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Hi All,
Anyone know a good way to stop the bass from my sub (sat on the floor) going through it and upseting the people downstairs?
Any help gratefully recieved.....
Best thing would be to put a concrete paving slab under the sub and make sure that you have fitted the spikes that were (hopefully) supplied with your sub. This combination should minimise the amount of vibration reaching the floor.
Other than that get new neighbours! ;)
HTH
Thanks Mundos, I reckon thats a cracking idea...... however, the missus would KILL me!!!! :D
Instead of a concrete slab I use slates that are available from Wickes, there a bit more pleasing to the eye than slabs.
You don't have to tell the missus that it's a paving slab, paint it black and call it an 'acoustic platform'. ;)
he he, :lol: :lol:
Well other people have suggested Marble! Which is better looking than a concreate slab in your front room.
What to do if no spikes on the sub?
I hear squash balls cut in half!!
Granted you may need a few to hold up the sub, or is that just a rumour I heard about.
I think you will struggle as the nature of LF that the sub puts out travels as vibrations through solid materials, thus while it is physically in contact with the floor the sound will travel down. Is it a down or side firing sub?
Rubber would be a better bet at isolating the sub from the floor, but may result in degraded performance. The best thing to allow you to try this is by getting four rubber bungs, such as those used in wine making kits and put them at each corner.
If it makes a differnce, it's a side firer. Thanks for all the replies..
If it is a side firer then you stand a fighting chance, downfiring would be a non-starter. What you need is to isolate the sub housing from the floor itself to reduce or totally stop the sound travelling through the physical floor. Rubber would be the best bet - an inflated innertube from a bike could be ideal.
Possibly a bit expensive, but as well as the above, how about laying some rubber underlay under the carpet? Should reduce sound leakage in general as well as the LF.
Or, you could construct an entire floating floor (like in a studio) although in this case it is to keep sound in and not sound out.
You lay the same rubber underlay on the floor (or cheap rubber backed carpet, preferably two layers) and put a laminate floor straight on top. So long as you mastic the sides and don't have the boards right up against the walls, you should have a relatively sound proof floor.
Anyone know a good way to stop the bass from my sub (sat on the floor) going through it and upseting the people downstairs?
Any help gratefully recieved.....
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Best thing would be to put a concrete paving slab under the sub and make sure that you have fitted the spikes that were (hopefully) supplied with your sub. This combination should minimise the amount of vibration reaching the floor.
Other than that get new neighbours! ;)
HTH
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Thanks Mundos, I reckon thats a cracking idea...... however, the missus would KILL me!!!! :D
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Instead of a concrete slab I use slates that are available from Wickes, there a bit more pleasing to the eye than slabs.
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You don't have to tell the missus that it's a paving slab, paint it black and call it an 'acoustic platform'. ;)
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he he, :lol: :lol:
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Well other people have suggested Marble! Which is better looking than a concreate slab in your front room.
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What to do if no spikes on the sub?
I hear squash balls cut in half!!
Granted you may need a few to hold up the sub, or is that just a rumour I heard about.
Answers:
I think you will struggle as the nature of LF that the sub puts out travels as vibrations through solid materials, thus while it is physically in contact with the floor the sound will travel down. Is it a down or side firing sub?
Rubber would be a better bet at isolating the sub from the floor, but may result in degraded performance. The best thing to allow you to try this is by getting four rubber bungs, such as those used in wine making kits and put them at each corner.
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If it makes a differnce, it's a side firer. Thanks for all the replies..
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If it is a side firer then you stand a fighting chance, downfiring would be a non-starter. What you need is to isolate the sub housing from the floor itself to reduce or totally stop the sound travelling through the physical floor. Rubber would be the best bet - an inflated innertube from a bike could be ideal.
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Possibly a bit expensive, but as well as the above, how about laying some rubber underlay under the carpet? Should reduce sound leakage in general as well as the LF.
Or, you could construct an entire floating floor (like in a studio) although in this case it is to keep sound in and not sound out.
You lay the same rubber underlay on the floor (or cheap rubber backed carpet, preferably two layers) and put a laminate floor straight on top. So long as you mastic the sides and don't have the boards right up against the walls, you should have a relatively sound proof floor.
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