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What is the sound level of Your Listening Room?

I am curious about what the sound level is at your listening position with your system turned off. I have checked mine and during the day it is about 43 dB and at 1:00 a.m. it can be as low as 28. I can improve the daytime level to 35 dB by turning off the refrigerators and air conditioner. What have you done to improve the sound level of your room?

I am considering adding a listening room to the back of my garage (wife is on board because she needs more storage space) and if you have made improvements that have reduced your ambient noise, please share them.
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mapman's avatar
mapman
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It’s a good question

Im sitting in an outdoor screened in room at the moment. The cicadas in my outside room were at 85db earlier this week so no music out there until that passes. Currently it’s dusk and at 42 with overhead fan on.

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mapman
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29db in main listening room.  
rocray's avatar
rocray
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I’m sitting in our finished basement,AKA “The Pit”. The room is pretty well insulated,drywall ceiling. The laundry room is behind me,with a dehumidifier running. I’m measuring 42db via phone app. 

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millercarbon
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@millercarbon That is good to hear. I may be pouring the walls to my addition to save me from buying lumber!

What I would do, buy all the lumber now. Sit on it. Six months from now sell it and buy a house. Buy a new system. Retire on the rest. Fricken lumber prices....!

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noromance
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22dB. Basement here too. The world is too loud to be upstairs in soundboard wooden boxes. Gimme a stone home any day.
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