Honestly all of those options will do their job just fine and deliver the volume and durability you are looking for.
I would just recommend to stay away from the cheaper brands like rockville, pyle, or some strange looking names
Some more respectable brands that I didn’t mention above would be Yamaha, RCF, QSC, and JBL
Edit: presonus and turbosound are also good
Also what type of bass performance are you looking for upper bass, mid bass, or subbass?
Thank you for mentioning that name. Pyle was one I knew to avoid, but I wasn’t sure what to think of Rockville, especially considering that Zeos liked a pair of really cheap home theater speakers from them.
Never really thought about it in that much detail, but as a whole, I find upper bass is rarely a problem. It’s mainly mid- and sub-bass for the more electronic genres I listen to.
Mid bass won’t be an issue, but to dig deep for subbass, you still might need a subwoofer. Something you could always get later on if you felt the need
Got it. That might cut into my budget a bit, sadly.
You might be able to find powered stand systems with a sub and a speaker attached on top for used.
These will put out subbass moreso then most speakers, but it won’t be car sub level
Well, you might be able to get 2 Behringer B110D and a B1200D-PRO used for under 500. Getting a sub will really cut your budget
Never owned a car with a sub, and rarely felt like I’d need one for that. Generally, I feel like I get away with an EQ for that. In the garage, I suspect the lack of subs would bother me more. Like you said, I could always buy the speakers without and then if I actually think they sound lacking, save up to add subs later.
EDIT: Bear in mind, the sub I have in the house is only rated for 80 or 100Hz. Even my tower speakers are rated lower.
I’ve heard some insane car setups (and own one lol). How loud do you need to actually get? These pa speakers sacrifice quality for quantity, so if you really don’t need to get that loud, there are other options. I would just say to get the best you can now, and get a sub later if you feel the need for one. For example the Mackie Thump15A is rated down to 32hz and will probably satisfy your bass needs (also fun fact it’s 40 pounds per speaker). So I would then look at getting two of these and see if you still want a sub.
Here is a refub pair for $550, which is at the high end of your budget, but will probably not need a sub.
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Well, the goal is to be “loud enough” in the driveway right outside the garage, about 25 feet from the speakers. I’m not looking for deafening rock concert volume all the way out there, but distance does reduce volume rather quickly outdoors like that.
If you plan outdoors, then you would want pa speakers. Those mackie’s will probably give you everything you would want then, albeit at the top of your price range. You could go smaller, but might end up wanting a sub.
Another thing to consider is what you would use as your source. You would just have to get some cables to connect it to phone/laptop or rca in
Source is likely to be a headphone adapter cable from a phone or a cheap bluetooth receiver, which will again be from the phone. Either way, that’s cheap enough I won’t count it against the rest of the budget.
Also something that I forgot to mention about the mackies is that they have built in profiles that can modify frequency response and optimize the sound for what you are using them for, which is nice
These should fit the use you want, powered, portable,big ,and 220w of power with Bluetooth for garage use.https://www.parts-express.com/american-audio-els-15bt-15-2-way-powered-bluetooth---usb---mp3-pa-speaker--244-4331
Just a thought. I don’t know if it would be enough, but the JBL Partybox 300 is 450$ on Amazon (well, pretty much everywhere).
@ 8m50:
In the same (eh, “loudest bluetooth speaker evar”) category, there’s the “Soundboks”… but they’re basically 1000$, overpriced PA speakers with bluetooth. Same for the JBL Partybox 1000.
Otherwise, this 80$ gadget changes speakers into bluetooth speakers (RCA outs):
Or this one, 100$ (available soon), but better for PA systems because it has XLR and 1/4 inch outs and it’s also a volume knob… and it supports AptX! (Man, maybe I should have waited a bit before buying the Bludento…)
I check these out for garage use because they should rock a 2+ car garage to the point your neighbors will hate you and for less than $200 each. All the hookups you should need and the Bluetooth is a plus.https://www.parts-express.com/american-audio-els-15bt-15-2-way-powered-bluetooth---usb---mp3-pa-speaker--244-4331
HAAAH!!!
There is a nice label with that ELS 15": WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm 
That is just hilarious a 15" BT speakers and ~200$.
They probably sound like crap but in garage, does not really matter. Just loud.
Maybe someday i’ll get something similar and Big speakers for my garage.
Got small Mackies studio monitors now but they have worked ok for 2 years with the dust and humidity there is sometimes. They are kinda in a test to see how long they last.
Almost put a pair Genelec’s there also but my brain finally woke and was like “NOOOOOOO!!!” 
Haha, hmm, Genelecs all use DSP, huh? I wonder what DSP can… and cannot, fix. For sure, in a garage, that would test its limits, lol.
Yea, basically.
Newer Studio monitors have GLM system and older ones have dip switches.
G series is more home use, have dip switches also.
Had extra pair of 8330’s laying around that almost had place in garage. 
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