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Need advice on how to sound insulate my room

Need advice on how to insulate my stereo room. My rig is is in the finished basement of my home. Problem is that the house is old'ish and the sound reverberates throughout the house - probably through the basement drywall and ceiling.

The upstairs floors are hardwood, with throw rugs. The walls are plaster on lathe.

The basement ceiling is drywall. However, the ceiling height is only about 8 feet, so a drop ceiling is not an option.

Not sure there's much I can do, but any suggestions have to be aesthetically nice or my wife will object.

Thanks
bifwynne

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bifwynne OP
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Thanks guys -- good suggestions all!

Ths, my rig sits on a carpeted concrete slab in the basement. Doubt that the carpeted slab will transmit that much sound to the rest of the house. As the above posts suggest, most of the sound is passing through the drywalls and ceiling to the rest of the house. I think the only way to attenuate the sound is by doubling up on the drywall as suggested, plus the Green Glue stuff.
bifwynne OP
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Liz, the answer to your questions is yes and yes. Check my system gear.

Was wondering if there is such a thing as sound absorption tile panels that I could glue to the ceiling. Maybe cork board for the walls would help.

Shame is, the room and my system seem to work well together -- makes for a good sound presenation. Killing the resonance might kill the sound.
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