(12-14-2020, 07:50 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(12-14-2020, 05:35 PM)Jags Wrote: Lol, I knew someone would take it that way.  Yes, I want to contain noise but nothing that sinister.  I bought a couple “quiet” air rifles.  A .22 and a .30.  Both break barrels.  Boy did I not realize just how far these things changed since I was a kid.  Both are sub sonic but all the noise is coming from the piston/spring. Not much noise from the muzzle.  Even built a silent trap for the pellets which works great.  Whatever, it’s “childish” and cool at the same time.  Fun for times I can’t get to the range or go broke buying ammo. That is if you can find it.

The noise that you hear from a firearm doesn't come from the muzzle (for the most part).  It's mostly the sound of the bullet breaking the sound barrier.  If you put a "silencer" on a typical AR-15 (.223 or 5.56) it will make it quieter, but you will still hear a loud "crack" which is the bullet breaking the sound barrier.  The only way to overcome that is to use the same caliber bullet in a slower load (a .22 in your case).

By the way, I have a .22 air rifle that my grandson and I used to shoot in my back yard.  His dad just bought him a .22LR which we only shoot in my "back yard" out on my property.

I bought these two air rifles due to them both being “quiet”.  Neither of the pellets should be breaking the sound barrier.  Part of why I chose them.  I did many tests measuring the decibels from various locations.  I can 100% say I’m not hearing the crack of the pellets breaking the sound barrier.  It’s all the action.  Quite a let down.  I wanted something fun to shoot in the backyard.  And since they technically aren’t “firearms” I should be good depending on the officer that may arrive if one of my two neighbors [BLEEP].   I’ve done sound tests outside my fence.  Honestly, it’s one of those things to where I know what I’m doing and feel paranoid.  Not so much of it sounds like I’m “shooting firearms”.  Although the .22 almost sounds like an actual .22 being fired.  A bit loud.  I wanted to build a box I can keep the rifles in and lean into to absorb the spring/piston noise.  All my tests and ears tells me it’s the piston/spring not the muzzle.

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(12-14-2020, 08:21 PM)Jagsfan4life9/28/82 Wrote:

(12-14-2020, 07:25 PM)Jags Wrote: I got that impression.  But didn’t look too much into it.  Wasn’t my goal at the time.  But it makes a lot of sense.  If you or any others can suggest a decent sound bar though, at a decent price, I’d be much obliged.  I paid way too much for a sound bar/ sub and was well disappointing.  I had a decent one I was happy with.  It was a Polk that I got from a dish guy that had an extra on his van(he was already scheduled to come out, no I don’t buy speakers from the guy in the van) He tried selling it to me.  I told him I’d buy it at 100 (he was asking 150) if he still had it at the end of the day.  After we upgraded the TV I bought the matching sound bar and such and worked great right away and gave the old one to a family member.  I will not spend that kind of money again so something decent (not WOW!) at a reasonable price. Sure I like the “boom” of the bass and the “tiss” of the treble.  But I’d settle for something better than the flat screen speakers.  Something a little more “fuller”.

I can't help with a soundbar as I have no experience with them (but see below). My advice, though, for buying audio equipment is to use your ears. By that I mean go somewhere as listen to some. Don’t buy online based on some recommendation(s). To me, audio equipment is something you have to hear to make a decision on.

And just for fun, here's a recommendation. Sennheiser makes some pretty awesome microphones, so this is probably pretty killer. "Fuller" is what it would give you.

https://www.audioadvice.com/sennheiser-a...fkQAvD_BwE

Ha, I appreciate it.  But at 2500.00 that’s about a grand more than the one I’m replacing.  Also, perhaps it’s just me, but I do have a hard time in stores comparing different sound bars.  They have their special setups and such to show it off.  Sometimes it’s hard to figure out how well it would sound at home

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