Three friends and I plan on getting a house soon, and of course we plan to throw a few parties. So we are in need of a budget 2 or 2.1 set up for parties as well as for our own enjoyment. I'm thinking of a budget not more than $600. I am also not opposed to buying used.
This set up has one purpose.... to get loud and play for hours on end.
At my parents house, my father has a pair of Klipsch Fortes powered by an older Denon receiver (80wpc iirc). A set up like that would be ideal, as it gets loud and sounds amazing (no sub in this set up). Something like this would be ideal, but I already know that I most likely won't get something as nice as those Fortes with the budget we have.
I was thinking something along the lines of a pair of used Cerwin Vega floorstanders with a 12 or 15 inch woofer. I see them on the local CL going for ~$200. A pair of those and perhaps an amp such as the QSC QX3 with a laptop plugged in directly via 3.5mm to RCA cable would do wonders I think. I could be very wrong on this though. Keep in mind I don't need amazing clarity; people will be drunk and I've seen them get down to Sony bookshelf boomboxes.
I've looked into PA setups and it would be over budget based on also needing a subwoofer to go along with a pair of PA speakers. I was thinking some floorstanding HT speakers with a large woofer and good sensitivity (like the Fortes) would get loud enough (doesn't have to be ear piercing) and have pretty decent low end if powered by a proper amp.
So comment with your opinions and suggestions. I'm open to all ideas at this point. Any advice would be awesome!
Thanks,
Spencer
This set up has one purpose.... to get loud and play for hours on end.
At my parents house, my father has a pair of Klipsch Fortes powered by an older Denon receiver (80wpc iirc). A set up like that would be ideal, as it gets loud and sounds amazing (no sub in this set up). Something like this would be ideal, but I already know that I most likely won't get something as nice as those Fortes with the budget we have.
I was thinking something along the lines of a pair of used Cerwin Vega floorstanders with a 12 or 15 inch woofer. I see them on the local CL going for ~$200. A pair of those and perhaps an amp such as the QSC QX3 with a laptop plugged in directly via 3.5mm to RCA cable would do wonders I think. I could be very wrong on this though. Keep in mind I don't need amazing clarity; people will be drunk and I've seen them get down to Sony bookshelf boomboxes.
I've looked into PA setups and it would be over budget based on also needing a subwoofer to go along with a pair of PA speakers. I was thinking some floorstanding HT speakers with a large woofer and good sensitivity (like the Fortes) would get loud enough (doesn't have to be ear piercing) and have pretty decent low end if powered by a proper amp.
So comment with your opinions and suggestions. I'm open to all ideas at this point. Any advice would be awesome!
Thanks,
Spencer