Reddit mentions: The best pa systems

PA Speakers for a large event room.

$200:

• Dual speaker Stage Right by Monoprice 130-Watt 8-channel PA System with Two 10" Speakers $180.
  
• Smaller single speaker 8" BEHRINGER MPA40BT $200 with Bluetooth.
  
  $300+:
  
  
• Fender Fighter 12" 2-Way Powered Speaker $299 with Bluetooth.
  
• Fender Fighter 12" 2-Way Powered Speaker $349 with Bluetooth.
  
  Or 8" Powered Speakers, Monoprice 8" Powered Studio Multimedia Monitor Speakers $275.
  
  Then you have $400 to $500 to start a home audio or home theater system.
  
  Receivers:
  
  Stereo: ONKYO TX-8220 $130 or ONKYO TX-8140 $200.
  
  AV for use with a TV and 4K HDMI switching:
  
  
• DENON AVR-S540BT $160
  
• DENON AVR-S740H $230 adds Audyssey Multi EQ room correction speaker setup, rear or Atmos channels and HEOS smartphone app.
  
  Bookshelf speakers: Recommendations from AverageJoeAudiophile and r/HTBuyingGuide.
  
  
• On sale: 3x (the third is for a center speakers) 5.25" Wavecrest Audio HVL-1, and order on sale at Ascend $80 each + shipping, budget Ascends. Front ported. Neutral sound with a linear frequency response. Great mids which many speakers lack. To me, comparable to KEF Q100s. As with most bookshelf speakers, best with a subwoofer.
  
• 5.25" Infinity Reference 152 $140 refurbished, originally $350 MSRP, with RC252 center $179.
  
  Internet Manufacturer Direct can be a good bang for the buck with 30 day in home trials so you can try 2 or 3 pairs.
  
  Buy the matching center speaker later.
  
  
• 6.5" Ascend CBM-170s $300 + $30 shipping. Neutral sound with a linear frequency response. I have these for their great mids which many speakers in the price range lack.
  
• 6.5" HSU HB-1 MK2 $280 + $60 shipping.
  
  DIY speaker kits, build your own: Add around $50+ for tools and supplies. Kits includes pre-cut cabinets. Glue, solder, paint, assemble. Comparable to built speakers costing twice as much.
  
  
• C-Notes $100, a great starter 5" DIY speaker.
  
  Speaker stands: Monolith by Monoprice ,Dayton Audio SSMB24, or Monoprice Glass and Audio Advisor where most are also available at Amazon. Size to get speaker center or tweeter at ear height while seated.
  
  Speaker wire: Pure Copper Oxygen Free 16 Gauge Speaker Wire 50 ft, and self adjusting wire strippers with optional banana plugs to add. Or already with banana plugs, Micca, DFWCableConnection or Blue Jeans Cable.
  
  Subwoofer on sale:
  
  
• 12" Infinity Reference SUB R12 $200, manufacturer refurbished, MSRP $500.
  
  Guides:
  
  Home Audio Guides: Intro to home stereo systems • Zeos Tutorials, Diagrams and Videos • Guide to Home Audio • AverageJoeAudiophile's Guides
  
  Home Theater Guides: r/HTBuyingGuides FAQ • How to Set Up a Basic Home Theater System - Lifewire • How to Set Up Your Home Theater Receiver • r/hometheater.
  
  Speaker Positioning: Speaker Placement for Stereo Music Listening • How to position your speakers for great
  
  TV Positioning: Vertically centered at eye level while seated.

1 - You'll want to steer away from VCR/DVD and go with at least 1080p. So bluray will be a must at this size.

2 - At that size, there isn't a projector under several thousand that will be what you're expecting. If you cut that in half (9x17), you MIGHT get a 3000 lumen projector to work. Ambient light is going to wash out the picture so bad that anything buy super bright colors will be visible.

3 - You will have to do audio. The simplest setup would be a loud portable speaker system... like this maybe ($200): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EMDNLUM/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 This has a battery and enough power to handle a largish crowd.

Oh wow looks like they got rid of the line in with version 3. Boom 2 and the UE Roll have line-in.

This is the Europort I have -

BEHRINGER MPA40BT) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EMDNLUM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Fds5CbWN07GF1

I was interested in this too, I found some awesome Behringer portable amp/PA's, I think they even have wheel attachments, which would be nice lol. They look a little lame, but 3 inputs, simple EQ, recharchable lithium batteries all for $180, used for 130!

hurry, these just went on sale 2 days ago, I posted it here.https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-MPA40BT-BEHRINGER/dp/B00EMDNLUM/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1542663770&sr=8-20&keywords=behringer+portable+pa

I use it for all my beach and outdoor weddings up to 125 or so guests. For mic, I use this cheap rig and it has never failed me for over a year:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XXW1GTZ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My house has 4 of these, one set for the front and one for the back.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003R1GMGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_3RgYzb01FHV79

They are LOUD AS FUCK. We set the beer pong table up by one of the speakers and made the winners side closest to the speaker so the winners side would have a disadvantage, I was there for 3 games, couldn't hear very well for the next day.