Turbosound iP82

I bought these out of the blue to go with my IP15B's...
I paired two ip82's with two ip15b's and also ip12B's: I was pleasantly surprised by the sound quality. I thought that this setup would be underpowered on the mid/highs, but this was not the case. Most sets are presented as a 2.1 ( 2 tops + 1sub ), but this combo was just fine: well balanced sound ( crossover set at 80hz ip15b / 100Hz ip12b - mid and highs at 0db - subs +2db) and enough power and clear sound for 100-150 persons - outdoor even more...Easy setup - Bluetooth set on the subs/paired with tablet-smartphone or any other BT capable device/connect master-slave and ready for a fast outdoor setup...
As stand-alone there's not much to say. Don't use these as main speakers, because then the sound is underpowered and a lack of bass is obvious: these are ment to be paired with a 12 or 15" sub.
Good looking, robust, easy to carry and handle, but I prefer the previous coating on a lot of Turbosound products: this looked cleaner. Now ( since 2018 I think ) the weakened coating has a 'hammered' pattern: see the differences on the ip2000 v1 and v2 ( hammered) ).
I put these 8" in the QSC K8.2 tote bag: it's a perfect fit.
I also bought the in house brand The Box CL108 as a comparative speaker and they really come close: Turbosound is a little more 'pristine' then 'the Box'. Outputwise (Spl ) almost identical.
Pricing on The box: Top / almost 1/2 price Turbosound
Pricing on Turbosound: also Top, but compared to The Box a little too expensive.

As I already heard about those new generation of Turbosound products, I wasn't expecting too much about those ip82 thinking about that ridiculous price (at first glance, I was sure there was a mistake there!). I would not be able to build a box for the same amount of money! And surely not to sale it and earn money! Something had to be compromised. But what? I decided to take the risk, and bought 4 of these along with the iP15B (still waiting for it). They are well made and solid at first sight, and they sound ok. I ran a couple of tests compared with my ZX1's, and they sound a little bit agressive in the mids. Sound is not as clean and linear as the ZX1 (there is a peak in the mids maybe due to poor damping material but i would need to disassemble it to be sure). But nothing hard to correct with the digital tools we have nowadays! The 4 ohms are a problem if you plan to link them (except if your amplifier accept the load of course!). They are not super stable when set on wedge position. Anyway a good bargain for small set ups!

I use this to make the neighbourhood angry. Sounds good, is loud and clear. Structured paint is really thin and there are no rubber feet.
But these are be nice to have benefits which would make the box more expensive. When using indoor on a speaker pole everything is perfect. When using outdoors on a flat surface: Go buy rubber feet and pour some warnex over these guys .
Best box for the bucks!