Haha so apparantly ppl upstairs can hear me

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Bignate603

Bignate603

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dainthomas said:
Out of the thousands of reasons apartments are shit, this is the top one for me. If I'm watching Ironman on my home theater, that shit is getting cranked up and anyone who doesn't like it can suck it.
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Yeah, that's pretty douchey. The OP was considerate enough to turn down his stuff when he knew he was bothering people.
 
Lean L

Lean L

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DrPizza said:
Okay, Mr. Audiophile who was in need of a cheap chinese amp just a little more than a year ago for his apartment (LMFAO): http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=323256

I will attempt to explain it to you.
1. Apartment buildings generally aren't built to deaden the bass from subwoofers, especially between floors.
2. If your upstairs neighbors can stomp on their floor loud enough for you to hear it over your cranked music, then you are NOT insulated from them very much. And, if not, you probably should have realized this long before now.
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That was during my temp living arrangement time for a different apt that I did not plan on living in for a long time. Since then I bought JBL 4808s and a 10" subwoofer to match. No I will not spend money on stupid monster cables....

JUMP I said JUMP. I can't hear them do anything else. I haven't realized it since like I've said time and time again this was the first complaint in a year that I've been there. I think the unit was vacant for a while. Not no mo.
 
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zinfamous

zinfamous

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iamanidiot said:
Is that right? Idk but it seems douchebaggy to jump the gun.... But that's just my very valid opinion. Hell I figure that the guy blasting music because he thought the place was sound deadening but turned it down upon complaint is less douchebaggy than some actual douche bag who assumes the first guy was doing it "without consideration for others". Hell I consider it asinine to put words in other people's mouth but that's just me...

I'm an audiophile and love higher end sound equipment. I will own a subwoofer regardless of my living situation but that doesn't mean it will be heard by other people. I ask my roomies if they can hear my shit and tune my volume according to that. In this particular instance no one else was home and I assumed that no neighbors would be able to hear it because of the building type and the fact that I never heard my neighbor's music before (I can hear their music if I am outside though).

If that is too much for you and you'd rather stick to your black and white thinking about who should and should not own a subwoofer then may Dick Cheney shoot you in the face multiple times.
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for someone who claims to be an audiophile, you sure do know dick about the way sound carries. To assume that your apartment is "sound deadened" is the most asinine idea in this thread.

what a dbag.

don't you know that a subwoofer is much louder below, than in the room that it is placed? Sometimes, it's even louder in the room above.

I'm only assuming, of course, that you haven't put some $5,000+ into pro sound containment in your rented apartment to actually contain this noise. Merely an assumption, of course.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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JimmiG said:
Well, if you live in an apartment building, you'll simply have to accept that you might hear your neighbors sometimes. Modern buildings are better insulated, but it's still unavoidable when you live so close to other people. Many older buildings have paper-thin walls so you can basically hear your neighbor sneeze. It's always going to be a compromise. You accept some sounds coming through from their place at reasonable hours, and they in turn accept some from yours. Can't ask of your neighbors to always use headphones when watching TV.

Neighbors that complain about every single little noise are almost as annoying as those who play loud music or re-arrange their furniture in the middle of the night.

As for sound systems, you don't really need a subwoofer for good quality audio. There are many systems that provide excellent sound quality without being overly bass-heavy. The bass, and especially sub-bass is what gets through walls.

/Apartment dweller since 2002 and no plans to change that. One job is enough, I'm not going to pay for a second one (house).
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Indeed, and there is an appropriate list of complaints when it comes to noise. Anyone with experience in an apartment knows that footsteps are strangely magnified from below. someone tip-toeing above you can, strangely enough, sound like a herd of elephants at times.

it's uncanny.

then you have the unapologetic pricks like the OP with subwoofers. absolute pricks. all such complaints directed at these pricks is completely warranted.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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dainthomas said:
Don't get your panties in a twist. I have a house because I grew weary of whiny bitches.
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you're living in a house...totally different. would you have the same opinion about invading your neighbors' space were you in an apartment?

Id' totally call the cops on you at night, if you were this dickish of an apartment neighbor.

multiple times.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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dainthomas said:
Hence why I live in a house (reading is fun!). If people (like myself) don't like living in an apartment and having to put up with whiny neighbors, then they educate and make themselves successful enough that they can afford a house and not have to deal with it. This also goes for the aforementioned whiners. You don't like constant noise? Move or STFU.
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they aren't whiny when you invade their space.

why don't you understand this?

does the world really revolve around your life? Everyone must tolerate and bow to you 24 hours a day, no matter what?

Are you still the only soul on this planet who has preferences, and only his preferences matter?

what a douche.

I'ma gonna fire my pistol through the ceiling. If you're my upstairs neighbor and get a flesh wound, or simply don't like dodging my bullets, then you can just suck it you whiny bitch.
 
Lean L

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zinfamous said:
for someone who claims to be an audiophile, you sure do know dick about the way sound carries. To assume that your apartment is "sound deadened" is the most asinine idea in this thread.

what a dbag.

don't you know that a subwoofer is much louder below, than in the room that it is placed? Sometimes, it's even louder in the room above.

I'm only assuming, of course, that you haven't put some $5,000+ into pro sound containment in your rented apartment to actually contain this noise. Merely an assumption, of course.
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Alright then. You have fun living in your postulates and theorems world. I don't take the time to think out trivial things like how sound travels in an apartment. I live and learn like normal people. Based on your many posts I can say though that you either cannot read, or are abnormally paranoid. Don't extrapolate your very limited experiences to the rest of the world. Don't use analogies if you don't know how to properly utilize them. Not a person in the world will agree with you based on the emotionally driven shooting at the ceiling analogy...
 
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iamanidiot said:
Alright then. You have fun living in your postulates and theorems world. I don't take the time to think out trivial things like how sound travels in an apartment. I live and learn like normal people. Based on your many posts I can say though that you either cannot read, or are abnormally paranoid. Don't extrapolate your very limited experiences to the rest of the world. Don't use analogies if you don't know how to properly utilize them. Not a person in the world will agree with you based on the emotionally driven shooting at the ceiling analogy...
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It doesn't take an audio forensics team to figure out if your shit is too goddamn loud.
 
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Cheesetogo

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I really don't see the problem with the OP. He played music a bit too loud, neighbors complained, and so he turned it down. You're only an asshole if you refuse to lower the volume IMO.
 
HAL9000

HAL9000

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I opened this thread read the op, thinking are you an idiot. Then I read the op's name...
 
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TheVrolok

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I haven't turned my sub on more than a handful of times in the past few years. It's a great sub, pumps out tons of quality bass.. but I've been living in an apartment and there's no reason to be a prick. Now if I'm watching a movie/listening to some music on a Fri/Sat night then I'll turn it on provided I'm not aware that the guy below me has any exams early the next week. I've never had any complaints, so I guess it's ok.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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iamanidiot said:
Alright then. You have fun living in your postulates and theorems world. I don't take the time to think out trivial things like how sound travels in an apartment. I live and learn like normal people. Based on your many posts I can say though that you either cannot read, or are abnormally paranoid. Don't extrapolate your very limited experiences to the rest of the world. Don't use analogies if you don't know how to properly utilize them. Not a person in the world will agree with you based on the emotionally driven shooting at the ceiling analogy...
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proving your member name true, one post at a time.
 
HAL9000

HAL9000

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iamanidiot said:
Alright then. You have fun living in your postulates and theorems world. I don't take the time to think out trivial things like how sound travels in an apartment. I live and learn like normal people. Based on your many posts I can say though that you either cannot read, or are abnormally paranoid. Don't extrapolate your very limited experiences to the rest of the world. Don't use analogies if you don't know how to properly utilize them. Not a person in the world will agree with you based on the emotionally driven shooting at the ceiling analogy...
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I agree with him, I doubt I'm the only one.
 
HAL9000

HAL9000

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iamanidiot said:
That's cute.. did you think you were people? Looks like someone has been spoiling you by letting you eat at the table.
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Hmmm. If I'm not people then I must actually be an artificial intelligence like HAL9000, in any event my intelligence is superior to yours, you are wrong, and you know it. Move along.
 
BudAshes

BudAshes

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For a second I thought you were actually doing something else, but then I realized this is atot.
 
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