my way of doing it is almost the same.
i visit those 2 neighbors who share a wall with me and ask them at what hours they sleep, and if it would bother them to hear some noise, sometimes loud ones for some seconds or maybe minutes during the hours when they're up.
usually they greet my request with a smile and arrangements are easily done.
it happened only once in 20 or so years that a neighbor, as soon as he would hear a weak little "something" from me, would yell, saying that "my hearing is so acute and sensitive that the least bit of noise hurts my ears".
i referred him to the homeowner who told him to rent a flat somewhere else.
the situation now is that i can do whatever i want from 8 am to 11 pm.
if i had not discussed this with them, i would never feel at ease listening to either music or movies, even thought i never "crank it up", but always use "realistic" levels.
Last edited by J. B.; 09/12/11 02:53 PM.
