Throwaway cuz my housemate browses reddit too.  


Ahhh housemate troubles. Something everyone loves, eh. Anyway, on to the story. I live in a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment. The living room and kitchen are on a separate "half level" as we live on the side of a hill. Typically, sounds are very audible in an Australian house because (1) they are made out of wood and (2) insulation (the labour) is expensive. However, my apartment I rented is made out of solid concrete - From the outer surface to the interior walls. When I close the door to the laundry room, I can barely hear it running (\~50 db, from my smartphone app, so, pinch of salt), **and** my room is sharing the wall with the laundry room.  


On to the issue. My housemate claims I'm too noisy. No matter how low I set the volume to, the TV/compy/etc. was ***always*** too loud. He would also be in the living room, studying. I've provided him with a study table in his room but for some reason he likes to study in the living room. My laptop volume is set such that talking-type videos like lectures, or videos from LTT, is above a whisper, but definitely below the volume of regular conversations about . But he'd complain it was too loud.  


He is a light and late sleeper, goes to bed around 1-2am, and wakes around 10 or so. But he sleeps with the door open, for ventilation. He has a balcony, so his "window" is a sliding door. But he would leave a small gap and use a fan in the doorway for ventilation instead. So, as you might expect, he was woken up by my usual feed on Techlinked.   


Am I the asshole here? I use headphones when it's music, gaming or movies, but for dialog-heavy videos, and especially online-based lectures (I'm a student so there's many of them), I like speakers as the sound more airy and natural.