Originally Posted by
Mitty
If it's in the same room as a TV, can you hear the TV?
You could if you cranked up the volume enough. I regularly listen to music when I am longarming and I have no difficulty listening to music while quilting but I do have the volume up. I won't wear earbuds because I want to be able to hear if my machine is making any weird noises. Plus I am not a fan of earbuds. My LA is upstairs and my DH reports when I am going fast he can hear me downstairs but I believe what he mostly hears is the vibration.
I suspect if you were longarming in the same room that someone was trying to watch TV, the watcher could get annoyed and miss parts of the dialogue on the TV. They are most definitely louder than a regular sewing machine.