I live in an apartment, and always on the second floor.
I use a small B&W with it resting on a 24" square patio block, and that on thick rubber feet. It is a front firing with a port at the bottom. I find it can be used to assist in most non-Rock&Roll music. (For modern Rock, way too much bass is in the recording, and my neighbors are more important to me than loud thumping, so I TURN IT OFF.)
For Jazz, and classical it is a helper.
Major bass is IMPOSSIBLE in an apartment with someone under you, if you want to keep your lease.
The biggest bass problem is a syncronized strong beat mainly Rock&Roll, a syncopated beat is far more acceptable to others. A irregular beat, with large no-bass gaps can usually get by if the neighbors are not hypercritical, (such as in Jazz)
You can move to a first floor apt, in a corner.. and perhaps get away with a sub for all occasions.
I use a small B&W with it resting on a 24" square patio block, and that on thick rubber feet. It is a front firing with a port at the bottom. I find it can be used to assist in most non-Rock&Roll music. (For modern Rock, way too much bass is in the recording, and my neighbors are more important to me than loud thumping, so I TURN IT OFF.)
For Jazz, and classical it is a helper.
Major bass is IMPOSSIBLE in an apartment with someone under you, if you want to keep your lease.
The biggest bass problem is a syncronized strong beat mainly Rock&Roll, a syncopated beat is far more acceptable to others. A irregular beat, with large no-bass gaps can usually get by if the neighbors are not hypercritical, (such as in Jazz)
You can move to a first floor apt, in a corner.. and perhaps get away with a sub for all occasions.