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!