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Jamo C401 2-way cherry color Concert series bookshelf speaker pair |  | Brand: Jamo
Category: CE
List Price: $399.88
Buy Used: $89.00
as of 9/6/2010 08:08 MDT details
You Save: $310.88 (78%)
Seller: gbmhtn
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 27062
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 9.3
MPN: C 401
UPC: 008634873007
EAN: 0008634873007
ASIN: B00389JOZM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| » | Whether you're looking for surround sound speakers for your home theater | | » | Look to the Jamo C 401 pair for innovation and high performance | | » | First, each speaker's 4.0" woofer serves up full mid-range sound | | » | Second, Decoupled Tweeter Technology ensures detailed and realistic high-frequency reproduction | | » | Finally, a compact cabinet footprint lends the C 401 pair to any installation. |
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Product Description
Whether you're looking for surround sound speakers for your home theater or a stereo pair for a second room, look to the Jamo C 401 pair for innovation and high performance. First, each speaker's 4.0" woofer serves up full mid-range sound with improved low-frequency performance thanks to ported, bass-reflex enclosure design. Second, Decoupled Tweeter Technology ensures detailed and realistic high-frequency reproduction from each speaker's single 1.0" tweeter. Finally, a compact cabinet footprint lends the C 401 pair to any installation.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 6
 Pleasantly surprised June 12, 2010
C. Horan
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Personally, I've loved these things, they don't sound cheap but rather actually better than many other speakers I've tried, including the pol PSi100's (sp?) and Klipsch B-3. I can't speak for others but these were able to reproduce the full spectrum of sound without overpowering other frequencies.
I've been powering them with a harman kardon 3490 receiver to give more context (great steal for the price). They were able to reproduce both the lows of a bass guitar and the high-pitched symbols of a drummer, without making it muddy or overly bright. This may sound like a "perfect speaker!!!" review, but they really are spectacular. For those who complained about lack of bass, they are rear-ported so placement matters, and your receiver can make a difference. I have them about 2.5 feet from the wall, and let me say that I really did not believe the range they had until I did an A/B comparison with the klipsch. I'll not go on though and go straight to the point.
Pros:
Extremely tight bass
The highs are clearly present without overrepresenting themselves (ala the klipsch).
Reproduces a broad spectrum of detailed sound ranging from highs to lows
Mids not overpowered; speakers neither muddy nor bright
Can handle a good amount of power (by which I mean you can crank them up enough to hear them strongly from 10 feet away)
Small footprint and great design (I don't really care much about this, but put it in as others do).
Cons:
The speakers suffer the limitations inherent in smaller bookshelf speakers.
While they produce detailed sound, it almost feels like the complexities you'd expect from a pricier speaker are there but "trapped" in the small frame.
They are awesome for a small room but should be relegated to rears for a large one. Simply can't get the proper muscle out of this sized speaker.
Highs, specifically symbols, can border on the klipsch brightness that turns people off when listening critically.
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An important issue is how these speakers could be so great yet with their prices slashed and virtually unknown. For one, Jamo has a strong presence outside the US. Go to their website and you'll see they make speakers upwards of $1,000, have a wide selection and are quite professional. They've won awards but not in the states.
The question of pricing is much more of an educated hypothesis than fact. I get the feeling that these speakers are being marked down so much because Jamo is both phasing out the lines they are from (example: the "E" series isn't even on their site) and trying to penetrate into the American market. Its a good opportunity for them to unload their inventory while at the same time building up brand recognition in the US by enticing people with these outrageously large discounts compared to the list value and hoping for positive reactions and word of mouth.
 Entry level music joy May 8, 2010
Owen Arthur Laprath (Tacoma, WA United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have a sensitive ear and many "hifi" pieces have given me headaches. I sneer at some of the "favorites" out there. As my living accommodations had changed for a while and speakers tend not to get better in storage, I had sold my excellent Wharfedale Diamond Anniversaries, but now I missed them. Enter the Jamo c401! The new Diamonds are now a different speaker that tickle my ear only so-so, because of more bass I don't care for, and are bigger as well. My next pick would have been the Epos ELS-3, because they do everything right. Look for ELS-3 reviews, there are plenty out there and they dusted every award in the HiFi world! The Epos model 3 are no longer available! These Jamo c401 speakers are very close to the Epos ELS3 though, so my problem is solved! They are clear and open, do not shriek, are well behaved, have a nice flat response and even work well on a vintage 5 Watt/Channel amp (yes, I am a high end and tube gear and vintage nut!). Hooked to my Marantz 4270 ([...]) they sing! A good tight bottom that will not rattle the walls, but everything is there and dry. Midrange is a little recessed compared to my single driver full range DIY set with 3 inch Tang Band drivers, but the TBs are famous for their midrange anyway, so I am spoiled there. Search for single driver speaker reviews and forums and you will understand the addiction they can cause as well as the price for specialty builds in the ten thousand dollar range if you cannot build stuff yourself!
The tweeter on this Jamo set is NEAT!
It delivers every bit of detail I have not heard since my Wharfedale Diamonds and they do it without the metallic harshness I had heard on some JBL speakers. Do yourself a favor and get them while you can! They sound better than Bose for sure at a fraction of the price. To get another idea, read this pro review of the old Diamond 7.2 at [...]
The Jamo C-401 is very close in character to these Diamonds, but without the occasional "forward" shout and shriek that is mentioned in the other review. The Jamo is actually a better behaved speaker and I no longer regret the loss of my Diamonds, as the Jamo is actually a step up AND I do not have to place them a meter away from the wall! The Jamos sound perfect inside of a book shelf, so they are better in every way!
At less than a hundred bucks you will have a tough time finding anything better out there for sure!
balanced sounding little speakers May 5, 2010
wilmeland (florida)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The sound of speakers is very subjective. One reviewer describes them by saying they are "cheap" sounding and "not as good as" - what that means other than he didn't like them, is anyone's guess. My guess is this reviewer likes a "hotter" sounding speaker with accentuated bass and treble, but then again, that's just a guess, so who really knows what he means.
I know I don't like speakers that have accentuated highs or lows, because I find them unnatural and after the initial impression leaves you in 10 or 15 minutes, they just get on my nerves and are fatiguing to listen to.
I found these speakers to be accurate, which means they don't have sizzling treble or pounding bass. However, the sound is balanced, reproducing the entire frequency range nicely with a little warmth to their sound. Bass is accurate and is not muddy. Though it may not go down to 20 or 30 hz, there is enough there to provide balanced sound in a smaller room.
I'd say they really are a bargain that is too good to be true & buy them if you like a speaker with more of a neutral sound.
 Disappointing April 23, 2010
David R. Rishel (Philadelphia, PA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
These are just not very good speakers. I bought them for my office and i was going to replace a pair of Dayton B652 speakers which I bought here for $25.00. These speakers were not even as nice as the Daytons. They were flat with poor highs and seemingly no lows. They were really disappointing. I just use them for music through my Yamaha HTR-6130 receiver, which i only use in the 2 channel mode.It could be that they would have warmed up if I broke them in, but it is hard to imagine they would have improved that much. I was really hopeful when i bought these but sent them back. Vanns was really cool about the whole transaction. They seem a good organization.
Good looking, cheap sounding April 20, 2010
Wayne Paterson (Teaneck, NJ United States)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
These are great looking, very cheap sounding speakers. Someone on another site compared them to the AR2ax; I have the latter and believe me, there's no comparison. They are also not even in the same league as the Polk Monitors that run $99/pair and aren't much larger. Give these a miss and save yourself the shipping costs. Pretty but lousy.
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