Apartment setup

[jared555]

I may be moving from my parent's house that is out in the country into a apartment building in town in the next few months. The problem is I don't want to make the neighbors mad (which would be very easy for me to do).

I don't know too much about the building but I know it is a 1 story building. There is a CHANCE that I could get an apartment on the corner of the building, so the best case would be I would have my bedroom between the living area and anyone else or a hallway between me and another person's apartment.

My current system includes:
Onkyo TX-SR602 (85 watt x 7)
2 large pioneer bookshelf speakers
4 small polk audio bookshelf speakers
The big problem: SVS PSB-10


Even when i have the sub turned off I can hear the speakers through the wall that is between my room and my parent's room at medium loud levels (not insane but not quiet either)

I know even if I get a good location in the building the sub will be a problem.

Other than either making some really good friends before using the stereo or renting all the surrounding apartments there solutions that will at least let me listen to the system at higher levels than I would otherwise?

Also, even the HTIB system I have (I forget the model but it is Onkyo) that I plan on using for the PC would probably get me into trouble

I listen to a wide variety of sources on the system.
General TV

Music:
"Alternative" (I still consider most of it rock)
Christian Rock
Rock

Movies:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi

A wide variety of games

 

[Seth=L]

There isn't a whole lot you can do, aside from avoid high levels of output during night hours or when neighbors are home. I have an HSU STF-2 and I crank it when my neighbors aren't home.

 

[mpompey]

I was in a similar situation years ago when I was in college and just getting started in HT.

You'll probably need to invest in some good around the ear headphones, like Sennheiser HD650s. The headphones are so good you really won't mind not turning on all your equipment. In fact, with good headphones the sound will probably be better than your actually speakers and room response, etc.

That SVS sub is going to be a problem. Low frequency sound travels far, there's nothing you are going to be able to do about that.

Just play at a reasonable level before 11:00PM, talk to your neighbors to help determine if your music is too loud. Who knows you may have neighbors that are half-deaf or could care less.