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2008-03-07T15:25:00.000-08:00

Stop by my ultra sexy soundproofing site Soundproofing with Dave, I try to regulary update this site with the latest soundproofing news and product information. However, some months are just slow, so you may not see much news coming in.

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Dave

Soundproofing with Dave

Noise Rebellion Theater

2008-03-05T15:48:00.000-08:00

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Auditorium Acoustics – Challenges and Solutions

2007-10-18T16:39:00.001-07:00

Overview of some acoustical challenges of auditoriums and soundproofing treatments aimed at overcoming them.

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Rant regarding noisy neigbors: Contains Adult Language

2007-09-07T08:58:00.000-07:00

It is a little more quiet in New York today

2007-07-05T22:39:00.000-07:00

New York's new noise code went into effect on July 1st. New Yorker's rejoice with giant fireworks display. Read More

DIY project for soundproofing your door, looks cool too!

2007-06-27T16:45:00.000-07:00

Over at Soundproofing with Dave you will find instructions on soundproofing a door. While it will not completely block out the noise, it will reduce the noise. Link

Teen unplugs 'noisy' life support machine

2007-06-27T16:35:00.000-07:00

Ok, so your in the hospital trying to get some rest. One problem, that annoying life support machine hooked up to the old guy next to you is making to much noise. Solution! unplug life machine and sleep in peace.

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Judge: Scream all you want, kids! No jail for parents in pool noise case.

2007-06-26T08:10:00.003-07:00

The complaints of kids yelling in the family pool fell on deaf ears Wednesday night when Bayville's acting village justice dismissed a summons accusing the girls' parents, William and Rachel Poczatek, of violating a village noise ordinance. Poczatek said he was shocked when he and his wife were slapped with a summons.

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ZENN - Zero Emissions, No Noise Plug-in Electric Vehicle

2007-06-26T08:10:00.001-07:00

Zenn Motor Company's ZENN car stands for zero emissions, no noise. And that's exactly what it delivers. The earth-friendly neighborhood electric vehicle, which tops out at just 25 mph, is a viable and increasingly popular alternative to gasoline-powered low speed vehicles.

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Keep it down: New York City noise regulations going into effect

2007-06-26T08:09:00.001-07:00

On a busy street corner in Manhattan, a cabbie lays on the horn as he struggles through rush hour traffic. A few blocks away, sirens blare as an ambulance races down the street. In the subway below, train screech to a piercing halt and an amateur dance troupe blasts hip-hop music on the platform.

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Barking dog and weird neighbor

2007-06-22T17:50:00.000-07:00

Strangely entertaining.

Residential Soundproofing Contract Okayed for Work Near LAX

2007-06-20T08:48:00.001-07:00

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to AMD construction Group of theCity of Orange for a portion of the Los Angeles International Airport's(LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program. The $2,545,400 contract covers sound insulation modifications on a total of 174 dwelling units at 8655Belford Avenue, a condominium complex known as Madrid Apartments in Westchester.

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Soundproof Snowboarding Helmet

2007-01-11T13:57:00.001-08:00

The Giro Bluetooth Tune Ups replace your Giro helmet’s ear pads so you can wirelessly listen to music or make awkward, hard-to-hear phone calls while riding. The $200 rig is only compatible with iPods and A2DP cell phones, but you can also use it off the hill by either wearing your helmet everywhere or using the included headphone attachment. Unfortunately, the kit doesn’t include a helmet-mounted rearview mirror to watch for skiers around you since you won’t be able to hear them.

By Rocky Thompson

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Soundproofing: So you want to have sex with your mistress, but your worried about her screaming

2007-01-05T20:42:00.001-08:00

So, your a big time actor or director with a sweet little mistress on the side. She is a real screamer and you need to be discreet. The place for you is the Chateau Marmont, secluded and private. "With thick soundproof walls in every room, your mistress can scream your name as loud as she wants."

If your sans mistress, well to bad for you but this hotel has plenty of history to keep you busy. John Belushi overdosed here and Jim Morrison injured himself swing like a little monkey.

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A scientist's dream

2007-01-05T00:54:00.001-08:00

A scientist's dream - Sleep and brain museum takes shape in old barn
By Jenna Russell, Globe Staff | December 25, 2006

BURKE, Vt. -- Stepping into the dimly lit old dairy barn, on a muddy road in the remote Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, feels like drifting into a peculiar dream. Maybe it's the mannequins with terra cotta heads, tucked snugly into bed behind a plexiglass barrier. Maybe it's the human brain stored in a jar, or the video screens overhead that show sleeping couples tossing and turning in a series of slide projections.

Students quit schools over noise

2007-01-04T08:46:00.001-08:00

SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT - Students quit schools over noise
Minister meets with local residents suffering from the thunder of take-offs and landings

A primary-school student was driven to quit school after his parents had had enough of the ear-deafening noise caused by 14 flights an hour arriving at and departing from Suvarnabhumi Airport, affecting the boy's health and concentration.

The father of Natthanon Veeraphitkasem, a Prathom-2 student at Sathit Bang Na School in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district, submitted a resignation letter to the school headmistress last month, saying, "The noise of the aircraft is unbearably loud."

"We predict more students will leave the school by the end of the year, as some parents are now considering the move," said Nadrudee Chitrangsan, an assistant to the school headmistress.

Sathit Bang Na is located near Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the 1,086 students, including kindergarten and primary- and secondary-school students, are being driven to distraction, because none of the 54 classrooms are soundproof.

"The school environment has been designed as a 'resort school' in which the classrooms are in a natural environment, so none of them has air-conditioners, either," she said.

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The Detroit News: GM seeks quiet riot for Enclave

2006-11-15T16:08:00.001-08:00

2008 crossover boasts soundproofing features in a bid to compete with Lexus, Mercedes-Benz.

Sharon Terlep / The Detroit News

MILFORD -- General Motors Corp. will employ an arsenal of soundproofing technology in hopes of making its upcoming Buick Enclave crossover one of the quietest rides on the road.

Buick officials said Thursday that the brand will face off with the likes of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz when the five-door luxury crossover debuts next year as a 2008 model. The Enclave will be built at GM's new $1 billion plant in Delta Township near Lansing.

GM hopes a sleek exterior, laminated steel and perforated leather seats that absorb sound will quiet critics and sell the Enclave to a younger, more affluent crowd. The features are the latest incarnation of Buick's QuietTuning technology, used in such models as the Lucerne and LaCrosse sedans.

"This technology is very powerful and very simple," Buick general manager Steve Shannon said Thursday at the GM Proving Grounds, where the Enclave underwent sound testing in high-tech wind tunnels and on low-tech bumpy roads. "This is basically a luxury car that just happens to seat seven or eight people."

A quiet ride is not a perk, but an expectation in the luxury market, and it's an area where Buick has fallen short in the past, said Brian Moody, road test editor for Edmunds.com. "People who are purchasing luxury vehicles expect a certain serenity or quietness with a vehicle," Moody said. "If they don't get that, it seems cheap."

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A guy builds his new home on "the noisiest site in San Diego"

2006-11-15T15:54:00.001-08:00

While most of us try to avoid the noise, Architect Lloyd Russel built his home under the flight path of the San Diego Airport and next to Interstate 5. Using concrete and special windows, he was able to tame the noise.

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Even in space, one can not find quiet

2006-11-14T17:54:00.001-08:00

Russian astronauts are in need of soundproofing. Read More

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Living In Florence: Noisy Neighbors are Normal

2006-11-11T13:21:00.000-08:00

Sunday, October 15, 2006
Melinda Gallo

It seems like Sunday is the day when I hear my neighbors the most. Our windows are open because the weather is still nice, but at 9AM I heard the elderly man downstairs whistling at the pigeons and another girl, probably one of the new tenants downstairs, singing along with the radio.

During the week, we hear the elderly man yelling at the younger woman who lives with him in the apartment underneath ours. Doors slam and windows bang shut quite often in the middle of the afternoon. There is a small child that lives above us in the building next door to us who cries almost every night at 11PM.

And, now our new neighbors downstairs come home late at night, around 1AM, and talk outside in rather loud voices as if it were the middle of the afternoon. They also have a German Shepherd that barks sometimes and usually never before midnight.

We had one neighbor woman the first year that we were living in this building who would scream at the top of her lungs twice a day. It got so bad that if anyone wanted to come by our apartment, I would make sure it was during a time when she wouldn't be screaming.

I found out that I'm not the only one with noisy neighbors. It's quite typical here in Florence, if not in most of Italy. One of my friends, Sara, said that an elderly woman who lives next door to her yells a lot as well for hours on end. Luckily, she's not home much, but still the elderly woman isn't going anywhere.

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Lowercase sounds - Whisper the songs of silence

2006-11-10T13:33:00.000-08:00

"Lowercase sound" is the name given to a loose movement in electronic music that emphasizes very quiet sounds and the long, empty silences between them.

Created largely by scientists, techies and experimental musicians, lowercase recordings are frequently based on the magnification of minute sounds through a

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Bang & Olufsen Release Earset 2 Bluetooth Headset

2006-11-10T13:19:00.001-08:00

Bang & Olufsen have released the Earset 2 Bluetooth heaset as a sequel to their Earset 1 wired headset. The heaset as with all Bang & Olufsen products was designed to produce and transmit the clearest possible sound. The Earset 2 features two microphones in order to minimize background noise as far as possible.

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'Silent aircraft': How it works

2006-11-10T13:19:00.000-08:00

Engineers from the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled a radical design for a "silent aircraft". The team says any noise from the concept aircraft, known as the SAX-40, would be "imperceptible" beyond the boundaries of an airport. It would also burn far less fuel than conventional planes.

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Jury Selection Starts in Nightclub Fire

2006-11-10T13:13:00.000-08:00

Jury selection began Tuesday for the highly anticipated trial of one of the owners of the nightclub where a fire killed 100 people three years ago. The blaze at The Station, which began when sparks from stage pryotechnics ignited soundproofing foam on the club's walls and ceiling.

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Noise Cancelling Headphones Connect to Your Music Player and Mobile

2006-08-31T22:53:00.000-07:00

You can block out the world around you, yet still stay connected via your Mobile.

Skullcandy Proletariat Noise Cancelling Headphones with LINK Technology

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Gadgeteer
Hands On Review by Judie Hughes
August 28, 2006

"I should start this review with the statement that anybody who travels needs a set of noise reducing headphones. But the fact is that NR headphones shouldn't just be used when sitting on a plane next to a frustrated parent who is holding a squalling baby. NR headphones are a great way to cut out any obnoxious background noise, they can make things quiet enough that the wearer can sleep, relax, or even work more productively in the noisiest environment. When used in conjunction with a set of NR headphones, digital music players can put the listener inside their own personal music studio - with no external noises to mar the quality of the audio."

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