Thank you all for the information and suggestions. I would love to add a room to the back of the house where the patio is to house my home theater. But realistically I can't afford to buy the system, buy a receiver for $500-$1000 and then add a $10,000-$20,000 addition on the back of the house (LMAO).

I can't empty or block that closet because that is where my computer lives.

I do have a great option for the wiring. My wife's first cousin is an electrician so he will run the wiring for free with jacks at each location. I just have to buy the supplies.

As far as a sub for this system what do you guys think? EP 175, EP 350 or EP 500? Never having owned a home theater system, I have to ask the question of how much bass is enough and how much is to much? I have a friend who has a Polk & Onkyo system (I'm not impressed by it) and his sub isn't large enough for his man cave which is over 1/3 of his basement. On the other hand I don't want enough bass that it sets off a seismograph anywhere in the state.