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quote from original post ... " i try to use headphones when i can but sometimes i just want to listen from my speakers! "

yes, just a little bit..

i tried communicating with them. i went to their door and when asked who is it, i said i'm the guy from downstairs who plays his music and you knock on the ceiling. then everything went quiet and no answer. so i left it at that.

haha! some of us are still civilised even when tanked up!

i have recently sound proofed the walls but not the ceiling. as its a pain in the arse to do so! the room is pretty much square. about 15ft by 15 approx. i guess there is bugger all i can do about it! i thought maybe different positioning of the speakers or something might help.. but other than that i have no idea! and i'm losing my patience with them! but of course its ok for their little rug rats to scream the building down every day and i am privileged enough to hear that constantly...

This might seem like a stupid question.. but i currently use desktop speakers at home, if I'm not using headphones. how can i best position these in order to not disturb my neighbours who live above me? recently i have had them banging on the ceiling more than once and i don't even play my music that loud! i try to use headphones when i can but sometimes i just want to listen from my speakers! without these super sensitive hearing neighbours bothering me! just a few days ago i was listening around 8:30 pm, not late at night, and every 2 mins i heard them pounding on the ceiling! I wanted to go up there and ask them what their problem was, but that of course could have had a negative result so i just turned it down, and the pounding stopped. this happens every single time i listen from my speakers! and i'm really fed up with it! the walls are not made of paper! i currently have two desktop speakers, one on either end of the room, situated roughly in the middle, near the wall facing each other on flat surfaces (desks)

ok i understand. yes i agree . it should be fun trying out different ones! i just need to find the time now! there are not enough hours in the day, nor days in the week! but i will get around to it... i must!!!!

hmmm. not sure how i feel about that... paying for something i dont get.. kind of.. i would prefer to actually have a copy of the song especialy if i am paying for it. although i might try it out! for a month or something.

schiit speakers look like some heavy duty gear!

Thats exactly the kind of thing i wanted to hear! haha. I'm searching those brands now!

Streaming music service? that i have never considered? what exactly does that involve? you mean spend as much money as i can afford and as much time testing beforehand i assume?

great advice bear. thank you! 2000 sounds a lot to me even for used speakers! but at least now i know what to expect. i am sure if the sound is good i will consider it money well spent after a while! not at first though! haha. your reply has started me on a research and exploration journey online... good thing i'm not working tomorrow. it may be a late night with burned computer screen eyeballs!

ok. bucketsloads of wonga i don't have! haha i guess what you say makes sense. A decent surround system would cost a lot. so you mean i could start with a good two channel system and later add components that allow extra speakers to make it like a surround system?

Nice!

possible to post pics for this newbie? thx :-)