Adding drywall and green glue (or liquid nails) may help with some of the problem, but the deeper bass will probably continue passing through the walls and travelling to the upstairs via studs, etc. You just can't practically add enough mass to attenuate those frequencies. If you're willing and able to do it you might look into resilient channels that act like shock absorbers between the drywall and studs, beams, etc. Again, the Geddes book I mentioned earlier does a good job of explaining this stuff.
Need advice on how to sound insulate my room
Need advice on how to insulate my stereo room. My rig is is in the finished basement of my home. Problem is that the house is old'ish and the sound reverberates throughout the house - probably through the basement drywall and ceiling.
The upstairs floors are hardwood, with throw rugs. The walls are plaster on lathe.
The basement ceiling is drywall. However, the ceiling height is only about 8 feet, so a drop ceiling is not an option.
Not sure there's much I can do, but any suggestions have to be aesthetically nice or my wife will object.
Thanks
The upstairs floors are hardwood, with throw rugs. The walls are plaster on lathe.
The basement ceiling is drywall. However, the ceiling height is only about 8 feet, so a drop ceiling is not an option.
Not sure there's much I can do, but any suggestions have to be aesthetically nice or my wife will object.
Thanks
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