I have these installed on my first floor and you hear the music on our second floor. What kind of insulation would help dampen the sound?
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Hello, You would need to insulate space between floors. That could be a major renovation. Normal insulation(fiberglass) would help a lot, but noise dampening type would be better. Either way it could be a major cost.
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It would help somewhat to take the speaker down and stuff the hole with as much insulation as possible. With the proximity of the joists the effect would not be complete but would quiet the transfer somewhat.There is a product called Dynamat that is used in cars which might help as well.
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These things are awesome. You attach the bass drum mute with Velcro and all the drums are dampened enough. Play while people are home without being annoying, seems like I just close the door and they can barley hear me. Hope this helps! Keep drumming man!
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The speakers sound just fine on a table. But on a mattress or a pillow or something like that, the sound will be muffled, not to talk about the damage the heat from the fan does. Use a plain hard level surface and you'll be fine.
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I have my drums in the basement of a 2 story traditional style home (i.e. the wife and kids are 2 floors away at night) and I can play my drums without waking them. I'd agree with G. Robert regarding the level of sound dampening.
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First I would replace the door with a solid core door. This will get the noise down quite a bit by itself, and if you need more attenuation, you now will have something solid to screw this vinyl to, since it is quite heavy.
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I use it as a makeshift door for my room above the garage. I can hardly hear any noise at all coming from downstairs. If you tacked them on the wall adjacent to a noisy neighbor it would for sure cut down on the sound.
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A pad would be recommended. Simply because it will protect the floor as well dampen the noise. It is a very quiet machine but the extra padding will be helpful.
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They form a pretty good seal. I would put their passive noise reduction at somewhere around 20 dB.
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each foam come in 2 pcs , u may remove n rotate the top layer to suit ur listening but the foam is too soft n may not work for floor speaker
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This is actually a great question. As the others have said, the backs are open, which is typically not an issue when installing into a wall or ceiling. HOWEVER...if you install into a ceiling that has blown insulation above it (the loose cellulose kind, not the rolled fiberglass kind) then you WILL want to come up with your own way of keeping the loose insulation off the backs of the speaker. If you don't (as I didn't the first time I bought these) then over time the quality and volume of the sound will lessen because of the insulation working into and pressing against the cones. I had to replace one set because of this problem. This is actually a great question. As the others have said, the backs are open, which is typically not an issue when installing into a wall or ceiling. HOWEVER...if you install into a ceiling that has blown insulation above it (the loose cellulose kind, not the rolled fiberglass kind) then you WILL want to come up with your own way of keeping the loose insulation off the backs of the speaker. If you don't (as I didn't the first time I bought these) then over time the quality and volume of the sound will lessen because of the insulation working into and pressing against the cones. I had to... » Read More This is actually a great question. As the others have said, the backs are open, which is typically not an issue when installing into a wall or ceiling. HOWEVER...if you install into a ceiling that has blown insulation above it (the loose cellulose kind, not the rolled fiberglass kind) then you WILL want to come up with your own way of keeping the loose insulation off the backs of the speaker. If you don't (as I didn't the first time I bought these) then over time the quality and volume of the sound will lessen because of the insulation working into and pressing against the cones. I had to replace one set because of this problem. « Show Less
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No. You would need a soundproofing solution. This product is for sound absorption.
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I have this in my studio and it works for me and I can barely hear the music outside my studio but I also have other soundproofing on the walls of my studio. This will absorb sound and I want to buy some more of this to put on the wall facing my driveway.
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Yes, and yes, but NOT as sound insulation. Their purpose is to make sound "dry" , reduce unwanted reverb, aka bounce as these are difusers.
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Worked pretty good to absorb noise running on a treadmill in a 2nd floor apt. Hope this helps.
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I have mine in my basement and you can hear some noise but I do not have insulation .
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No. Basically, you're experiencing the sucky part of apartment living. This is for sound absorption, not soundproofing. Soundproofing is typically done by installing mineral wool or other soundproofing materials in the walls, floors, and ceilings during construction of a unit. Acoustic foam only absorbs and displaces sound waves emanating in a room (e.g. they make an "echoey" room less "echoey"). Sound Proofing = stopping of sound waves, as in moving from room to room like your noisy neighbor. Sound Absorption = absorbs extra sound waves in a particular space. Trust me, there is nothing you can buy on the internet that will fix your noisy neighbor problem. A better solution would be to ask said neighbor to observe more respectable noise levels appropriate for apartment living.
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With this underlay it should be very quiet compared to just using felt paper. It will greatly minimize sound transmission .