Rooms & neighbours
How a room shapes what your speakers sound like, and how to judge noise and sound insulation in a flat before you move in.
- Acoustics and sound insulation before you rent: how to judge noise when viewing a flat
How to assess a flat's noise before signing: street, neighbours and building services, walls, floors, windows and doors, simple tests to make during a viewing, the standards new buildings must meet, your options if noise becomes a problem, and what can be improved without building work.
- Listening-room acoustics at home: reflections, bass and simple treatment
How an ordinary living room changes what your speakers sound like: early reflections, reverberation, room modes and bass, listening and speaker positions, soft furnishings, what acoustic panels can and cannot do, and how to keep the neighbours on side.
