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New home - shoulda woulda coulda's

Working on my new home design. Would be interested in hearing of some new construction strategies that would service my audio needs. I'm interested in what infrastructure-related products that you folks might consider indespensible. I'm primarily interested in exceptional 2 channel audio support in my main living area. Eventually I will have a dedicated home theater/audio room in the basement and would require support for that room. Again, just interested in critical backbone products and not a home "media system" that will be outdated in a couple of years. However, if anyone knows of some exceptional "in-wall" products that might service some peripheral listening in other rooms, I'd be interested in those as well. I'm not afraid to spend the money as I cannot go a day without music. Oh yeah, no WAF issues so let loose with your bad selves! No need to rehash old threads I may have missed, so please offer up some links. Thanks.
slothman

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snofun3
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Go to Auralex University at www.auralex.com for lots of good ideas.
snofun3
601 posts
 
Make sure you have dedicated circuits (and grounds) and LOTS of outlets all over the place (even in the ceiling - lighting and ??)

There's a number of threads regarding dedicated circuits here. A little research and you'll find a lot of info.
snofun3
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Uncertainsmile makes a good point. a couple of other issues along the same line -
1) Don't pay too far in advnace - I had an electrican disappear after getting a $1000 check.
2) Completely define the work you're getting done, and have it agreed before. Make sure you know what you want and don't let an electricain tell you they'll do it a slightly different way. I've had to redo a lot because of him not having a clue what I was trying to accomplish.
3)If you're getting more than one dedicated line have a foolproof method of telling which is which rather than having to investigate what's where - another disappearing trick.
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