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Price Paid:
$3000.00
from Örebro, Sweden Summary:
My stepfather has a 15 year old system with a Phillips 900 series FA 931 amp (OK) with 6 CD, radio, cassette, LP ....... . . . a n d . . . the Jamo Concert VII.
Relevant info:
¤ Complete System Price New: 40 000 Swedish crowns = $6000
¤ 200W (300 Watt music)
¤ 3-way, double chamber bass reflex
¤ Combined weight per pair = 56 kg
¤ "Loudspeaker of the Year" - CESA Sound & Image Awards 1989
¤ Biamped for increased clarity: low-high freq
¤ The tweeter sounds like a hamster on fire!
¤ The middriver. Mmm.
¤ The TWO push-pull bassdriver inside the cabinet sounds like a bull caught with his balls in the electric fence!
I have spent a few months assessing what is the best speaker to date, before realizing the answer was possibly standing in the my parents living room. When I have tried the ATC and realized that they just aren't worth it and compared them to Danish age old handcraft, before China, before economic slave labour - then I will try to buy them from him. I will most likely have to wait for my inheritage and when I am old - and almost have lost hope of pairing these babies with a Bryston amp - rip the speakers off of his cold dead hands!
Oh, and they are white. And have a loudness character to them. The EQ is not flat. They otherwise sound very clean. Like listening to chlorine. But I am still going to use them in my music studio for reference. You just have to get to know the speaker. I do not believe one can get this quality ESPECIALLY today without paying serious money. The push-pull double bassreflex is awsome. Our 300 m2 house is too small for them. Strengths:
+ ultra-highend in the 90´s, which means also in the present as everything got chinese at one point in time after this speaker was manufactured.
+ Clear soundstage
+ The push-pull double bassreflex is awsome.
+ Old and relatively cheap nowadays, if you can find one. Most owners tend to take them to their graves, because there is simply no reason to buy anything better.
+ sexy magnetic lock for the protection screen.
Weaknesses:
- bass need space to bounce around in.
- bass can be overwelming and create a loudness character that is not suitable for analytical reference listening.
- The speaker is 300 Watt and need a great amp to fill the box with sonic energy. This is my clinical opinion. hrm. Similar Products Used:
Avantgarde trio omega $250,000 - actally rather similar with the right amp. Maybe the Omega is a little more lively. =) On the Jamo the satellite dish is optional. *thumbs up*
Proac Responce One - better for small rooms, lack bass. The equal in size Jamo Concert 8 is voted better according to a few.
Epos M5 - Thinn with unique character. For those people who like that thinn and sexy sound, without the musky bass.
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