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Neighbor hears bass from my sub and Two Play:1s? -- do I swap to Two Play:5s?

  • October 18, 2022
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My current living room setup is two Ones and sub on hardwood floor (part of the room has a rug). The hardwoods are new and have a thick layer of soundproofing, like gym floor mat, and it works amazing. My downstairs neighbor can only hear bass when Im listening at a decent volume at night. 

 

My question -- since the sub frequency is resonating on the ground, I assume it’s always going to be a problem. Would swapping to two Fives fix this? I want to be able to listen louder without disturbing.

 

Thanks

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Ken_Griffiths
  • 22015 replies
  • October 18, 2022

Why don’t you just toggle the sub ‘off’, or maybe simply reduce its Volume/EQ Bass levels in the room settings? (Settings/System/[Room Name]).


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  • Contributor I
  • 1 reply
  • October 18, 2022

Why don’t you just toggle the sub ‘off’, or maybe simply reduce its Volume/EQ Bass levels in the room settings? (Settings/System/[Room Name]).

That’s definitely possible. I was imagining since Fives produce more bass at ear level, less bass would travel through the floor? 

 

 

 


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  • Enthusiast II
  • 143 replies
  • October 18, 2022

It’s not the floor the sound waves hit the wall and penetrate them.. but the sub goes lower freq so I think the five will be less offensive and you can tune down the bass if needed 


Airgetlam
  • 44739 replies
  • October 18, 2022

I’d be tempted to place the Sub on a rubber mat, so it didn’t make a direct connection with the floor. I’d expect some loss of bass out of that situation, but much less transfer to the floor itself, and the neighbors as a result. But that’s not a full solution, like @Ken_Griffiths ‘ is. 


  • 13501 replies
  • October 19, 2022

It’s not the floor the sound waves hit the wall and penetrate them.. but the sub goes lower freq so I think the five will be less offensive and you can tune down the bass if needed 

I agree. The Sub is famous for not seeing water in a glass placed on it move when putting out bass, so I don't think this issue is caused by floor placement and will not be solved by delinking it from the floor.

I would first try Trueplay tuning of the set up if that has not been done. That eliminates bass bloat from the Sub makes the bass more tight and natural to the sound of acoustic bass music. Check with the neighbour what happens then. If that does not work, check again after dropping the Sub audio levels a couple of step below the default centre position.

I would not let go of the one pair + Sub combination in a hurry because of how well a properly set up system with those components can play all kinds of music.


Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • 12319 replies
  • October 19, 2022

There is also the possibility that a wall is picking up the sound and transferring it to the floor. Moving the Sub away from any nearby walls might do more for your neighbor than trying to decouple it from the floor.