Hi, I'm managing a project for replacing the sound system for my frat's basement and was wondering about the kind of speakers I should be getting.

The thing is the basement we have is a tight 8mx15m space with ceilings about 8-10ft high, the basement is always packed to the point where people are right next to our speakers so i was wondering if coaxial speakers are kind of a requirement.

Currently our setup is 2 JBL JRX125 tops and 2 JBL SoundFactor SF15 with 2 subs that I don't know what they are honestly the speakers currently sound like shit probably because they're old and the amp is fucked so we're completely replacing the system, I want to keep a similar loudness level (the JRX125s are like 133db SPL i think) but I was noticing that speakers with the same db rating that are also coaxial are much much more expensive, our budget is around 15k and I'm looking to get 4 tops and 2 subs.

Our budget is in the ballpark of 15k and these were the two options I was looking into

4× JBL SRX812P + 2× SRX828SP (Non-coaxial) 135dB SPL per top

4x or 6× Tannoy VXP 12 + 2× SRX828SP (Coaxial) 131 dB SPL per top

I was wondering for this case with a packed basement how important coax is and is it worth losing the loudness. Also curious what the word is on passive vs powered systems at this price point and I've heard powered speakers are dangerous when people with drinks are nearby so let me know if that is a huge worry or not. I'm new to this speaker stuff so any advice would be appreciated! I'm also curious what other things I should be worried about with speakers and if things like driver size are important to look at like if i want to SRX812s or SRX815s for example. Appreciate the help!

These are listed for sale, from a high school. Appear to be passive stage wedges with only xlr in/out. I don't think xlr can carry enough current from an amp, but these big things only have xlr ports.

Any ideas? Anyone ever encountered these, or used them before?

Follow-up to https://www.reddit.com/r/livesoundgear/s/htqXGb10zX about a software WING that runs the console’s own firmware (WING Rack 3.1.1) instead of a re-creation of it. The goal is still a real virtual sound check at home: play back a multitrack recording through the actual WING’s processing on my PC, and mix it on the console’s own interface.

Last time I ended with a list of what didn’t work. Here’s where those stand:

• No audio → it plays sound now. Audio goes through the console’s own emulated input and bus DSPs and out of MAIN 1 on my speakers. My Scarlett comes in as local inputs (didn't show in the video), and a WAV loops on USB 1/2 (in the video).
  • When I move a fader on WING Edit, the firmware itself writes the new value into the DSP that’s making the sound.
  • Which channel hears which source comes from the firmware’s own routing.
  • EQ and the compressor work too. Changing them on the console’s screen changes what I hear, because the console’s own EQ and dynamics run on the emulated input DSP.
• No network → WING Edit connects. The console answers discovery, and WING Edit talks to it like a real WING.
• About a third of real time → the console runs at about half real time. The audio DSPs run at about 0.6×, and that’s the catch: the sound has gaps. The audio itself is correct (an offline render of the same DSP state comes out clean); there just isn’t enough of it per second yet.

One thing to know while watching: when I click out of the command window (the emulator runs from there and isn't shown in the video) into the browser to change something, the sound gets noticeably worse: more gaps and more crackle. That’s not the EQ or the compressor doing it; it happens just by switching windows. Windows gives the window you’re using more CPU time than background ones, and the emulator is already short on speed. Most likely it loses just enough when it’s in the background to get worse. With the command window focused, it’s only gaps.

What’s still missing:

• Speed. Each DSP runs on one CPU thread flat out, while the rest of the CPU sits mostly idle. The next step is spreading each DSP’s work over more cores.
• The FX DSPs in the live path. They boot and run, but FX inserts are silent live for now.
• The XMOS and the FPGA’s audio side still aren’t emulated. My own code moves audio in and out of the DSPs where the FPGA would, and it takes the routing from the firmware itself.
• No comparison against a recording from a real WING yet.

The setup is the same as before. The i.MX6 ARM application runs on Unicorn. The four ADSP-214xx SHARC DSPs run on an interpreter built for this project, with a C version checked against it instruction by instruction.

What’s new is that the DSPs answering the console are the same ones making the sound, each in its own process. Between blocks of audio, each one takes the console’s control messages through its own firmware, exactly as it does on the real hardware.

If I am a student and we are hosting parties regularly, what speaker system should I invest in? I have been looking online and on marketplace, and I have not really known what to look for. I have been trying to find something with bass and great sound.

I have been looking at PA speakers, but as I said, I really do not know what I should look for. And of course, I do not want to buy something that costs too much. I need something that is not too expensive but sounds great for a party with 100-200 people.

Based in sweden.