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RE: How's this for a listening room?

Do the houses in your part of the country typically have basements? If so, then perhaps you might consider building a listening room in the basement rather than converting an existing room. A dedicated room in a basement costs less than you might think. Asylum sponsor Rives Audio will design a room for a very reasonable price. I had them design a basement room for me in a previous home. Even with splurging on some construction features that were probably overkill (staggered studs, double layer sheetrock walls with Green Glue between the layers, five dedicated AC lines on a separate subpanel), the entire thing was less than $20K. It was by far the best sounding room I've ever had and one of the best I've ever heard.

It's much more important to consider factors like the quality of the school system and property taxes when buying a house. You can always treat an existing room or build one. Always always always ask yourself "how easy would it be to sell this house in the future?" Things change and you might not be in it for the 8 years you've planned. We recently sold our house and it took far longer than we expected because most buyers thought the street was too busy. It didn't bother us when we first saw the house, but that was a lesson for us. If the house has been on the market for an extended period, ask yourself why that is so. Even in a poor real estate market, good houses priced correctly still sell fairly quickly.


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  • RE: How's this for a listening room? - Rob Doorack 09:21:43 05/13/12 (1)

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