Soundproofing my room?

Question

My mom says my stereo is 2 loud. How do I sound proof my bedroom? What R the Cost?

2 points

mabe 10

something that don't make my room look like crap

I could spend like $500 on this

My Bedroom is in the basement, I wanted it there. so all the noise goes out and up

250watt stereo

base it what you normally hear. So u r rite about that

but it has no base control. It never came with 1
I was thinking about adding a subwoofer 2

so the high pitched stuff doesn't make noise

but the base can travel through anything

Answer 1

There are acoustic foam tiles in foot squares or cloth I believe can be bought in sheets. The cloth looks better, I think. They absorb the sound and keep it from around the room. They greatly improve the acoustic properties of your sound room and it will sound like you upgraded your stereo. These tiles are pricey and I would just try turning the bass tone control down a bit.

As far as stopping the sound from traveling to the rest of the house ...that is difficult. The low frequencies are the culprit as they travel through the frame of the house's structure and will be heard in other parts of the house even if you get acoustic tiles. I assume you have your 'loudness switch' turned off at louder volumes?

No bass control? That's a problem. You may have to keep the overall volume control down some... 'snowman' may be right ...headphones are a definite solution for when you want to blast it! Think about putting your money into a pair of 'electrostatic’ headphones. They are amazing, but you may have to spend your $500 or more ...they are worth it though. Wait 'til you have your own place to get a sub. They are great, but not for where you are now, sorry.

There is one thing, 'Dood'. You can buy units that control your speakers and sub. They connect to your amp and all your speakers. From this unit you can control the volume of the bass frequencies and they are under $500 ...but I still wouldn't suggest a sub yet. That day will come! Ask your local audio shop about these units.

Bass travels through anything and for a long distance. Bass sound is large waves of air moving at very slow frequencies …and have more of a punch on walls than other higher frequencies. One of the lowest frequencies produced in nature is from an earthquake; in fact we don't hear it, as the air is moving too slow …we only feel the ‘sound’. Your problem involves the same principal.

Humans only hear frequencies down as low as 20 hz (although my sub is rated for 19 hz …kinda’ strange) and only the best of subs get down that far. I really feel these waves in my gut …talk about complaints from neighbours! High frequencies on the other hand are very short waves of air and have little resonance effect on walls and the like ...they are basically just harmlessly reflected back into the room. This is where acoustic tiles come in handy …you don’t want this echo effect.

Answer 2

Accoustical substances in the room will develop the sound qualtiy in the room, yet not that a lot to shrink the transmission of sound OUT of the room, that's what you're searching for. (and occasional frequency sound is extra stable to dam than extreme frequency sound.) to do this, there are 3 significant concerns: The mass of the barrier, the thickness of the barrier and disconnecting the barrier from something of the form. there is not any exchange for a dense, thick, hermetic container it incredibly is largely break free something of the form to stop transmission. The partitions against the outdoors of the basement are actually not as a lot of a ingredient because of the fact the interior partitions and ceiling. the main suitable answer for those partitions is to physique up yet another wall interior the 1st one, devoid of being related to the unique wall, fill the hollow area with insulation and drywall the interior floor. The ceiling will transmit diverse sound, so if it has a lay-in grid, changing the tiles with drywall panels will help. Insulating the floor joists above that ceiling will help, too. I recommend glueing lay-in accoustical ceiling panels on the partitions. those panels are made to take up sound, are fireproof and quite low priced. Gluing those panels on the ceiling drywall will upload some absorbtion. some thing to undergo in concepts is that an entire wall of soundproofing could be defeated with the aid of a small hollow in that wall, so verify to seal up any holes. Earplugs or sound cancelling headphones may well be a extra much less costly and extra extra elementary thank you to shrink your son's drumming!

Answer 3

foam made tacky on one side is only way. If you put something to absorb sound behind a wall or above a ceiling you will defeat the purpose since sound can travel through anything solid via frequency. How foam works is it uses the air bubbles to knock down the sound. The thicker the better. Your room will look like an isolation room for a nut case but the sound wont escape. If you use something like a nail to hold the foam it will travel through those nails. If you put it above a suspended ceiling the sound can travel through the ceiling and the supports to the floor and so on.

Foam is cheap as well as styrofoam. Also remember this... as sound bounces off of walls it can create an amplification of the sound. This is how the Bose wave radio works. Dont believe me put the radio in a box and face it inwards. It will be louder.

Answer 4

The goal in any sound proofing projects is to limit how sound travels through solid objects. It is the affect of sound on these solid objects which determines how it travels. Being in a basement, you are dealing with the subfloor and any walls attached directly to the subfloor.

Unfortunately, a real good job is going to cost well in excess of $500.

However, you would want to place in a suspended ceiling. But prior to placing in the ceiling tiles, you'll place in thick bats of pink insulation (with a rating of R-20 or better). This will dampen the affects of sound on the subfloor.

The walls a a bit more work. You'll want to place insulation between the studs. You'll then want to place strips of 10 mm polyurethane insulating padding on the stud edges before applying the drywall; being careful not to sink the drywall screws too deep.

Other tricks is to place egg cartons on the backs and bottoms of your speakers, suspend the speakers or place your speaker on Styrofoam pads to reduce vibrations. Aim your speakers away from walls which will carry vibrations up to the main floor.

But the cheapest solution is a good set of headphones.

Answer 5

you buy yourself some earphones and you hear the music all by yourself. But, remember that if you play that music loud, whether by the earphones or just out in the open you will lose your hearing quickly and maybe permanently and you may end up with a ringing in your ears that won't go away. When your mother says your stereo is too loud she is telling you that that is unhealthy for you, she is warning you. You will need your hearing as you grow, and especially in old age, not being able to hear (as doctors and nurses will tell you) is the worst of all senses to lose because it makes you "alone" in the world and depressed. Could be that might happen by middle age if you keep up with loud noise in a small area.

Answer 6

Give the 10 to Warren; but you might also consider some compromise with Mom.

I'd use what sound studios use; but have no clue as to cost. Whatever you learn here, please believe that empty egg cartons WILL NOT do the job; and will look pretty tacky.

I'll assume you don't want to wear a headset.

Answer 7

Use r-24 or higher insulation between your ceiling tiles and the floor.

Answer 8

Can't be done.Try a lower volume or headphones.

Answer 9

Can't be done. Shoot the speakers.