The rockwool will help to reduce bass to your neighbour, but won't eliminate totally.

I want to know about this too. cos currently i stay at Condo. i scare kena complain... got 1 time i play MJ song very laught. D bass shake till my neighbor door also can feel it..

just wonder how about my above and below unit??

Well, the simplest way and not costing you anything is turning the volume down.
Occasionally during weekends (day time not late night) you may blast as you like.
My AV room is located exactly like yours but my neighbor advise the same as above???
Also try increasing your frequency as low frequency (loud base) tend to travel quite effectively next door.

The thicker the better then? how about flooring? thick carpet? and definitely Auralex or similar type foam beneath the subwoofer. Anyone doing soundproofing their windows? Double layer?

I won't be turning up the volume to a ridiculous level. Just enough..(or a little more) to fully enjoy the experience. At the same time not rocking my neighbor's room.

For absorbing bass generally the thicker the better. From reading the Net the min recommended thickness is 4", of course you can do thicker but it will eat into the room.

But don't overdo it until your room sounds 'dead'. I know your main goal is soundproofing (so as not to disturb neighbour) but you gotta balance that with maintaining good acoustics too. This part better check with the experts. Maybe the Auralex vendor (Center Circle) can advise you better.

For soundproofing, you need to have dry wall detach from your concrete wall as the air will act as a layer of insulation. Check out this website for more info.

http://www.truesoundcontrol.com/products/soundproofing.html

nice setup.... is it in the living hall or a dedicated ht room? btw did u get the xpa-5 directly from emo? how much did it cost u?

Just read your message.

After installing, I actually can insulate my hifi noise away from my neighbours, and their Majong noise away from me
Seriously !

For sound insulation, I suggest that you may want to know this fact: Best sound insulation is vacuum, followed by air, then liquid, last is solid substance.

Since you can't create a vacuum, second best is to create a layer of still air, as suggested by Pierreye. Create a airwall helps a lot, as in double glazing windows. Using rockwool actually generate a layer of air-filled layer that hindered noise passing from one surface to another. So the thicker it is, the better the sound insulation.

Why don't you consider putting either foam on your wall if you just want to insulate your specific hifi room, and paste on some sound insulation material as in this ( Click the forsale link here )for your acoustic treatment?

I did not use foam because my wall is in the sitting room. My wife will kill me then fed my body to the dogs if I do that.

This post has been edited by peter32: Aug 10 2010, 06:53 PM

Finally, my setup is near ready. Still looking around for a good set of speakers and some add-ons. Demoed HTKaki's SVS at the AV fair and the poison is still running in me. Any advise?

Projector: Panasonic PT-AE4000
Screen: OS Screen 120" (Fixed)
Amplifier: Yamaha RX-2065 and RXV-457 (Not in use)
Front Speaker: Yamaha NS-125F
Surround Speaker: Yamaha NS-M125
Center Speaker: Yamaha NS-C125
Subwoofer: YST-SW215
BluRay Player: Oppo BDP-83
Cables: All from monoprice
PC: HTPC with 6TB of movies

Nice and clean setup.

How big is the HT room?

Plan to do any sound treatment?

Nice room nyquil.

Yes, getting a good sub will really anchor the HT experience. Together with new speakers, it will be a magnitude higher than what you are used to with your Yamaha set.

I see you have the walls and ceiling painted grey. I would suggest you also paint the wall behind the screen darker.

Nice room, hhmm..the position of the center speaker is out.

nyquil nice setup!!!
still finishing mine up...

we have the same projector tho im going for a 90" screen from 13 feet viewing distance...

whats your viewing distance for 120"?

Nice set up looks like room are big.

room too big, screen to small, speakers need to change

*im a sourgrape

Very nice setup.. I wish i can have it too...

Anyhow, i think temperary u can just change ur center & subwoofer first..

The room is 21 x 18. Sound treatment is in my list - but it would be the last thing to do after i have upgraded my speakers


Thanks for the advise. Will definitely change the speakers and sub


my viewing distance is 13 feet as well. do share some pics as well once your setup is up and running. the projector is awesome!

u running 120" from 13 feet viewing distance!?!??!

u must be one of those guys that like to sit in the front row in the cinema!

anyways...awesome set up!

dog food eh..lol. sitting room? as in living den? by placing foam padding on the walls, can't you use partition to cover them up? or it's suppose to be exposed?

As for the window part, I have a double glass door that leads out to a little balcony. which i would be covering it with a blackout curtain. thick and heavy.



I was reading up online and some sites recommend a maximum of 13' viewing distance for 120" screen to get full experience of THX.

For 13' distance you can definitely go bigger than 90". I would suggest ~ 110".