Acoustic doors?

I have headphones and use them when I can. However, there are a lot times when headphones are not an option.
In any case, I was able to tighten up the door tolerances and temporarily hang two cotton and one wool blanket over the door. I have achieved a considerable improvement in sound attenuation and the Mrs. is surprisingly impressed my blankey solution. It's kind of like entering the yurt when you squeeze through the blankets
I see installing a solid core 1 3/4 exterior door with the best weight to price ratio and imploying a good gasket along with stiff framing and hinges as the best solution so far. Then I can see where the next weakest link is. I can't wait.

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For a more permanent fix, I'm thinking a heavy exterior door with good seals would be the most economical solution. Can anyone recommend some good manufacturers of such doors?

I don't know where you live, but if there's a Home Depot or Lowes nearby they sell several quality levels of solid core doors. I opted for plain (no panel) paint grade since the other interior doors are this style. You can go solid for as cheap as $75.00 or $80.00 (I just checked via internet).

Alternately, if you have a builder supply in your area, they stock door and window in an amazing array of styles and finishes, hopefully to suit your home and your wife :^).

Often a local handyman will have a wholesale account at one of these places, you can go shop with him and pay him a markup on the door and his labor and everyone comes out great. I did that with my three solid core doors (two different contractors) and got great results both times.

Albertporter,
Thanks for the advice. I have a contractor that I have been working with and I will talk to him about purchasing and installing the door. It will pobably be few months before the job will be started.
Hopefully I'll remember to post the results.

I would suggest solid core door, not a panel door. Prehung on an exterior frame. Order it without the sill and get a surface mount or recessed automatic door bottom. In addition to the weatherstrip installed in the frame get some surface mounted acoustic seals. Hager hinge makes some stuff at hagerhinge.com . Use 747S or 730S for door bottom and 866 for around frame. This stuff will not be available at home center but is readily available from commercial door suppliers. I used to sell this stuff in another life. Phil Brady.

Thank you Philbrady . This is exactly the kind of information I am seeking. I appreciate what a great resource Audiogon has become for me.
I have learned a lot from this thread and now I can see how mass, stiffness, and air seals all work together to make an effective acoustic door.
In the meantime I am tweaking my layered blanket door cover. It's actually quite nice as it gives the bedroom a cozy yurt-like atmospere that my wife, cat, dog, and I all dig.