Any opinions on Jamo Speakers?

[RGA]

The new Jamo's have been getting ripped to shreds for horrible sound in both What Hi Fi and the blind listening sessions at Hi fi CHoice.

The older Jamo line is here sold at a drug store called London Drugs which compared to the low end Klipsch series is pretty good because jamo avoids the sibilance in the highs. The older series isn't bad but it's kind of lackluster...always been my experience...there'snothing really egregious aboutJamo's sound but nothing that makes my toes tap either. The older line is completely outclassed by comparable B&W's, Missions, Wharfedales IMO.

Most of their speakers if not all do possess a soft dome so it's surprising that they can sound brighter than some metal tweeters...which shows there are always exceptions...Vandersteen uses metal drivers and are anything but bright so it goes both ways. Some Jamo did get 4 stars but are the expensive ones...these more budget contenders did less well.
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_read.asp?ID=1956
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_read.asp?ID=768
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_read.asp?ID=516

SO it depends on your budget.

Jamo isn't a brand I think of when someone mentions high end speakers - but people's view of high end are different.

[stereophonicfan]

I have to agree with the fact that some Jamo-models are indeed outclassed by brands like B&W and Wharfedale's.

The point of this post was to check what the audio-community thinks of Jamo.
I find that Jamo indeed works with cheaper materials and does less R&D than lets say B&W. But they do manage to be cheaper and still provide a true hifi-experience.

I myself once had the choice between B&W 600 series and Jamo 7.7's. I chose the last one. Because the 600 series, to me personally, are ridiculous. They lauched the series with an enormous publicity to be the more affordable range of B&W. They are indeed more dynamic than most speakers but only in the high's and mid's, they completely lack bass-authority. B&W noticed this! What happened? B&W put them in a HT-configuration with bookshelfs as surroundspeakers and a big ugly subwoofer added to give the necessary bass.
I don't hate B&W, on the contrary! I love the 700 series and the nautilusseries but they simply a little to costly for my taste.
Now the Jamo 7.7's have enough bass, the high's and mid's are very dynamic aswell, thanks to fiberopticfabric-cones.

But that's just my opinion apparently?!

[manek]

Ok....now I might not own Jamo but they are not as bad as Hifichoice makes them out to be....all these reviews must be taken with a pinch of salt.....

I have heard Jamo extensively(though I dont own them). Some of their range is very very good. Yes, they do have the cheaper versions too but then again they cater to all segments of the speaker market.

Jamo E855, E870, D570, D590, D830, D870 are all very very good speakers especially the last four. They do very well in the market too. I suggest you audition any of the above and you will like them for their price point.

Jamo outclassed by Wharfedale ???? B&W I can swallow but Wharfedale ? Sorry I dont agree to that at all.....by the way the above mentioned jamo's are not bright at all.

[stereophonicfan]

I hope your referring to the post RGA placed on this thread?! I wouldn't call Jamo outclassed since I mentioned "some Jamo-speaker models are outclassed"! And indeed, Jamo tries hard to appeal to all pricecategories!

Funny thing happened! My usual dealer for audio-equipment has abandoned audio and gave the audio-part to be run by one of his partners in their firm. Prices went up immediately.
I believe you can imagine my disappoinment! I now have to pay about 10% to 15% more for the same main-speakerpair. I'm already thinking of switching dealers. (My money doesn't grow in my garden, I have to go out and earn it!!)

[nightflier]

I can't say anything about the quality, but pay attention to what one post mentioned: that the store would not let him try the speakers out at his home. I have had similar experiences with Jamo. They are essentially a European manufacturer that hasn't found a way to break into the American market. If, and that's a big if, you can find a dealer, then you have some options, but personally I stay away from products that are so secretive. Kind of reminds me of Klipsch, which Jamo claims to outperform, although I have not heard that. And their website is a mess too, if you want to find out specs., good luck.

There are so many other companies that have excellent customer support, that Jamo was just never an option for me. If you happily own a pair already, then I'm sure you will disagree, so don't flame me. This was just my experience.

[manek]

just could be a story of an un-cooperative store owner.

nevertheless, they are worth a listen.

[elvisisded]

I've had a pair of Jamo S60 surround speakers for about 10-12 years. They sound good enough that I'm not in any kind of hurry to replace them. Not great, but good.

[HAVIC]

Kind of reminds me of Klipsch, which Jamo claims to outperform

Actually on Jamo's website they said that Klipsch has just bought them out as of 2/15/05, see link below

http://jamo.com/Default.asp?ID=1777&...roductID=17575

I myself was interested as well in the E855 series speakers as I can get them for about %60 off any price I have seen on the internet. I was looking at 2 E855 - Fronts, 4 E8SUR.2 - Surround and 1 E8CEN.2 - Center speaker. I can get all 7 for around $1200.00 US.

If stereophonicfan has purchased the jamo I am curious to know if you were happy with them or anyone else for that matter. I'm not sure if I can do better for $1200.00, if I can someone please speak up. Thanks.

[nightflier]

Actually on Jamo's website they said that Klipsch has just bought them out as of 2/15/05, see link below

http://jamo.com/Default.asp?ID=1777&...roductID=17575

Wow, that's news. Well I sure hope that this will help with Jamo's distribution woes and the crappy website.