Abstract
This paper summarizes bedroom noise complaints collected by Vibron in the past 2 years. For the great majority of the 28 cases considered, the noise sources were mechanical equipment. Noise levels in most bedrooms where complaints occurred, were above NC 30. However, about 18% of the complaints came from bedrooms where noise levels were at or below NC 30. The lowest noise level was NC 20. A detailed study of the spectrum and the time signal of the low noise level cases indicates that the spectral and temporal characteristics as well as the background noise level affect the potential for annoyance. Peaks or discontinuities in either frequency or time domain usually cause complaints to noise with lower total levels. Lower background noise levels also increase the noise complaints.
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