The home cinema room is on the middle floor and has a word floor.
My front Mission floorstander speakers cIaim to go down to 38hz.
Should I :
1) insist on front firing , not downwards firing , models?
2) avoid performancebelow 25 hz ?
3) rely on a wooden?/stone? isolation platform, supported on Sorbothane?
4) Give up the idea?
2007-10-21 03:13:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
The whole point of a subwoofer, is to give that chest thumping, sofa shaking effect during the big bangs in movies.
If sofa shaking is out, so is a subwoofer, I'm afraid.
I've just upgraded my sub - I used to have a Kef PSW-2000. It went down to 33Hz and had a 150 watt amp. Our place has a solid concrete floor - the sofa still shook...
2007-10-21 05:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the sub is put on some foam (you'll have to experiment with different densities) you'll minimise direct transmission through the floor. However, the air in the whole room will be thumping and the chances of the adjoining rooms not being affected are slight. How about some 5.1 headphones or asking the neighbours round on film nights?
2007-10-21 07:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by Technerd 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid you are fighting the beast. Subwoofers are designed to be omni-directional and generate a 'explosion' of air that travels in all directions and vibrates the room. To soundproof a room, you must add weight to the walls, floor ceiling. This usually means re-building the room.
Your best bet is to use a SPL meter to calibrate your speakers, but drop the sound from the subwoofer 10-15 db to minimize the transmission.
2007-10-21 07:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Grumpy Mac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is some think called acoustic flooring,which minmises sound etc,but dont think you will totally get rid of,hoipe this helps
2007-10-21 06:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by nigel the builder 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋