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Audio House

Ive been looking into buying a house once the lease is up on the house i am renting.

I have 4 critera, and they run in this specific order.
(price is not a criteria, we have a range and are looking within it)

1) Big enough for me, my Fiancee, our 2 dogs, and to eventually have a couple kids.

2) There needs to be a location of accoustic value where i can work on getting a good 2 channel rig, that is not in the way, yet not shoved out of site somewhere where i wont mess with it.

3) Needs a good Livingroom, NO TV nook shoved near a corner, must have room for surround setup. and must not be CRAMPED

4) Must have a basement, finished or unfinished that i can eventually modify to build a Theater and a Gym

PLEASE TELL ME IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH CRITERIA LIKE THIS!!!!!

I was talking to a buddy and he said "Why dont you buy the house you are already in after yer lease is up?"
I replied "The basement is an accoustic wreck, and there is no good place upstairs for a 2 channel rig"

then they give me this incredulous look, like "What the hell is wrong with you? you are deciding on a house based on how well it will work with your stereo?"

To which i reply, well,... Yeah... If im gonna cough up 250,000 for a house(denver is very expencive) i want it to work for all my purposes.

They usually reply along the lines of "Yer on crack"

I hope im not the only one that looks at things like this.

I dont see why i cannot have all my criteria met.
slappy

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slipknot1
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Slappy,
How about buying a house in your price range with a two car garage, keep the cars in the driveway, convert the garage into an audio room? Garages are an empty slate. If you are into DIY, you can put together a well insulated, good sounding room for a few thousand dollars and some elbow grease. I too live in an area of real estate gone berserk. We were going to add a room over the garage, but I think I am going the garage conversion route. I probably will be getting in touch with Rives Audio to help get the acoustic right.
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Slap,
Mine is in the living room now, with a scaled down 5.1 HT RPTV setup in the family room. The rig is reaching the point where I have to compromise the decor of the living room. Something I don't want to do. My ever-so-understanding spouse wouldn't care, but I do. My truck, her company car and her personal car are always out in the driveway because our garage is full of my tools, log splitter, skis, mountain bikes and fly fishing gear. Most of the sports stuff could head to the basement, and the lawn care stuff could go to a shed I would have to put up out back. I just have to convince her that we CAN afford the shed, the construction, and (of course) room design by Rives. it's amazing the ripple effect this hobby has. Never mind the fact that our oldest is a freshman in college and our youngest just started first grade (maybe I should raid her college fund for this). just kidding... Good luck in your house quest.
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