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Any one who may know about Jamo speakers, just wondering are they really worth the money or just another name in the high end audio. My bro-in-law bought a huge house, big money. Jamo speakers everywhere, every room, even outside. Supposedly they spent over 100k on the big screens/audio/etc. in the basement. All built into the wall, even dual subs etc..

Newer Macintosh amps looked impressive, but....
It seemed to be a big time waste of money to me. And, some "home theater expert" made a fortune off of this. I could have saved him about 90 grand in my opinion!


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Jamo speakers/receivers were marketed here in Canada and If memory serves me they were ultra-low end crap to say the least.

The speaker systems were typically El Cheapo drivers enclosed in undersized enclosures made of 1/2" MDF with little or no baffling from insulating material inside.

The Jamo stuff offered here in Canada 30+/- years ago was pure crap. I cannot comment on what they currently offer.
 
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Also, one of his Jamo speakers outside went bad, and he paid over $300 bucks to replace it. Until I had visited his house, I had never heard of the brand. I suspected it was overpriced crap from the moment I heard them and visually they are not anything special. Of course, I would like more feedback before I tell him that he paid way too much........
 
It is along with Bose the big seller in a super store by Sears called The Great Indoors. High dollar carpets, $500K kitchens, designer toilets, lots of drapes, ceiling fans and a couple of half assed listening rooms. Jamo seems to be the push item for speakers. I listened to the music they chose and they are a bit better than most BB fodder, certainly look better with nice veneers etc. I think it is a good marketing ploy. Fair quality dressed to look high quality at a price well below B&W, Pro Ac etc. Priced below where the WAF steps in, but looks good enough to impress people that don't really listen, sounds good enough to impress those who can't hear.
Compared dollar for dollar to what Bose has on the market today the Jamo isn't a bad deal. It looks well made, has stands with spikes and seriously, if you are using a $700 HTR better speakers might not sound that much better.
They are not crap, but for the $$ they cost you could make some very serious DIY.
 
I have a pair of Jamo Magic 14s in my main listening room until I dig up my JBLs downstairs. Do a search and you'll find my posting on the subject. Back in 1987 a friend had one of their tall double woofer (or was it a woofer & passive?) and he liked it. The build quality on it was far better than on my Magics. Cheap thin particle board. The only reason I picked them up was because the front baffle had a rounded hornlike lip on each driver and an anechoic surface around the mid and tweeter.

I thought Jamo was quasi high end but when I saw all the crappy lo-fi stuff in the MCM catalog, warning bells went off "DANGER WIL ROBINSON - DANGER!" <arms flailing>

I think they have a few different lines. The serious audiophile stuff and the stuff that pays the bills. Dunno where mine fit in.
 
Jamo is one of Europes largest (if not the largest) speaker manufacturers- Think JBL of Denmark (well, Harmon of Denmark).

I have a pair of their 7.4 bookshelves and find they have a quite refined sound.

Like JBL of today, their line runs the gamut from affordable to high end.
 
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