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That could work. See this is where Jp failed in his no audio for '08 pledge. He didn't stock up in '07.

if anyone is getting a real nice mountain bike, it's me. He can have my Barracuda.

Cool. I can't wait to get it. I'm buying gear like crazy. I need to stock up. I'm just going to leave a bunch of stuff in the boxes and ship to myself every so often during '09.

No

My first car was a '72 Cuda.

I won't even get him a GTI and believe me I want to so I can drive it. Dan, you're not kidding. He wants to bring the whole rig down here. I'm not sure Florida will ever be the same.

Not with Wayne at the wheel.

I hear ya. Hopefully, he is staying warm in Idaho.

I was reading about that a few days ago, I think on Audiocircles. I was thinking it could be a good office rig.

Wmcmanus has one of those attached to a motorhome.

Good idea. Do they still make the Suburban?

My problem is I'm looking for a small car for my son and those are selling so the deals aren't so good.

I don't doubt that for a minute. I had a dog hospitalized overnight, I can imagine the bill you received. Now that I think of it, my daughter get braces on Wed. for the third time. I think I may have you beat or close.

Sorry to hear that. Glad he's coming home!

Steve, congrats on the new cdp.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I will start doing some research. As to building up the floor, I think I am going to leave it as is. I need to keep the project as simple as I can. The house is built on slab so all the floors in the house are over the slab. In terms of vapor barrier, that would be used when the floor covering is installed. The room will be set up as a two channel music room initially so the amp/preamp will be set up between the speakers. I hope to have the sources closer to my sitting position on the side of the room.

Foiled again. . I just hope I have some money left over to buy them after I pay Mr. Maher for his professional services.

I can easily remove the hardware for the opener but the door has to stay. I would never get permission to change the door from my HOA. I would have to build a soffit to cover the rail on the one side as I plan to use one wall (the one that is a common wall with my living room. The soffit comes down 18" from the ceiling and probably a foot off the wall. The recessed panels would be cool but if I had to choose, I would go with the easier build (use the floor and wire from attic down side of walls into the walls near the floor level). Come on Nate, you know you want to design it for me. . You are way more than qualified and I'm sure would give me a bit of a discount off your normal hourly rate. Of course, I would include a round trip ticket for you for the unveiling.

I'll send you my address to ship the books when I'm ready.

The floor seems to be pretty close to level using a 3' level. I am sure there is a slight slope. It is about 8' below the main floor. I don't mind it remaining below the rest of the house. I am more concerned with making the floor level, although if it's a slight slope I might leave it as is. I was thinking the wiring would go over the top of the room since I would not use the garage ceiling for the room. I want to leave room for the garage door to go up. I just measured and the lowest point with the garage door up is 7', with the garage door down it's about 8'. Assuming a minimum of 3 or 4" of clearance, that leaves conservatively 6'8" for the ceiling. I don't know if that will be enough. I leave the garage door locked down, remove the door opener, I have 8'7" and can use the garage ceiling. There is a power outlet in the middle of the ceiling that I may be able to use. This would make the job easier and I can keep my access to the attic which is in the garage for that side of the house. Interesting idea but I will probably use the room for a home theater so I would want to have the as much room as possible for seating. I also want to keep it as simple as possible. I've seen some rooms done in the manner you have suggested and the must sound great but considering my listening area at the moment, I'm willing to sacrifice some room acoustics for added space.

Definitely not a separate thought, not that there is anything wrong with that. I will definitely do the research in terms of soundproofing and acoustic treatment. Thanks for the suggested reading.

I'm considering converting my garage to a music/home theater. I am considering doing it with my brother in law. He is a pretty handy and with a good set of plans, should be able to do this with my limited assistance. I've been searching for plans online but I haven't been able to find actual plans and/or materials needed. I realize this will vary depending on size, etc. This brings me to my question. Is there anyone here that would be able to do a design for me? I would be willing to pay for the assistance. The garage is 20' x 18'. I am figuring the room would be 15' x 12' (could be a bit bigger or smaller). I want to leave some room for storage. Electrical work, flooring and A/C will be handled by professionals.

If only you had told ASR sooner, Sponge Bob would still be alive.

Damn, if I only had thought of that.