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Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor?
      18/10/04 10:27 PM
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If you have not bought yet, don't buy a flat in a typical London town house (on any floor!). I'd really give the agents a poser up front and say it's concrete floors or nothing. I've lived in both and also had the "joys" of trying to improve isolation with a wooden floor. IMHO nothing really works.

It's not just you and your noise. It cuts both ways. You will find a good mic will pick up the neighbours' TV programmes or whatever while you are tracking.

Oh yes, and spikes on hi-fi speakers are not to minimise contact with the floor, but to ensure you do get contact with the floor e.g. through carpets. They turn the floor into a soundboard, which will also piss off neighbours below.

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* If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith 15/10/04 02:44 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Studio Support Gnome   16/10/04 03:35 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   16/10/04 08:31 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   17/10/04 12:31 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Steve Hill   18/10/04 10:27 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   19/10/04 08:11 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Matt Downing   19/10/04 09:16 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   19/10/04 09:28 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Wease   19/10/04 10:59 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   19/10/04 11:04 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? thefruitfarmer   19/10/04 07:04 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   20/10/04 08:30 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? thefruitfarmer   20/10/04 08:57 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   20/10/04 12:02 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Matt Downing   20/10/04 03:59 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Escapee Planes   20/10/04 04:13 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The real musiclover   20/10/04 11:08 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   21/10/04 08:22 AM
. * Options? thefruitfarmer   21/10/04 08:41 AM
. * Re: Options? The Beatsmith   21/10/04 08:55 AM
. * Re: Options? Matt Downing   21/10/04 11:33 AM
. * Re: Options? The Beatsmith   03/11/04 10:58 AM
. * Re: Options? thefruitfarmer   21/10/04 09:19 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? thefruitfarmer   20/10/04 02:28 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Matt Downing   20/10/04 09:24 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Studio Support Gnome   15/10/04 03:18 PM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   16/10/04 12:02 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? Adam Inglis   16/10/04 04:49 AM
. * Re: If you have a top floor flat... how much sound travels through the floor? The Beatsmith   16/10/04 05:15 AM

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