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Re: Improving perceived loudness when system is constrainedBrad,I described some of the steps we have already taken. None of them were especially beneficial. Our last round gave us a decrease of 2db, but it's still 2db above ambient. It's worth mentioning that the noise level is far below what NYC state code requires, and the noise is in fact really hard to hear in the unit. It's also worth mentioning that the tenant did not complain until he was asked if he could hear anything (the person who asked that question hopefully doesn't work for us anymore, because that was really dumb).I do think you bring up an interesting point about non-acoustical reasons for acoustical complaints. We don't know enough about the tenants to know for sure, but it's something that may be worth thinking about. People living in properties as expensive as these may be prone to hatching all kinds of schemes.
Re: Improving perceived loudness when system is constrained
Brad,
I described some of the steps we have already taken. None of them were especially beneficial. Our last round gave us a decrease of 2db, but it's still 2db above ambient. It's worth mentioning that the noise level is far below what NYC state code requires, and the noise is in fact really hard to hear in the unit. It's also worth mentioning that the tenant did not complain until he was asked if he could hear anything (the person who asked that question hopefully doesn't work for us anymore, because that was really dumb).
I do think you bring up an interesting point about non-acoustical reasons for acoustical complaints. We don't know enough about the tenants to know for sure, but it's something that may be worth thinking about. People living in properties as expensive as these may be prone to hatching all kinds of schemes.
