$75,000 in PERMITSThat's highway robbery!
@richopp - yeah I totally see your logic, that's a lot of dough to give away.
You could build a soundproof shed (if you have enough land) and fit it out as a dedicated listening... oh wait.. the permit for that would be insane too, right?
@asvjerry - The master bedroom is what my wife and I agreed upon (15' x 24'). Funny thing about it is that she says she doesn't want to be typically American and have a TV in the bedroom, she's Belarusian, I'm Australian living in Texas. We were in a great AV & HIFI shop and she gave me the nod on a projector, just not a TV (well... she was nuts enough to fall in love with me).
She loves our townhouse, the neighbors don't complain (core filled cinder block walls all the way up to the roof) and a two car garage of the neighbor backs onto our master. I'd love to build something that could be a multi room for great audio/video, and Latin dancing.