I'm not sure how old she is, landlord alluded she was somewhere in her 60s or so and that this particular tenant has always had a bit of a sour attitude. I have also lived in this building longer than anyone else in it including the landlord (four and a half years), save for the complaining neighbour who moved in a month before I did. Building management knows me quite well and know I'm certainly not an unreasonable guy.
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Originally Posted by THE SCUD
Karma can also be a biatch. If you're listening to stuff loud enough for it to be heard through concrete walls, it's time to unplug the sub and realise you live in a friggin apartment, not a house, so you give up a few things in the name of common decency.
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Derp... concrete walls? Don't I wish, the walls are
wood. Believe me, I took the wood floors/walls into consideration when I set up the stereo, which likely contributes to why none of the other tenants have complained.
All of the speakers (not just the subs) are kept away from shared walls, and away from the baseboard heaters (since the sound might carry through the pipes). I even have small sections of carpet cut out and placed beneath the subwoofers to dampen any vibrations (even though they already have soft rubber feet on them for this purpose).
I lived on the main floor of this building previously (so was spoiled with concrete floors), and my neighbours above me were heavy walkers (and sometimes sounded like they were just jumping on the floor for no reason), but so long as they weren't doing it at night, it was none of my business.
I think part of being a good neighbour in a residential building is being reasonable enough to make concessions so as to endeavour not to disturb others (as I have) but also understanding that you will still get some noise from surrounding suites and that's an expected downside of living in these sorts of buildings.
And as I said, the noise of her refrigerator was louder than what bass I could hear. I'd sooner complain to the management about how loud the fridge in my suite was than the neighbour's bass if mine was that loud.