Jamo Studio Series S809 Floorstanding Speaker Pair (Black)

Thank you Amazon Warehouse, I could not be happier except that the delivered package was delivered badly opened and I think it added more dents to this pair of black Jamo S809 speakers, but they seem to be pretty sturdy as they still function. That being said they are on trial as I notice a slight "SHHHHHHH" sound in the background that could also come from some bad home studio recording so wait and see. I like them a lot. They are as tall as the 21 y.o. pair of Cornet from the same brand I still own. These speakers are 8ohm impedance and work well with a 100w per channel receiver. My room is less than 30 meter square and they are great. I used a 16 avg wire to connectthem. They seem weak on the bass, but it might be because they are out of phase. I will correct that as soon as I have a new receiver. I deplore there is no wood anymore to make medium range speakers, but MDF covered with glued vinyle, not veneer, but oh well, at such a price, I cannot ask for the moon right? They are still beautiful and elegant, sturdy and heavy, around 10 kilos each according to me. Now, I am just waiting for a new receiver and push them a little bit further, but Rome was not made in one day so patience. I like the fact you can add heights for a virtual Atmos sound. What a great look it gives to my living room...yes, definitively. All in all it is a very good purchase...

While a Klipsch fanatic, my dream speaker the LaScala is way too far out of my price range ($8000.00) so I was looking for a cheaper solution, but most of the lower end Klipsch were still out of my range. So as I was reviewing options I came across the Jamo S809 and after reading reviews and listening to Audiophile reviews I pulled the trigger as they (pair) were on sale for less than half their list price and the price of one Klipsch speaker of equivalent style. When they arrived the box was beat to heck but the speakers were okay with only minor edge damage. I immediately placed them in my living room system replacing a pair of Klipsch R-15 bookshelf speakers which though fantastic sounding were too small even with a Polk subwoofer for the 15 x 30 foot room. I hooked them up to the Sherwood 100 watt stereo receiver and began breaking them in running through my music collection on shuffle so they would be playing everything from classical to heavy metal. At first the highs were a bit harsh but as they broke in they mellowed out and now they sound fantastic letting me hear nuances that I can't hear on my family room system with the same music but running through some 40 year old BIC formula 4's and POLK monitor 40's. They definitely fill the room and even though they don't need the POLK subwoofer I kept it in the system for those songs that really like that extra bit of base. All in all I am very satisfied with theses speakers and would recommend them to anyone wanting lots of sound for very little money.

Pros: These speakers offer a lot of bang for the buck. Okay, so they're not Bowers & Wilkins or Martin Logan's, but they sound great! A Few Cons: There was only one set of feet in the package. Not a huge setback. I'll just use something else just to raise them off the floor a bit. Another con is that one of the grills was warped, but was able to fix it. Additionally, the terminal screws were very difficult to work with. The engineers must have had a toddler's fingers in mind when they designed them. Lastly, there were a couple of very small chips on a couple of the corners, no doubt from shipping. I guess that one's the price you pay for convenience? Anyway, none of these reasons were enough to make me want to return them. In fact, I would have rated these four and a half stars if I could have. Btw, go with the Jamos Atmos add-ons if you buy these. They clip right into the top. Very cool.

15 Years after ditching my old surround sound system for a sound bar setup, I decided it was time to go back to BIG sound. So many options out there from cheap satellites to next level Audiophile level stuff. After weeks of research I thought I had settled on Klipsch and Polk as they were priced well and were well respected by most people. Then I went down a crazy YouTube rabbit hole and happened upon a crazy amount of reviews for Jamo speakers. I am no Audiophile and I don't really want to be but I want good sound when I watch movies and spin some Vinyl. These S809's DO NOT DISSAPOINT! I plugged these in to my YAMAHA RX-V385 with no special configuration, and they produced some fantastic sound. Don't expect a killer amount of Bass but that's to be expected with these size of speakers. Once I plugged in a 20 year old powered Sony 10" sub, I was in heaven. If you aren't looking to break the bank on speakers, and want something to make you smile when watching the latest Star Wars release, I highly recommend you look at these Towers paired with the S83 Center and a sub of your choosing. Klipsch bought the Jamo brand for a reason...must have been something they liked right?

I like the magnetic grille's. The sound isn't too bad, considering I took a chance and bought these based on the reviews themselves. I'd have to say that you're not going to find another pair of tower speakers that sound like this at this price point. If you do let me know. The bottom hook ups in the rear are for the wires coming from your source and you have to have the dolby atmos speakers on top. None of my other speakers would work through the top hook ups because of this fact. I think they must ground themselves in the top of the speakers or somehow it completes the circuit? You can easily buid a "jump" wire to get by this. But I decided to leave them just as they are for the living room. I used to have a huge set of Polk Audio towers in the living room but decided to move them so I can jump off of them in the music room. These are half the size of those and I would say that they sound similar. But they're not going to come close to being that good for what I paid for the Polks. All in all not a bad deal. These aren't that big, but they put out the sound. Of course it's going to take more than a couple of days to say truly if they're worth it or not. So far so good. I put some pictures up. So you can see what you're dealing with. Let me know if this helps you out in any way by the thumbs up button below this review. Be kind.

I just wanted to replace some older towers ,and these were great for the price on sale. I could listen to them for hours. But they do have some limitations, when it comes to the mid to high sounds I think that they are very nice, but adding a subwoofer really helps make them sound great. So my opinion would be that these are very good 2 channel speakers, but are great in a 2.1 system or larger, so I would just think about that for the best sound. If I were to say where they are best used for, I’d say they would do best in a home theater setting. I would also recommend setting them somewhere and leaving them there, they really look great, but they don’t take a lot of moving around. I think that if you place them in a good spot, you should be satisfied for a good while. Truly a very nice sounding set of speakers, I glad I have them.

I bought a complete surround system replacement for my aging and not so great Bose AM15 sat/sub system. I broke my wife's rule of "no furniture speakers". (She finally stopped complaining about how ugly they were." After years of "suffering" with the sonic "hole" problems of my old Bose system, I bought the Jamo Studio S system based upon a top review in "Sound and Vision" Magazine. I got the L/R 809 towers, the 801's for surrounds, the S 81 Center and the S8 Atmos speakers that mount on top of the 809 speakers for a nice clean look. Price was less than half of what I spent on the Bose system many years ago. Per the Sound and vision review, you need a Sub to really fill out the low end. I already had a 10" Sub, so this was not an issue for me. More than pleased with my new and full sounding 5.1.2 Atmos surround system. Also of note these speakers are made by Klipsch, a respected name in quality speakers.

Ok so first box came and was destroyed!!! Not sure if Amazon did it or FedEx but whomever delivered treated like garbage . Foam was busted big hole in the box ! Took speakers out of box an hooked up to my pioneer receiver sounds decent but less than a month of owning I started to hear a popping from one speaker comes an goes should not be blown not enough power gotta call customer service an find out what issue is . Otherwise they are good .

ME AGRADA MUCHO EL DISEÑO, SE OYEN MUY BIEN YA QUE OFRECEN UN SONIDO BASTANTE ESPACIOSO Y EQUILIBRADO: GRAVES SUFICIENTES PARA EL TAMAÑO DE LOS 3 WOOFERS ,BUENA IMAGEN EN LA VOZ .. LE PONGO 4 ESTRELLAS PORQUE UNA DE LAS TORRES LLEGÓ CON UN GOLPE EN UNA ESQUINA Y 2 RAYONES COMO SE VEN EN LAS FOTOS 2,3 Y 4, SUPONGO QUE EL MANEJO NO ES SUFICIENTEMENTE CUIDADOSO EN EL TRASLADO, LA CAJA VENÍA MUY MALTRATADA, PENSÉ INCLUSO QUE VENÍAN PEOR, LO BUENO ES QUE EN DESEMPEÑO NO LE AFECTA PARA NADA POR ÉSO NO OPTÉ POR DEVOLVERLAS. RECOMENDABLE SI LES GUSTA MUCHO EL BAJO PROFUNDO COMPLEMENTAR CON UN SUBWOOFER Y EL SONIDO ES MAGNÍFICO,MUY RECOMENDABLES