Im sorry to say this, but I would recommend a mixture of speakers depending on your needs.
Simply put, you dont want a wall of sound in a store or warehouse. They generally are not good for this sort of applications.
You need to state more from what you expect from the system. Do you want to have concert sound with loud single source, or do you want to fill the place up with music that isnt so loud that you cant talk to your customers.
Then comes cost, how much are you willing to spend?
We are jumping to to many conclusions, and need to help you with a system that will fill the store/warehouse with the type of music and sound you want.
From what I read you need a set of inwall speakers (eaks, I cant beleive I just said that)... these go in the areas where you want to be able to talk in, and are in the large areas that are not ment for viewing your projection and strippers
Then you need a pair of high end speakers, and yes, I would say you need big subs with thoose speakers. Of course we are NOT talking about your adverage home audio system, though some components can come from this market.
Basically I am talking about a intercom system, except one that pushes out good sound, instead of the type your boss pages you on right before you get fired.
The best solutions will come from your local highend music store. Tell them that you need a setup, bring them down to your work.. show them what and where things are, and what you need. Talk about price, and installation. Try to do the installation yourself, and avoid the high end speaker wire talk. Tell them to just put some nice wire in there, something on the order of a LAMP CORD!
Other then that, have them do their recommendations. Get a second opinion, and buy the equipment. If you want to install it yourself, feel free too. Its not rocket science, though they will make it out to be. They do have experiance though, so if your on rocky ground go with the instillation.
Expect to spend some money... Dont cheap out, but dont go way overboard. Make sure the system will work and sound GREAT at low levels. so that you can talk to your customers, yet hear every vibration of every note of the instruments.
Mike
PS, a single pair of speakers is NOT going to meet your needs, and a pair of speakers for High Quality speakers (non-monitors) should NOT cost you more then 3-4K. You just wont have people in your place that can tell the difference. Hell most of them are already hard of hearing because they been riding motorcycles.
In wall speakers stink generally, so dont expect amazing sound. But they are great for display rooms, offices, etc. You just dont need wires and speakers sitting around. On top of it, they will get the ship kicked out of them when you do work. I can just see one of your mechanics squezing behind a pair of Thiels 3.5s, and tripping on the wire... thus tipping over the speaker or ripping out the cords/connections. Then comes the tools hes holding, which will tear out the crap of them.
Another option would be to put speakers in the corners of these rooms. I love Thiels, and I feel they work GREAT in large spaces. The 3.5 series would be perfect for putting in corners, and they will give you EVERYTHING you would ever need. You dont want a sub in the display rooms, cause it may cause all the glass and parts to rattle... not good...
As far as a party room, then you need to go monitors, or again high end speakers. But here you DEFINATELY need BASS... And lots of it... When it Thumps, your Ferrari in the next room should have its alarm triggered.
Of course, nothing would look as good as these next to a Ferrari
http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.models/label/Model Nautilus
Mike
