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Soundproofing... Or at least dampening
Raijin Quickfoot
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I like to watch my movies loud and I've put good money into my home theater.
My wife does not particularly like to hear my loud ass movies when I watch them.
Now, my theater is in the basement.
What would be a relatively inexpensive way to dampen the sound coming from the basement?
It doesn't have to be completely sound proof necessarily though if I could block most of the sound for not a lot of money I'd be interested.
My wife does not particularly like to hear my loud ass movies when I watch them.
Now, my theater is in the basement.
What would be a relatively inexpensive way to dampen the sound coming from the basement?
It doesn't have to be completely sound proof necessarily though if I could block most of the sound for not a lot of money I'd be interested.
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If you've got a few hundred dollars in your budget you can add some fiberglass insulation into the area above you and put drywall on the ceiling. Dollar for dollar this will probably be the cheapest route, foam gets expensive if you're want to be effective with it.
prepare to just foam your entire room... which is a lot of work and expensive. TBH I didn't not find those foam squares to be all that effective. feels to me like some nice thick blankets are at LEAST as good and don't require you to spray glue your entire room
Get some surround sound headphones and listen to your movies real loud when your wife is out is my suggestion, You can get really nice pairs and be in your own little movie bubble and not shake the whole damn house, but I readily admit that I am projecting a bit. Maybe your wife is generally okay with the situation but If this were a problem for me and my partner I would probably murder him if he came at me with ear plugs, even as a joke.
Preach. Yeah, when it comes to bass, earplugs do nothing accept make you MORE mad.
I wanted to murder my downstairs neighbor in the last place I lived at. Dude just couldn't understand that while his bitchin' bass didn't sound that loud in his apartment, UPSTAIRS, where I was, the floor was shaking and the "boom boom boom" without any accompanying music is just.... aGGGHGGHG.
It was rough since otherwise, he was a pretty okay guy.
(I live in a new place now, thank the gods.)
Like, I should say that it's not a HUGE deal. She's not pissed off when I watch a movie but it would be nice if I could crank a movie once in awhile without worrying about it.
Otherwise there's not much to do if you're really cranking it up.
Probably worth high end headphones instead of sound insulation just by cost comparison. You could get really nice Sennheiser headphones and still use your dac/amp/receiver so it's not exactly a waste. Also it would be an option for when you just want to listen loud at night, no one's saying you can't use the surround system ever again. Just that soundproofing is really expensive and may not isolate the inception wub wub anyway.
Quietrock is the one I've been eyeing but no where around me carries it.
https://www.quietrock.com/products/quietrock-530
It's a LOT cheaper than other options I had been entertaining and can be put up over your existing drywall for a nice, clean, stock finish.
Drop ceiling? Drywall ceiling?
Cheapest solution throw a heavy rug down in the room above the theater room.
Depending on the ceiling depends on options.