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any recommendations on an apartment where i can play music as loud i want?
I've been looking for an apartment for months now, and maybe i need some help...been trying to find a place around $800-900 a month where I can play my music without having the neighbours pounding the walls or calling the cops. I've had lots of problems with this in my last few apartments and i'm sick of it, I dont' want to feel guilty for enjoying music...I've narrowed it down to either:
an apartment above a store - has no neighbours above or below, but still has them beside...
coach house - no direct neighbours but landlord will be 15 feet away
I've looked at a few of these types of places but all have had sketchy landlords or were dumps.
Anyone have any experience in having a place where you can put the knob to 11...or more?
Re: any recommendations on an apartment where i can play music as loud i want?
I lived with two guys who liked loud music. At first I thought, "Yay! Loud music!" A few days later, I couldn't take it anymore. They had it blasting 24/7.
Anyway, this place was located at Landsdowne/Bloor. There was never one noise complaint (except by me). That area is too sketchy for the people to really care about loud music, haha.
hey
Have you tried soundproofing your music room by using some sort of insulation?
I've also heard of this device which limits the sound waves in between the walls. I don acquire details though, sorry.
If you lookin for above store apartments I advice you to not to hurry and choose a place that is clean and settleable, but more likely you'd have a next door neighbor who might not like your loud music.
good luck dude.
Re: any recommendations on an apartment where i can play music as loud i want?
I think they have a few rooms available.
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie I think they have a few rooms available. |
deaf people are sensitive to vibrations.
fail.
If you can afford it, lofts are great.
or... apartments over shops
OR.... I know a friend who is a dj who used to live in a warehouse where art classes were taught during the day... he lived above... they appreciated the tunes when they were there, and it didnt bug them when they werent.
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| Originally posted by barbina deaf people are sensitive to vibrations. fail. |
how about this
why dont you just wear headphones and save yourself the hastle
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| Originally posted by geroin how about this |
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| Originally posted by barbina deaf people are sensitive to vibrations. fail. |
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| Originally posted by Rook why dont you just wear headphones and save yourself the hastle |
apparently 40 gerrard is such a building, at least on the upper floor 
amazing how long, loud or at what level music can be played there w/o complaints.
its very refreshing to see either a) very tolerant neighbours, or b) apartments that are so well insulated that the noise really, truly doesnt bleed into the other apartments besides and above/below!
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie
I think they have a few rooms available.
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| Originally posted by Rook why dont you just wear headphones and save yourself the hastle |
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| Originally posted by Invasionmix It's just not the same |
yeah, headphones isn't the same at all. And i'm not talking about club levels here, I have spent a lot of money and time on a great sound system and I would like to able to use it around 85-90 dB without stress.
I've read into soundproofing, but its really the vibrations from low bass that are the problem, higher frequencies don't travel through walls very easily. It really has a lot to do with how the building is constructed. Usually soundproofing has to be thought of during construction, placing damping in between the walls.
I guess my search continues for now...
Used to live above an acupuncture clinic, and while they were open during the days I had to keep the volume down, once they closed shop for the day - I could blast as loud as I wanted and my roommates would tolerate.
Was nice, I miss that place 
move to dundas.
Aren't the newer condos soundproofed?
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| Originally posted by electro88 Aren't the newer condos soundproofed? |
Above Bruce Philips Florist in Windsor.
I feel your pain man. I hate my apartment for that sole reason. Feels like the amount of time I listen to music has gone down at least 90% since being here. Good thing I'm out, and into a house Sound proof basement room baby.
Soundproofing is an option, but you have to also worry about the sound escaping through the floor and ceiling.
If you want truly proper sound at any time of day, the only way to really go about it is to get your own house, or loft, or find some extremely tolerant neighbours. (even with a house with certain sub-division designs, the bass will travel to the tightly packed homes near by, so sound dampening insulation is still needed).
This is the problem I've run into with working in the studio. Luckily for me at the place I currently rent has a bunker in the sub-basement I've converted into a sound-proofed room, so when sound does escape (which is only bass) it only ends up in my own kitchen. So other than the odd dinner plate rattling around, pretty solid
Ok, here's what you do:
1. Eat lots of eggs, don't throw away the cartons.
2. Pick a room.
3. Cover all the walls, ceilings, and floor [you may have to remove it first], cover with the abovementioned cartons.
4. Don't tell the fire marshal, and pray for no fires.
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