Jamo Studio Series S 803 Compact 5.0 Home Theater System (White)

Using these in a 5.1 system through a Marantz 1510. I find the sound to be a bit bassier then I prefer it, but to each his own. The center speaker is also a little muffy at the 2.5 range, which is weird since that exactly what its supposed to be projecting... I had to turn off Audyssey, and do manual EQ, boosting the center speaker up 3db to get clear vocals. Perhaps I just have a dud center speaker, but I found this to be uncharacteristic for a center speaker sold as part of a 5.1 system. With that said, I have no complaints about the rest of the setup, and as affordable as these are vs sound quality, I would buy them again. Perhaps just with a different center speaker.

This set is an amazing value. Very happy with how these sound, stage, and image. Ive been an audiophile for 30 years and dont give recommendations lightly. Unless you get a deal in the used market, youd be hard pressed to find better at this price point. Somewhat U shaped sounding but are opening up nicely as they break in. Full and rich. If you listen to jazz, rock or classical. You probably dont need a sub. Bass heavy music, a different story. But these get pretty low and manage to stay in control. Oh and they look like much more expensive speakers. Originally got these for my girl, but Im keeping the 803s for myself....:)

This speaker set is a great value. The speakers have a smiley face curve with boosted highs and lows. The midrange is a little recessed. The center speaker could be better but it provides a better experience than most soundbars. I bought it as a Christmas gift for someone and they are enjoying it.

Nothing to dislike here, these speakers are nothing short of spectacular, highly recommend to anyone!

These speakers are my first hifi speakers and I couldnt be happier. For the price you just cant beat it at all. Just need to add a subwoofer for the perfect setup. I added a Polk psw10. They look amazing. With or without the grills. The front bookshelf speakers pack a punch for 5in woofers. They handle quite well at high volume for extended periods of time as well. Didnt know speakers that small can sound like big floor speakers. The all-around sound is fantastic. Im hearing music much clearer than I ever have before. The soundstage puts you in the room with the artist your listening to. A good example is listening to Alice in chains unplugged , you feel like your actually there. Im definitely no audiophile but hot damn these speakers are awesome. Totally worth the price.

Price and incredible sound

Speakers sound amazing and look great. I added some banana plugs to some wire so I could cut to size. Connected to an Onkyo receiver. Really impressed for the price. Definitely will want to get a sub to go with it. Had trouble finding a stand for the left side surround sound speaker but it still sounds good on the end table. They are heavy so you will need sturdy support.

Speakers blew week after return policy. 50 watts at 3/4 then crackle pop. Now the tight speaker permanently crackles. I Expected 6.5” fronts. The 5” fronts aren’t paired well with what I have. The package is a great deal fir a small surrounded system but I needed minimum 6.5 front woofers. Might keep for rear surround and buy the 6.5 fronts.

Cant believe the sound that come out of this system. Sometimes I need to check to see if the sub is on (Jamo S810). Watched Phantom of the Opera 25 Year Concert yesterday and forgot this was a sub $250 system. Looks great in white. Do they match my brothers Definitives? No. Didnt cost as much either. Should definitely consider this for first timers or low cost home theater.

Poured over reviews and kept finding that pro-audiophiles kept slaming them, but the majority of regular people like them. Here is what I discovered about myself in the process. I definitely am not an audiophile. I wanted to be, but they like terms like flat frequency response and neutral. Guess what? Thats a boring speaker for most of us. They say it has a V curve. Guess what, thats how most of us used to make our equalizer look. Just cranking the treble and bass control (or knob) like a lot of us do, creates what?- a V curve. They just did it for us. If youre a genuine audiophile, you may not like these, but if youre not, as most of us arent, please understand that just because they dont like something, doesnt mean you wont because you probably have different tastes- and thats not a bad thing. As far as the speakers, they sound great and look good. Definitely need a sub (I bought 2 S808s at just over 100 each). I like bright sounding speakers because in a home theater setup, it helps to hear nauances in the sound track (i.e. crickets chirping, wind and rain, etc.) which helps to bring me more into the content. Also, the audiophiles were correct in saying these have wide soundstage, which were noticbly better than any of my previous speakers. For the sale price, these were an amazing deal for what you get. They were good with music as well. Hear is an easy test to see if you like flat and neutral speakers or not. If you have a good AV reciever (or you can audition at a friends or a store) with a good set of audiophile speakers- set the reviever to something like pure direct or equivelant where the reciever shuts off any sound processing and tone controls. If youre not impressed and prefer the music with the processing and tone controls back on, then you dont want neutral sounding speakers.