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Re: Sound dampening materials - need recommendations
i had wanted to so similar things. unless you want to or are willing to spend loads and have the aility to do significant work to your apt/ room, you can't play it loud and have the neighbor not hear/ feel the bass.
there are generally 2 kinds of products, ones that absorb sound and ones that block it. the absorbing ones, like bass traps are more about acoustically deadening a space than stopping sound from leaving it. what you need is something that will block sound and in order for it to work, it has to be applied to/ cover large areas of floor, ceiling and/ or wall. the stuff that works best is, of course, not cheap. you'd be looking at either heavy, thick vinyl type sound insulation intended for being built into/ under walls, ceilings and floors or getting "soundproof" type drywall products which can either replace or go on top of existing walls. there are doors made with sound limiting ratings as well.
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