Philips FB MZ7 PH vs. Jamo Compact 90's

[liampack]

I just purchased a Technics SA-x800l receiver, and I now have the choice of either of these two speaker pairs to use with it. Does anyone have any knowledge of either of these two speaker models, and could recommend which to use with my new receiver?

 

[swechsler]

Not familiar with either, but after a brief web search I'd think the Jamos are the better of the two. The Philips was sold as part of an all-in-one compact shelf system (plus the front panels look somewhat gimicky, which is always a bad sign), so sound quality was probably secondary in the design. The Jamos were sold as standalone speakers by a company known for good speaker design. However, they use foam surrounds on the woofers which will probably need replacement (the surrounds, not the woofers) if it hasn't already been done. Pull up some pictures on the net and make sure the woofers are correct, when surrounds fail, some people will just pull the woofers and replace them with generics.

 

[liampack]

Not familiar with either, but after a brief web search I'd think the Jamos are the better of the two. The Philips was sold as part of an all-in-one compact shelf system (plus the front panels look somewhat gimicky, which is always a bad sign), so sound quality was probably secondary in the design. The Jamos were sold as standalone speakers by a company known for good speaker design. However, they use foam surrounds on the woofers which will probably need replacement (the surrounds, not the woofers) if it hasn't already been done. Pull up some pictures on the net and make sure the woofers are correct, when surrounds fail, some people will just pull the woofers and replace them with generics.

Thanks a lot for the reply! Actually a third, better option came up in the end. I purchased a pair of Eltax Concept 200s and they sound pretty nice