the other too

Posted 2 years ago #
nickc - Member

Erm.... Headphones?

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

And who put that tag up there ^^

tails - was that you?

Posted 2 years ago #
MrNutt - Member

how about Vallay House, North Uist?

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

Jeez, the tags have been breeding

Posted 2 years ago #
5thElefant - Member

Radio 4 is the answer.

Posted 2 years ago #
Bikingcatastrophe - Member

Do you want to tell us what your music system is and where and how your speakers are placed.

Not sure how much it will help other than us nosey parkers get to consider your hi fi.

Posted 2 years ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

I think "slapper" is harsh

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

OK, have a really nice new Rega CD player, B & W speakers then downgrades to 25 year old amp/vinyl player from Duel. Speakers are on stands by adjoining wall, couple of inches out.

Ideally what I would like to do is play my rock at the same volume as a TV is listened to.

Had a quick scan of an article in The Times about soundproofing but that naturally was mega bucks ... and I have a bike habit

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

Call me "slapper" to my face - you'll find out who slaps the hardest.

Posted 2 years ago #
nonk - Member

harsh tags.
easy to be harsh when its anon.

Posted 2 years ago #
nonk - Member

folks that hide to tend to be.

Posted 2 years ago #
Bikingcatastrophe - Member

I suppose it is a bit too much to have the speakers on the other side of the room away from the adjoining wall? Although I suppose it may be better that the speakers are facing away from next door.

Posted 2 years ago #
retro83 - Member

Ideally what I would like to do is play my rock at the same volume as a TV is listened to.

well that doesn't sound unreasonable, but then again how loud have you got your telly?

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

Tag removal - thank you. I'll confess to being a PITA but that was definitely not justified.

Yes, speakers really need to face away from that wall. I'm genuinely surprised at how flimsy the wall is, the house is around 30 years old.

Funnily enough when the owner saw my music collection, he had similar tastes! But the house is being rented out.

I may well resort to having North Shore on the driveway again, that should be enough to worry anyone. Plus of course the STW'ers that are sometimes here

Posted 2 years ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

but then again how loud have you got your telly?

the poor dear's hearing is going - the telly keeps falling off its stand from the vibration

nonk - Member: folks that hide to tend to be.

isn't that everyone who doesn't use their own name on the forum ?

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

Tags - a "tart"? Me? You 'avin a larf?

Posted 2 years ago #
clubber - Member

Sfb, Hardly. Anyone who's had any email contact with me knows my name and tbh about 5 mins of detective work would find it otherwise.

Cg, just talk to them. Good icebreaker I reckon.

Posted 2 years ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

Sfb, Hardly. Anyone who's had any email contact with me knows my name and tbh about 5 mins of detective work would find it otherwise.

detective work ? "Hello, who are you?". "Not saying!"...

Posted 2 years ago #
clubber - Member

Lol. I'm sure a clever chap like you could do better than that.

Posted 2 years ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

wall mounting the speakers may help even if they end u in the same position. Sometimes the sound travels thru the floor joists into the wall more easily that it would thru the wall. Depends on construction.

Posted 2 years ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

I'm sure a clever chap like you could do better than that.

had I the will to care...

Posted 2 years ago #
sweepy - Member

Id echo the 'talk to them' comment. In my experience most people will happily put up with more noise if they feel they have some control over it.

have you seen the size of their speakers yet?

Posted 2 years ago #
clubber - Member

Well quite sfb but that's not the point.

Posted 2 years ago #
cinnamon_girl - Member

Thanks for replies. I think I will talk to the owner and explain about the poor wall construction/lack of sound-proofing. He actually only lived there for a short while so will be unaware.

Posted 2 years ago #
mboy - Member

Which B&W's you got C_G?

I have/had (mate is borrowing them on permanent loan whilst I have no space!) an old pair of B&W 603S2's... Floor standers with 2 7" bass drivers in each speaker, powered by a bloody power house Rotel Power Amp rated at a conservative 130W per channel...

My neighbours used to love me!

Best option, as said before, move the speakers so they're near a different wall. Also, move them out away from the wall a little bit. The closer the speakers are to a wall, the more the bass booms. So move them out by even 6 or 8 inches, and it makes a fair old difference.

Alternatively, buy a decent pair of Sennheiser Headphones for listening to your music after the watershed?

Posted 2 years ago #