... in an ideal world AR.....

Trouble is too many folks live in cramped town centres where noise pollution is inescapable..

Our victorian terraced house has a young family on one side,
with a screeching toddler who can be heard through solid brick walls.
The road outside our front, is nearly 24/7 traffic and shouting passers by,
the back is constant hammering, drilling, building work.
At least the neighbours on the other side only make noise from midnight to 4 or 5 am
depending on how much they've been drinking, and if they can't hear their music loud enough.
During the day, I actually find their dogs sporadic barking quit comforting and thereputic.

The crazy thing is, I'm the one who feels obliged to spend significant money on solutions to isolate the volume of my guitars and other music gear
from upsetting the neighbours, and avoiding complaints to the local authority... ??? 😣