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moving from house to an apartment.. goodbye 802D's

My beloved B&W 802D's with their down firing bass ports would probably drive the neighbors crazy.
I am considering moving to a pair of Revel Performa 126Be bookshelf speakers and using a Velodyne DD-15 raised off the floor.  Anybody have any experience with both the 802D's and the Revel Performa 126Be speakers?
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lalitk
5,071 posts
 
Keep the 802’s, if they become too loud for neighbors I would consider high efficiency speakers as alternative. Also, I would not move into apartment on 2nd or 3rd floor. You’re more likely to cause ‘rumble’ through suspended floors :-)
ryder
1,682 posts
 
Just listen at low to moderate volumes will be fine. Low volumes at night. Even if it's a bookshelf speaker, your neighbour will come knocking on your front door if you like your music loud.
speakermaster
738 posts
 
You can de couple speakers and subwoofers for apartment living but it is not the floor vibrations that will end your listening but the fact that most tenants will not put up with any music above a back ground level at all.
aewarren
576 posts
 
Get a ground level apartment.
erik_squires
15,766 posts
 
If you love your 802D's, keep them.  They won't rattle the floor.  Make sure however you have something like ISOacoustics on the floor. :)
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