Marcos Cezar

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from imports

Summary:
I recommended this products peoples at likes sound of the excellent quality.

Strengths:
neutral and clear sound without bright.

Weaknesses:
box is not wood

Similar Products Used:
Nad C352 and Nad C521 BEE

Gino Lavoie

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $900.00 from Filtronique, Montrea

Summary:
I bought my JM Lab Chorus 715 speakers in February 2004. My budget was 900,00$ CDN. I listened and compared some speakers in the same price range from PSB, Paradigm, B&W, Rega and JMLab. I chose the JM Lab speakers because they are a good match for analog and digital sources. I like the qualities of these speakers. The treble is clear but not bright or dark. The bass is tight and clear but not confused or too much warm. The medium is nice and natural but not overloaded emotionally. They are less dynamic than the Paradigm Studio 100 but more dynamic than the Rega Alya. In fact, it's the more neutral speakers that I have ever listened in its price category. It's not complicated to match a cable, a source or a cartridge with these speakers because they are transparent and reveal the personnality of the source. Also, the tweeter is a at the right level with my ears when I'm sitting on my sofa. I don't regret my choice. In sum, if you have a warm and dynamic amp with analog and digital sources, these speakers are for you.

Strengths:
Neutral Tight and clear bass Clear treble Natural medium

Weaknesses:
Maybe not enough dynamic in themselves but with a dynamic amp it's not a problem. Ths vinyl cabinet is cheap compare to the nice real wood veneer of the Rega Alya. The bi-cable plugs, I don't like it!

Similar Products Used:
Paradigm, PSB, Rega and B&W

Price Paid:  $900.00 from Commercial Electroni

Summary:
These speakers turned out to be an excellent value! 900.00 in CDN dollars! I use an extensively modified, vintage tube system - Dynaco st-70, Dynaco pas-2x, Eico hft-92, Nad 541i, and a rega planar 2. When I first put these speakers into the system I found them to be a little bright. After about 10 months of "breaking in" they sound fabulous. Excellent wide soundstage, treble, bottom-end (tight!) as well as a warm expansive midrange reproduction. These speakers are a relatively easy load to drive and are quite sensitive (91db). These qualities seem to make them a fine match for tube amplifiers - I certainly enjoy what I am hearing. If you can find them buy'em. I also audition the 925 and liked these alot better. Five stars for these little sleepers.

Strengths:
Great detail, tight bottom end, w i d e soundstage reproduction. Mate well with tube amplification. Very reasonable price.

Weaknesses:
Finish isn't that great. A little short in ultimate bottom end reproduction.

Price Paid:  $550.00 from Switzerland

Summary:
These speakers saved me. I bought a Harman Kardon receiver (HK3370) and multiple cd player (FL 8380) and the sound quality was far from good with two different types of speakers. I was almost at the point were I just wanted to get rid of the (expensive) HK products. Finally, there was a discount on the JMlab Chorus 715 and I could test them with my HK products. The result was very good and the speakers, especially when bi-wired (yes, there is a difference), could compensate most of the problems I had with the receiver and the cd player (sound not clear, lack of highs and bass, too much medium, not enough dynamics, boring). I wouldn't say that I now have the best stereo for the price but thanks to the JMLab's it became a very decent set. I can imagine that, with a good quality (NAD, Cambridge, Rotel, etc.) amplifier and cd-player, the sound must just be wonderful. Some of you may think that I just had a speaker problem and that the HK products are not the problem. Well, I don't think so because I made comparisons with another (cheaper) HiFi set and the result with my former speakers was much better. What is nevertheless possible is that the HK products have strengths (high current, power) and weaknesses (highs, dynamics) which make the JMlab's an ideal match (or saver) for them.

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from Hi-fidelity

Summary:
The JmLab company(focal) makes excellent products. They are one of the few companies that actually make every component of the speaker. I find that a plus. But what makes these speakers so great is there tweeter's. They are excellent. I owned a pair of the cobalt series, and didn't like them as much as the chorus. For the money you will not find a better pair of speakers, that work great for music and home theather. I do recommend letting these speakers break in for about 100 hours before you will see the real performance of these speakers

Strengths:
excellent high's, can't beat the price, tight bass. very open soundstage.

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
Definitive technology, martin logan, paradigm.