It is the nature of the beast. Those upsell underlayments, really do nothing to reduce noise resonance. Maybe in the rooms below the installation but do little for the in room clockity-clock.

If you want some relief, use an attached cushion laminate, and nothing from Lumber Liquidators. That stuff from LL, is know for pinholes in the surface that catch dirt, and start looking like gray spots.

The attached cushion laminate is better and a thicker laminate will help. Also, there are some quality underlayments that do make a difference. Not from LL's though. Try something that maybe Armstrong recommends.

As I put in other post and others mentioned, nature of the beast. Furnishings, drapes, pictures, rugs and such will help fill space and rug will help a lot. But he beast is still there. Like I have said before, I don't even think about it anymore.

I don't think the other responses have tackled the issue: When a laminate is 'floating' on any kind of cushion, the sound will be more hollow than if the laminate is glued / screwed directly to a subfloor, acting as one big piece of wood. The downside is that the people *below* you will hear a lot more 'impact' sound, as that sound will now travel through the dense material. But your place will sound much more solid.

"don't think the other responses have tackled the issue:"

Hopefully in the 13 years since the question was posed the issues has been taken care of.

True😂

This was obviously for all the new people who still come across this discussion when they Google search. Like I just did!

Will an engineered hardwood floor over concrete slab floated, and not glued also give a laminate sound when walked upon?