How Can I absorb the noise of my subwoofer for those under my appartment?

Question

I have the logitech z5500 and I would like to lower the the vibrations for those who live under me. I tried putting books on the tip of each corner so it wouldn't touch the floor, but i'm sure there are better ways. Clothes under it ? Sponges ? Foam ?

Answer 1

The vibrations pass easiest through solid material, so if you put your speakers on foam and away from the walls this should cut down on the 'BOOM'.

Answer 2

Under Floor Subwoofer

Answer 3

Hi. Unfortunately there is no way unless you have professional sound absorbing material all around your appartment.including the walls ceiling an floor.It takes a special type of material to prevent the soundwaves from penetrating through the walls.floor and ceiling That is one of the main problems with home theaters-trying to recreate the effect in the Cinema of ultra low frequency sound effects.A Cinema is much larger than a home theater room.so the low notes can develop properly. Each 20 HZ cycle is 56 feet long. Thats why you hear it much better in a cinema.Trying to do that at home is impossible. The notes are only a half or a quarter long because they cant develop properly in even a large room at home.So the sound is trapped in the room resonating through the walls being reinforced by standing waves.That is one reason i won't have a subwoofer in my home theater.they annoy other people and the sound is all wrong, it is nothing like a sub should sound like.If your fullrange speakers goes down to 40 hz that is low enough you can still hear bass wallop and slam and rumbling from the soundtrack. and your sound will be cleaner without a sub. A sub is what courses your main sound to be not as good as it should.But because people have been told they have to have one .they get one for no other reason even if it goes into a 10 foot room which is ridiculous.
Nobody will agree what i have said and they will give me the thumbs down,but it doesnt matter,Some times you have to use common sense .Home theater has made some peoples lives miserable particularly if they live in units.

Answer 4

There is really no effective way to do this without retrofitting the floors and walls with sound insulating material. The subwoofer fires bass waves into the entire room, thus foam under the sub itself will help only a little. You can also try pointing the subwoofer up at the ceiling. This will degrade the quality of your bass but the bass will not be using the floor as prominently. Bottom line though, is that sadly, apartments are no place for subwoofers.

Answer 5

Setting it on a layer of foam padding should help keep it from directly transferring vibrations to the floor. The thicker the better.

Is you apartment carpeted? A large rug or carpet would help also.

Try setting it on a shelf or table. That shouldn't affect the sound noticeably.

Answer 6

try putting the subwoofer on speaker (carpet) spikes by elminating the subwoofers feet and making the point of the spike the contact point it will reduce the amout of vibration that is sent through the floor but over all there is really no way to elminate it bass just travels farther

Answer 7

foam work but soudns like u really need to get a rubber mat to place under it.....also that will ONLY help with the vibration but as u know bass helps so maybe try turning up the frequency so that the low level bass....the most vibrating will be limited therefore not traveling as much.....rubber works great though as it absorbs alot.....probably have to go to office supply store to find one though....but remeber if u turn up the bass frequency it will not vibrate as much

Answer 8

I commend you for being so conscientious of your neighbors. Most people wouldn't care. As mentioned by the responses above, foam will help. Another suggestion is to get a nice set of headphones, that way you can listen to it at whatever volume level and whatever time you want.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Auralex makes a product called the grandma

Answer 10

Try a thick mat