Sound Town CARPO-V4 Passive Mini Line Array Speaker System - 2x 500W 4" Column Speakers with Stands & 9ft Cables - Perfect for Live Performances, DJ Gigs & Outdoor Events

An unknown brand selling a product with no reviews. I was very skeptical, but figured I'd give them a try.I bought these in conjunction with a Turbosound IP12b powered sub, as it has built in amplifier for unpowered satellite speakers such as these.I was expecting to be impressed with the Turbosound and thinking these would probably stink and I'd end up returning them in a big waste of time.It ended up more like the other way around.I was surprised by how heavy these speakers are. Not in a bad way, but they feel a lot more substantial than I expected. The stands are also sturdier and better built than other similar cheap speaker stands.As for the sound, quite nice given the limitations of the form factor. The tweeters aren't compression drivers, but rather simple dome tweeters, not horn-loaded. I've heard a couple different speakers with similar HF drivers, and they were bright and harsh until you EQ-ed the life out of them.Not so here- the upper treble was very smooth and crisp, without a hint of sibilance, and well balanced in relation to the rest of the spectrum delivered by the 4" drivers. Not top heavy, and not lacking, even at a large distance outdoors (across a pool deck).At the upper limits of their output levels, they started sounding a little bit honky in the midrange, but again not nearly as bad as I feared. A small notch at 2K remedied this for the moment, without creating a noticeable valley.You really must cross these over at a minimum of 100 Hz if not higher, to ensure the drivers don't start to break up, or run it at a lower volume. But, if you keep the LF content in check, they do quite nicely.With a 12" powered subwoofer and these, I was able to fill a large outdoor pool deck with quite loud music that sounded very nice, although I had to pretty steeply notch EQ around 100 Hz out. If I crossed the sub over higher than 80Hz, the sub started sounding muddy and unpleasantly boomy, but if I crossed these columns over that low, there was audible overdrive distortion from the 4" cones in the Sound Towns at high volumes.Crossover at 100Hz and notch 100Hz out struck a good compromise, without making the midbass sound too absent.Are these as full sounding, even with a subwoofer, as a larger speaker? No.Are they quite smooth, pleasing to listen to, and full in volume within their optimum frequency range? Absolutely.Good product that exceeds expectations when used within its limits.Time will tell if they will hold up to gigging or long duty cycles Will the voice coils burn up when run for hours with the dynamics of live vocals at a gig? Not sure.These speakers sound okay, maybe 7 out of ten score. Tweeters are the weak link. Sound could be brighter with better tweeters. Also, packaging could be better. Received one speaker cracked. Had to tape bottom corner. Good for background speakers for DJing. Not sure for other applications.Great product. Sounds good from close to far distance and the clarity is good throughout the distance.Excellent for medium rooms (30-100) people at churches, private restaurant parties. Great for smaller rooms too. Plenty of sub for all music types. Look elsewhere for chest pounding bass.Awesome quick customer service, providing quick responses, and shipping.If you're looking for some good surround sound for your set up or setting them up with a sub these are the ones especially for the moneyI'm using them in my church. And they give out a rich and clean sound for their size. Virtually invisible compared to the huge 15 in PA speakers that they replacedThese speakers are really cheap in price but you get what you pay for: really cheap sounding...If you can afford it, spend your money & buy it's bigger brother set instead.Surprisingly awesome.Needs subs for music, but this was purchased mainly for seminar use.