Soundproofing a Cubicle?

Anon! A Mouse Cowered! asks: "I work in a 10 x 10 ft. cubicle that's about as low-end as it can be (my back wall is made of my filing cabinets). I have a cheap set of speakers on my desktop for internet radio, but if I play anything other than light jazz or classical at anything above a squeak, it's annoying to my coworkers. Are there any other Dilberts (or Wallys, even), who can offer ideas on making a workspace more livable so that I can enjoy my Primus albums at an audible volume while working?"

Comments

Headphones

[akehurst]

You can always get a nice pair of headphones. Grado or Seinnhaiser(sp?) come to mind.

Hmmmmm

[hords]

Headphones? That's what I have on my desk.

Headphones

[troyml]

Keep the noise out and the audio you want to hear in with a pair of headphones.

A cheap set will still sound more enjoyable than the person in the cube next to you listening to their choice of music interfering with yours.

If you aren't going to be listening to music just stick some earplugs in your ears. Worked for me when I worked on a machine room floor, and I bet I had more sound to keep out then you did.

These solutions mean your noise isn't polluting the airspace of those around you either. I'd be the lucky guy in the next cube over who doesn't care for your Primus and you could spare me listening to it all day.

Seriously is the what Ask Slashdot has come to?

get these closed-back studio headphones - AKG 271

[loomis]

The AKG 271 studio headphones are $180. They offer good frequency response, are lightweight, and are "ideal for all applications where no sound must leak from the headphones."

Here are some for sale

Loomis