Considering Filing a Harassment Claim
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If you can hear it more than 4 ft from the speakers it's too loud. Sorry. It's just how it is in apartment living.
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@thanksaj said:
@coliver said:
A good set of headphones would solve this issue. I know they can be a pain but I became a headphone lover as soon as I got my first noise complaint in school. Granted... playing Halo with the bass at max on a 7.1 system in an apartment probably wasn't the best idea.
The worst part about it was that the neighbor who complained regularly had parties on friday/Saturday nights which went into all hours of the morning... not fun when you have to be at work at 6am the next day.
Yeah, Mine is a 5.1 with a kick-ass bass but I keep it all down pretty far. If I ever do blast my music, which is rare, it's during the middle of the day when most people are at work or generally out-and-about.
Ah, you will notice even with these system really low (and the base down all the way) the low end will still carry through thin walls, especially if they are just lightweight sheetrock.
One of the things that you can try to do is re-arrange it so that the sub is next to something that absorbs sound. I've noticed some mattresses do a great job for bass, although not so much for sounds on the higher end.
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@Minion-Queen said:
If you can hear it more than 4 ft from the speakers it's too loud. Sorry. It's just how it is in apartment living.
That seems extreme. However, my kitchen is right next to my desk, and it's barely audiable from my kitchen when it's not the normal volume I have it on.
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@thanksaj said:
That seems extreme. However, my kitchen is right next to my desk, and it's barely audiable from my kitchen when it's not the normal volume I have it on.
It should. The volume at which you have to keep audio in an apartment is extremely low. If you feel that it is a comfortable level, it's probably too high. It sucks, but this is how apartments are. You have to be careful how loud you talk and stuff.
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You're probably better off just going with wireless headphones so that you can wander around with the music at the level you like. Many modern apartments are shit for noise insulation, so even if it doesn't sound too loud to you, it might even be louder where they are.
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@scottalanmiller said:
That you feel you can comfortably hear everything means that you are likely much louder than you think.
This is definitely my wife's opinion, I do suffer some hearing loss, so I always want the TV louder.. she's constantly complaining... But the of wearing headphones is even worse.
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@Nic said:
You're probably better off just going with wireless headphones so that you can wander around with the music at the level you like. Many modern apartments are shit for noise insulation, so even if it doesn't sound too loud to you, it might even be louder where they are.
I have a good set of wireless headphones. I have the Plantronics Backbeat Pro. Oddly enough, their Backbeat products don't work with their BT300 adapter. My laptop doesn't have built-in bluetooth. That's my biggest dilemma.
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I use plan, old simple Logitech USB headphones. Work great, never run out of juice.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I use plan, old simple Logitech USB headphones. Work great, never run out of juice.
I despise cords. I have my RIG headset I use when I want to crank the volume later at night, but I'd love to use my Backbeat Pro headset with my laptop!
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BT adapters are cheap. I have one on my desktop.
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This is a case of suck it up and deal with it. Not that it is an awesome solution but, you live in an apartment gotta do what you gotta do.
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@scottalanmiller said:
BT adapters are cheap. I have one on my desktop.
I don't think you contemplate my level of broke.
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@thanksaj Says the man with a gaming laptop and eighty three monitors
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I'm well aware of how cheap bluetooth adapters are. Believe me.
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@thanksaj said:
I'm not trying to cause unnecessary trouble, but this is getting ridiculous.
Throw on the headphones. You live in an apartment with apparently thin walls and floors, and have neighbors who are looking for something to complain about.
Don't give them any ammo. Apartments suck, condo's suck (I know, lived in one for a year, then owned one for the past 8 years).
Make sure you know your lease agreement front and back too.
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My wife ordered this one and likes it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K1GUY7M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1That reminds me, we had some super sensitive downstairs neighbors at our last place. They would complain that we walked too loud (even though we didn't wear our shoes indoors). They basically expected us to tiptoe around. They started harassing us and banging on the ceiling. We finally had to report them to the apartment complex, who set them straight. The management even offered to move them to a new unit on the top floor.
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If she keeps calling the police and there is really no cause, the police will eventually take issue with her. But that takes a while and is at their discretion.
