(12-14-2020, 08:43 PM)Jags Wrote:

(12-14-2020, 07:50 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: 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: 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. Not too much of a big deal. If I find something reasonable at the right price great.  If not, we’ll, we’ll deal with it.  We like the nicer things but haven’t gotten too far away from reality.  Nothing pressing by all means.