EON One Compact

i've been down this road and honestly for a first project a battery pa sub is pretty complex. the tpa3255 wants 36-48v for full power and pulling that from a 12v battery needs a boost converter which adds noise and inefficiency. a 50ah 12v battery gets you maybe 600 watt hours - running two subs you

Ideally you need a PA speaker. Bose S1+, JBL EON One Compact, EV Everse, HK Audio Premium PRO Move. You also want to use cables via the lines in, not bluetooth. Quite a few consumer bluetooth speakers have too much latency even via aux in, as they go through a lot of DSP processing.

JBL Eon One Compact. With an iPad and a couple Shure SLXD mics with the SLXD5 receiver. I use this setup a ton for ceremonies/remote speaker/separate cocktail hour. Get the rainfly and backpack. Everything fits in the backpack. Just need to carry a stand or two for the speaker and maybe handheld. I

JBL Eon One Compact. Use them for exactly this duty, and they are simple and reliable.

You’re on the right track. For a music-first outdoor show, one good battery PA now and a second later is a solid plan. In the US and near your budget, the Electro-Voice EVERSE 8 is the most balanced “first unit”: loud enough for 50–150 people, weatherized, musical voicing, app control, and true-wire