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Types of speakers to create nightclub style sound?

Admittedly, this may come off as an unsophisticated post for audiophiles, but I'm seeking advice nonetheless. 

I have a house with an open floorplan and love entertaining. I'm looking to create the auditory feeling of a high-end nightclub at home, as opposed to having a setup with the goal of creating a single ideal listening point. After traveling to Ibiza and hearing some of the world's best nightclub sound systems I fell in love with how they bathe you in sound. Since I can't fit a Funktion One Dance Stack in my home, I'm curious as to what I should look for in the home audio realm to recreate that feeling of filling a room with powerful sound that isn't super directional. 

With a total initial budget of about 4-6k (1k - 3k for a pair of speakers), what qualities should I begin looking for to create this sort of system? I'm thinking used higher-end speakers might be a better solution. 

I've noticed a few different categories of sorts: some speakers have a single driver with a wide-range, like the Zu Audio Soul, while others have several for different drivers, like B&W 603. I absolutely loved the line-source sound from Martin Logan ESL speakers, but their directionality is exactly the opposite of what I want. Moving 2 feet to the left or right of their line of fire made it sound like the music was coming from the next room over. I live in Los Angeles, so there are plenty of used, good quality, higher-end speakers circulating in the marketplace. Can anybody offer a little guidance to narrow my search for what sort of speakers/amp combination might best accomplish this? 
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audiocanada
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Ibiza type sound is going to need to be multiple PA speakers, and you're likely looking for mid bass slam that alot of people here cannot relate to as bass is too often asscoaited with subwoofers and most home speakers or even subwoofers wont get you that 130+ db slam

consider 1 sub per speaker also
a 4 + 4 set will have the cops at your place faster than a 911 call
a pair of QSC KW 122's alone will get you a ton of output

these types of setups can be super inexpensive compared to the home audio world and a ton of fun, super ugly though
most of these types of systems will be very easy to set up including all the neccessary amps , connections, and power cords, etc......ususally just requiring inexpensive baanced cables after purchasing the gear
the massive output (i.e. fun factor) will overcome alot of room integration issues

I'm also interested in hearing from members who have approached the above with home gear, particularly higher end home tower speakers that can slam and offer excellent overall bass



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