On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:48:48 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:26:54 +0100, Manuel Haible wrote: >>>This requires some calculation regarding structural analysis >> >>Unless you are living in a banana republic >> >>- you need to hire a structural engineer >>- you need to get a construction permit >> >>In advanced civilisations it's not simply done by reading a few books >>and/or Wikies and using a piece of jotting paper + a calculator. > >I wonder if Karen's home is a rental flat or a freehold flat. However, >Karen doesn't want to "damage the wall itself", so I asume Karen >doesn't want to build a new building inside the room. > >Résumé: > >Just isolating the walls gains less, since at least the joints of walls >and the ceiling and especially the floor are week points. ^^^^ :D In Germany we have the term "Trittschall" and there's a German Wiki about this toppic available, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trittschall :). There also is the term "Trittschall" in German audio engineering, but this is completely unrelated to this thread, just a description for a pass filter, where "tritt" is for "impact", not necessarily a "footstep". _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user