...see if you can understand them in normal voice.
Warning: Do not try this with my teenagers.
...see if you can understand them in normal voice.
One way to address the noise coming through your ceiling is to get a urethane foam contractor to come in and spray in foam in the joist areas. I have done this a number of times with very good results. I have found that the most important area is that along the edge where the under-flooring meets the joists. A 2" bead along each of these surfaces will greatly reduce foot fall noise. If it is in the budget to do more, than covering the entire area of the sub-floor with 1" or more of foam can do wonders in reducing noise transmission. There are mineral loaded foams available that are even more effective. You can also buy two component kits and do the job yourself. These usually cover 300 to 600 square feet at 1".
Here is the other side of it. One of the reasons that this works so well is that it improves the rigidity of the floor. If your listening room has a wood floor over trusses and you can access the underside to do this same process, I think you will be surprised how much this not only tightens up bass response - but improves almost every other area of performance.
Just looking for good sound. I'm thinking of a concrete with a hard wood floor on top of it.
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