Everything, small yet enough bass to shake the room. Best midrange in its class, very quick, detailed

Better tweeter would do fine (perhaps Seas T25 02 )

Perfect monitor to listen good quality software, unforgiving for poor quality recordings. Midrange is soo good and quick thanks to Seas Excell line woofer. Tweeter could be better, but you can not expect more in this price range. I do not mean highs are bad, they are very good but the mids are excellent. Use it with a SET then you are in sonic heaven.

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Open,much detail,for it`s size deep base

Can`t think of any.

Equipment used :
Amp. :Marantz PM16
Turntable :Denon DP-47F[with DL160cart.]
CD :Marantz cd-72SE
Speakercable:Oehlbach silver stream 4mm
Interconn. :Van Den Hul mc D102MK111
Listened at: Stevie Ray Vaughan:Blues at sunrise
Dave Grusin:Discovered again[Sheffield Lab],
The Firebird by Amsterdam Conc.Orchestra Colin Davis. Kate Bush:Hounds of love
I have these speakers now for four days.They need some time to get going,now they are doing very well.First Ihad some doubts about them after reading the review in TNT internet HiFi magazine[www.tnt-audio.com/int.html].The conclusion of this review is:forget about it!? Something has gone wrong here.These are very fine speakers,good soundstage,depth,imagery and for its size a deep base.Instrumentsare placed well and its not difficult to follow every detail.These speakers are also very lifely.Voices sound natural and clear.

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Musicality and clarity

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Right off the bat, the Jamos have an impressive sound, clear with good depth and a bottom end that belies its size. A month later and fully broken in there is an added silkiness, that has me reaching for long dormant CDs, that have been put aside through overplaying. Now I find new nuances, things I haven't heard before.The level of detail is quite amazing, a core that is all the more pleasurable thanks to the musical quality of the speakers.

transparency, low bass compare to other bookshelf speaker, non coloration, soundstage, detail ,quick response, built quality, biwireable

little too bright

My system are:
CD player: Kenwood CDP-3020
Preamp: Sound Valves VTP-101 (upgrade to Mullard CV4004 tube)
Power Amp: Sound Valves M40 tube monoblock
Speaker stands: Atacama SE24 filled with sand
Intercon: ED Acoustic Pure Silver 1 feet (preamp to power)
DIY Silver 0.5m (CD player to preamp)
Speaker Cable: Nordost Super Flatline Biwire 4m

I've auditioned many bookshelf speakers before I bought Jamo Concert 8 in Singapore in January 2000. I bought this speakers at really low price (US$1500) new condition. Actual price is abt US$2500.
This speakers are really weight (>40 lbs per pair). Speakers like disappears when play the music. Sounds great.

I consider Eminent Tech LFT-VIII if i upgrade my power b'coz it need 250w power to earn bet sound.
Thinking to upgrade my CD player to AH!Tjoeb 99.

Highly recommended bookshelf speaker.

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Clarity, soundstage, detail, speed.
Well-built - very heavy

Slightly bright and a slight low midrange suckout

I have been using my mbl323S, which are very open airy speakers with a slightly slow bass and some excess sonority. Rest of the system

Rotel RCD 971 CDP
Kimber Silver Streak 0.5m
ARC LS-7 pre amp
Kimber Silver Streak 1.0m
Hafler 9500 power amp
Tara Labs RSC Prime Biwire
Atacama SE24 stands

I stumbled upon a pair of Concert 8's for USD 850 which were about a year old. Bought them.

Sound:
Very clear treble
Fast bass - well defined and quite deep for size
Midrange - clear and detailed but not harsh, quite sweet
Soundstage - quite large

So, they do sound better than the mbl 323s, which they should. However, in terms of musicality and life they bring to the music, it strangely feels slightly less musical than the 323s. Perhaps it is the slight brightness.
So what I will do is to lower the tweeter by putting a resistor between the tweeter terminals and experiment until I get better balance and I think they will sound better then.

Certain instruments (plucked guitar) seemed a bit recessed and reserved but perhaps again, the brightness may be masking it.

Other than the slight brightness, these are really great speakers that are especially good value second hand.

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Transparence and precision

They are soo good that bad recordings are dreadful to listen to.

After a few tests with various pieces of eqipment, the following set up made those speakers just sound great:

Amplifier Classé CAP 151
CD Player Sony CDP-CX350
CD Player Classé 1.5
2 NHT Subwoofers with 2 SA1 Amplifiers
Speaker Cable MIT 4

Try it and I'm quite sure you'll agree to rate them a good 5

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System Components

Jamo Concert 8
M&K MX-70B Powered Subwoofer (130 watts)
Rotel 981 Amplifier (130 watts)
Rotel 972 Preamplifier
Rotel 975 CD Player
MIT Terminator 2 Interconnects
MIT Terminator 2 Bi-wire Speaker Cable

Accessories and Tweaks

Musical Fidelity X-10 CD Buffer Stage
AudioPrism Wedge II
.51 Ohm Wire Wound Resisters (25 watts)
Rubber Stoppers under speaker corners (Home Depot)

The Rest of the Story

I spent spring 1998 shopping for a new audio system to replace my 14 year-old Yamaha/Denon/Polk system. I hoped that newer and more expensive equipment would offer much better sound. I often go to orchestral concerts and chamber music recitals and I hoped that the new system would make my classical CD’s more engaging and less colored.

After reading reviews and recommendations from audio magazines, I decided on the Rotel electronics which offered good sound & looks at a modest price. The really difficult task was finding the speakers which met my expectations.

I auditioned many, many ‘recommended’ speakers including B&W Matrix 804 & 805, PSB Stratus Gold, PSB Stratus Mini, ProAc Response One, Platinum Audio Solo, Martin-Logan Aerius i , Castle Severn, Diamonte, Spendor, Mordant-Short, Vandersteen, JM Lab, Hales Revelation Three.

I eventually decided on the Jamo Concert 8’s (pronounced Yah-Mo) which are made in Denmark. While I listened to each of my test CD’s, these Jamo speakers sounded so different and good that I didn’t want to move on the next CD. I think the most impressive qualities of the speakers are the lack of coloration, the extremely quick response to changes in sound pressure levels, and the sense of air (reverberation detail) which seemed to transport me to the site of acoustic recordings. The ProAc Response One also exhibited these qualities, but I thought they sounded a bit smaller and the tone of Miles’ trumpet was not quite as magical. The Jamo Concert 8’s are particularly good at reproducing the human voice and acoustic instruments like piano, violin, cello, guitar, trumpet, sax… all my favorites.

The problem that I discovered with these speakers is that they sound too bright and a bit harsh on less than perfect recordings. (I assume that a tube amp might be a better match for these speakers, but I think you would want some serious power.) I spent much of last year trying to fix this problem. I found that a combination of adjustments was required.

1. I first tried to use cables to decrease the brightness. Using MIT Terminator 2 wire throughout helped somewhat to control the problem, but the sound was still a bit harsh.

2. Next, I added a Musical Fidelity X10-D CD Tube Upgrade which added some warmth to the sound without sacrificing any significant detail information. I had read a recommendation on the internet which suggested that the X10-D could be used to improve the sound of my Rotel CD player. I liked the effect but I wanted more. I wondered if more deep bass might help to reduce the perceived brightness of the sound.

3. I added the M&K subwoofer, which gave a very solid bass foundation and offered a better overall balance to the sound. Buying the Jamo Concert 11 would be another approach to getting more bass, but I hoped that a subwoofer would give me more control in adjusting for room acoustics. The subwoofer was a huge improvement, but I still had to use the tone control to reduce the treble.

4. Finally, I tried inserting small-value high-power resistors between the tweeter terminals of each speaker. This effectively reduced the volume of the tweeter relative to the midrange driver. The result was similar to using a tone control to turn the treble down. I tried resistors of different values (.51-2.26 ohms) and eventually decided to use the .51 ohm resistor. The Jamo Concert 11 uses a similar method to provide for treble adjustment at each speaker. The Concert 11 has two pairs of tweeter terminals; this allows one to fine tune the treble response to some degree by attaching the speaker cable to the various terminals as shown in the user manual.

Now I can happily listen with the tone control defeated. The sound is much better than I had hoped for.
I really enjoy listening to my old CD’s which now sound like I’m hearing them for the first time.

I am now finished with buying audio stuff… except CD’s of course.

If you listen to mostly acoustic music, please listen to these Jamo speakers before you buy anything else.

very balanced sound,firm bass.It can really rock.good price.

The price in India is high compared to US,but thats coz of
govt duties on all imports. mid range not very defined

These speakers give you sound thats clear , crisp and balanced.these speakers are good for detailed sound and home theatre set up.excellent for rock music .gives you all the bass you need.you will not get this sound for this price. jamo classic 8 and classic 10 are real value for money.
If you are looking for rich sound for jazz ,rock or classical listening for a price as low as 500 dollars in US,grab these beauties.
audiophiles,pl note that these can be driven well with a denon 1500rII.THEY would have been excellent if the mid frequencies were a little more visible.

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Naturalness, great bass, midrange: plenty of detail, treble: not overbright, very sweet, after trying several other standmounts over a period of 6 months chose these, above all the others.Great rhythm

Expensive for build quality, stands supplied with them not suitable for the room.

Current system: Pre Amp Naim 82 (2 hi-caps): Power Amp Naim 250 Cables and Interconnect all Kimber, as are all power cords & extension cables. Sugden Optima CD: Pink Triangle GT turntable.
The Jamo concert 8 to my ears suits this system, in the room that it is in, had lots of problems with uneven sound, having to sit in the centre of soundstage, but with the Jamo's, the problem went away the first time I fired them up.The floor in the listening room is a suspended floor acting like a giant bass bin, although carpeted throuhgout. Standmounts are the only speakers that work in it. With the Jamo's there was no boom, no thump from the floor,crossheaded screws screwed into the floor,with the speaker stand spikes positioned in the slots stopped all of the vibration from the floor,plus its very easy to get them level

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Sweet highs, great mid range & unbelieveable base

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These speakers are about the best kept secret Europe has. The sound is world class. The detail and imaging is second to none in this or double the price range. Better yet they don't take up a lot of floor real estate and are easy on the eye with the classy cherry cabinet. If you are looking for a quality speaker that won't break the bank and your not caught up in the "mine is bigger than yours" game, check them out. You will not be disappointed. My wife even likes them!

Current gear
Sim Moon I5 Intigrated
California CL15 CD
Magnum Dynalab Tuner
Kimber Silver Streak & PBJ
Kimber 8TC Biwired
Jamo D830(Concert 8) w/Jamo Stands

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