I just wanted to bump this thread as it's an interesting topic for me. My annoying neighbors have finally moved out - they had a full drum kit, two giant tower speakers and a pretty big sub. Their entertainment room shared a wall with my bedroom. I could usually hear the guy playing Halo at 3am. After a few complaints, the drumming stopped and the system got turned down quite a bit. I was in their place listening to it once when they were so confused how it could be bothering me, and it was typical home theatre listening volume with the sub turned on.
To them, it sounded reasonable. They didn't grasp the concept that repetitive bass when you are trying to sleep (it would vibrate my matress) is probably the most annoying thing ever. Trying to be a reasonable neighbor, I never complained during the day - but it wasn't any less annoying then. If I was in my bedroom, the wall would literally be vibrating and all I would hear is "thump, thump, thuthuthu thump"
Home theatre systems do not belong in apartments or condos unless you have basically zero bass. Bass travels, seems to rattle and vibrate the most annoying things (like my baseboard heaters or matress) and can cause people to become super irritated because you cannot adjust to the noise. This is a concrete building too.
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