sound proof floor - practical examples?


hello. i am in a condo on the top floor, it has decent sound proofing but was built in 2000 or 2001. i've read up on sound proofing, preventing my stereo sound from being too loud downstairs, but i'm wondering if anyone has an practical examples where it helped or didn't help.

for example i was thinking of 2.0lb/ft MLV and closed cell foam under carpet pad and carpet to help me turn up my volume a little. right now i'll pop in jazz or vocal, classical and get anywhere from 40db (which is pretty much silence in my space) to 77db peaks. i'd like to go a little more than that, 88db peaks maybe?

thanks
g19276
Anything you put under the speakers will change the sound. You may be able to increase volume, but not like the results.
Your problem is not unique. There is an entire industry of using engineered elements to sound proof rooms. If you do an internet search you can find a number of solutions. Granted these are on a different scale but should give you a few ideas to help soundproof your floor. I found these web sites looking damping materials myself.
Sounds_Real - so you've poured the lightweight concrete and had a good result?

the more i read, the more i think about it, it sounds like MLV which i think is like dynamat for car audio, which is layered/glued onto a 1/4" to 3/4" thick closed cell foam is likely to reduce both impact noise and airborne noise. the mass loaded vinyl (MLV) should be lifted off the floor, thus the closed cell foam attached to it.

i've even wondered about 2 layers of the foam/MLV, then carpet pad and carpet.

but like i said, there doesn't seem to be any actual experience.

i think i realize that lower frequencies, say 400 and below are going to continue to be a problem. i wish i could find someone who actually did some type of floor treatment and then was able to measure at the apartment/condo below to see what results were had.
It would be nice if soundproofing was one of the prime considerations in apartment and condo construction. I remeber way back in the day when friends would brag about how their apartment was soundproof. They just don't build them like they used to.

All the best,
Nonoise