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My suggestion for 2K is that you purchase 4 used JBL EON G1 speakers from ebay and spend the rest of the money on a new mixers. If you want quality a portable system that is flexible and easy to use, biamped active plastic speakers are the way to go. JBL sold over a million of them.
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The EONs are 90x60 speakers and this is a 15'x30' room, just curious as to why four boxes? Just seems likely to cause more problems than benefits compared to having just two boxes.
Munyoki,
Apparently you already have mics, DI boxes, miscellaneous cables, monitor speakers and amps, etc. So all you really need is 1) main speakers, 2) speaker stands, 3) speaker cables, 4) amp for main speakers (or powered speakers), and 5) a mixer with a minimum 10 mic/instrument inputs and at least one stereo input. Some EQ for the main outputs might also be a good idea, probably just a simple stereo graphic.
One concern is that you mentioned having 3 different monitor mixes, for that you need at least 3 aux sends on the mixer, ideally all pre-fade. You might want to confirm this requirement as it takes you out of some less expensive mixer models including most of those already suggested, which typically have only 2 aux sends.
Powered speakers might be a good idea for simplicity here, especially as this is semi-portable. I'm personally not a big fan of the JBL EON's, but nothing particularly wrong with them either. On the other hand, powered consoles often have functions such as main output EQ built-in.
Using ebay or not for this type of purchase is a personal choice, but depending on where the money is coming from PayPal type payments may not be practical, so definitely check with your church about the viability of any ebay or online purchases of this size, you night have to work with checks.
