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As a rule of thumb, sound travels either via air or some pyhsical medium (ie, walls/floors/doors etc.). Airborne sound is comparatively easy to contain & if the problem is really just the door seal you can try fridge door gasket materials which use magnetic seals. You can also get industrial fridge door handles which squeeze the door tightly shut, you've probably seen these in rehearsal rooms. A second door makes a difference too. Lower frequencies tend to be harder to contain as you need to increase the mass of the physical structure to damp its resonance. Solid hardwood doors are best of course, but you can increase the mass by fixing Revac sheeting to the door if you need to. (This is also the stuff to use to build bass traps). http://www.wardlestoreys.co.uk/index1.htm This is (I think) a kind of lead/cork composite, either way its damn heavy so you'd need some major hinges on the door. While I think of it, you may be interested in Tico flooring http://www.tiflex.co.uk/tico_s/Tico_LF/tico_lf.html. Using decent speaker stands on spikes could help to reduce the physical coupling of the speaker/room structure too. Sorry, bit of a brain dump there, hope some of its useful b --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 14/05/2004