Advice: Building a system for a giant space.

[TNToyota]

Hi everyone,

This is my first real thread and I'm by no means an expert or a moderate -- I'm a total novice. I appreciate any and all advice that people can provide as I'm at a loss as to how to proceed. Please feel free to correct my gear choices where necessary or dissuade anything that seems wrong or a bad idea.

I work in a painting studio and we're trying to build a hifi system for the main space, a very large concrete room measuring:

44' long x 35' wide x 14' ceilings.

There's two columns located centrally down the middle of the space and paintings are hung mostly on one of the long walls and the two shorter wall on either end. The room is basically a rectangle for our purposes.

My boss mostly listens to electronic music, base heavy rave, club, etc. either streaming or from her computer.
She is not tech savy nor does she want to be so the goal is to keep the system as simple as possible with maximum quality output. The plan is to choose one amp one set of speakers and a HQ bluetooth transmitter / receiver so she can control things via mobile.

Placement:
Based on the speakers (large or small) where should these go if my boss spend most of her time working along the long wall? It's very easy to hang things from the walls or suspend them in the middle of the space, etc.

With that here are my gear choices - feel free to comment or steer me in any direction on these.

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Budget
$1000 - $1700 for integrated amp
$1000 - 1500 for speakers

Integrated Amps:
Peachtree Nova 300
Peachtree Nova 150
Yamaha A-S801

Bluetooth Transmitter:
Auris Bluetooth receiver

Speakers:
ADS 1530
JBL Studio 590
JBL 4313B
JBL 4312a
JBL L166
JBL
L36
KLIPSCH CORNWALL III
KLIPSCH LA SCALA
Klipsch Heresy II
Polk SDA SRS 2.3 TL
Maggie 1.7i
AR9LS
Anything else that would be good?

I apologize if this is in the wrong thread, I'm happy to repost if necessary.
Thank you for any advice or direction that you guys can provide.

 

[Russdawg1]

For bass heavy music, a sub is a must. It also takes a load off the speakers and amplifier.

Look at Klipsch as they are more efficient than most. You’ll need high efficiency as your Integrated probably won’t be very high powered. Not just Klipsch is efficient, JBL has some, and others. 92dB+ if they like loud

For integrateds, check out the Arcam SA20. Comes with a relatively nice DAC (ESS Sabre) and streaming.

 

[shadyJ]

I would be looking at the JBL Studio 590s and Klipsch RP-280s or RP-8000Fs. You might also think about good live sound speakers like some QSC K2 series. They will stay clean at loud levels and have their own amplification built in. You will want to add a sub though. Maybe look at a QSC or JBL live sound sub. Such a system would fall in your budget and would very easily have enough output for that space.

 

[lovinthehd]

While sometimes the sales get better, there's one now on the 590s https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/jbl-studio-500-series-on-sale.114161/#post-1333180

 

[Pogre]

Those 590's are nice speakers with better than average sensitivity (louder with less power). I agree with adding subwoofage, especially for bass heavy music. Takes a big load off the speakers and they should be able to play a little louder without distorting.

That's a huge space. I'm almost wondering if anyone might even suggest some pro gear.

 

[TNToyota]

I like the idea of using the 590s and I'll add subs in the corners, any suggestions on that front. Also, does the Yamaha accept subs or is there another amp that would work better with this combination?

Thank you all again for the help!

 

[lovinthehd]

I like the idea of using the 590s and I'll add subs in the corners, any suggestions on that front. Also, does the Yamaha accept subs or is there another amp that would work better with this combination?

Thank you all again for the help!

The Yamaha can accept a sub (or subs with the use of splitters) but has limited bass management....it indicates in the manual in one place that it attenuates signals above 90Hz for the sub, in the specification section it says 100Hz....but no high pass filter for the speakers so you're going to have overlap since there's no crossover (or way to limit the signal to the speakers). I think an avr would be a better choice than a 2ch integrated amp in most cases, for better bass management options as well as cost (2ch integrated amps tend to sell in far fewer numbers and are not as cost-effective as an avr). As far as subs, possibly something along the lines of Hsu VTF-15H or VTF-3 mk5 for value and performance....

ps One downside to an avr is sometimes for best setup attaching a display/tv is needed.