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e-motion
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 04:03
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what are the cheap ways to isolate a room? doesn't need to be 100% efficient just enough so it doesn't bother the neighbours. where can i get good information about this?
more or less for 70w monitors but maybe more in the future hehehe |
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dtd
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 10:59
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deep frequencies carry quite alot of energy, you need rigid and heavy materials to absorb them. |
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TOPE
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 13:03
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e-motion
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 15:00
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TOPE that's too much money  i need something not 100% sound proof... something cheap.
dtd that wasn't really useful... |
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UnderTow
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 15:22
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Unfortunately, to block low frequency sounds, there isn't really any cheap solution. As dtd says, you need mass to absorb them. (Although the materials don't need to be rigid).
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e-motion
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 15:38
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but what are the materials? i heard about cork and foam... is there anything cheaper\more efficient ?
i guess we're screwed then... a friend of ours has a free home and he says he'll let us use it if it is isolated. |
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UnderTow
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 15:49
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Cork and foam won't work for blocking low frequencies. You need stuff like concrete, bricks, extra plaster walls (room in a room), very thick glass, barrier mats (heavy stuff) etc ...
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e-motion
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 16:11
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thanks for the full explanation undertow... so we're really screwed. |
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sy000321
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 17:43
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there are some shops that sell "fake" walls
having a wall, some space, and then another wall blocks the sound because concrete and briks are very dense materials that transmit sound
but i think it's far from cheap
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UnderTow
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 18:23
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One thing comes to mind, do you have your speakers on your desk? If that is the case, the bass can be transmited through the desk into the floor. You can get something like the Auralex Mopads to decouple the speakers from the desk. Or build something yourself with thick foam or something like that.
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FluoSamsara (Oxygen)
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Posted : Apr 6, 2006 21:09
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You can do some isolation walls with sand bags but be carefull do dry the sand very well or it will create humidity and moist.
If you have neighbours over or specially under the room that might be more difficult.. |
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