Greetings from the MinneApple from an old ALTEC PRO rep!
My opinion is commercial tri-amped line arrays, designed for the room by an experienced sound contractor. You will be unhappy with "home" speakers at anything above background levels. Consider that all distortion products increase exponentially with cone excursion, while gain compression becomes a major obstacle when individual drivers are working past 10% of their rated power.
I use line arrays of common Klipsch speakers, floor to ceiling, wired in parallel for mutual damping, driven by a trusty old Adcom GFA-555 that loves 2.4 ohm loads. Even at 115 dB @ 10 feet, nothing is approaching clipping except your ears. To keep up the low end I use 6 powered subs in 4 locations to eliminate standing waves.
Get some bids from local sound contractors, study the Lansing Heritage website, and start with these resources from Chris Moon at HigherFi.com:
http://www.higherfi.com/amppower/index.html
http://www.higherfi.com/speaker_position.htm
Cheers and Happy Listening!
My opinion is commercial tri-amped line arrays, designed for the room by an experienced sound contractor. You will be unhappy with "home" speakers at anything above background levels. Consider that all distortion products increase exponentially with cone excursion, while gain compression becomes a major obstacle when individual drivers are working past 10% of their rated power.
I use line arrays of common Klipsch speakers, floor to ceiling, wired in parallel for mutual damping, driven by a trusty old Adcom GFA-555 that loves 2.4 ohm loads. Even at 115 dB @ 10 feet, nothing is approaching clipping except your ears. To keep up the low end I use 6 powered subs in 4 locations to eliminate standing waves.
Get some bids from local sound contractors, study the Lansing Heritage website, and start with these resources from Chris Moon at HigherFi.com:
http://www.higherfi.com/amppower/index.html
http://www.higherfi.com/speaker_position.htm
Cheers and Happy Listening!