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Jamo Studio Series S 801 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Indiana Lang

Can cheap be good? That’s the question I am constantly trying to find a “yes” to. My main listening area is my desktop and I love auditioning near-field monitors, amps, DACs, and bookshelf speakers in the constant quest for better sound, but on a budget. Jamo is a budget audio brand and a sister company to the legendary Klipsch audio brand.

Blogs & Little Things

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes….

Carlo Lo Raso

By the time you read this, I will have officially been serving as Editor-In-Chief of Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity for about two weeks. Taking a literal cue from the David Bowie song referenced in the title

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Monolith Encore Speaker System Review

Kieran Coghlan

The Monolith Encore speaker system from Monoprice is a high-quality entry-to-mid priced family of speakers for home theater and music. The new Encore family is comprised of the T6 tower, the B6 bookshelf, and the C6 center. Combined with one of Monolith’s epic subs like the THX Ultra certified M12 V2, Monoprice delivers a truly impressive high-value surround system.

Surround Sound Speaker Systems

SVS Ultra Bookshelf Speakers Review

John E. Johnson, Jr.

SVS – purveyor of big bang-for-the-buck audio products – maintains that title with their $1,200/pair Ultra Bookshelf Speakers. If you are just starting out in building a stereo system with home theater in mind for the future, you should consider bookshelf speakers. Although you can actually put them on bookshelves, this will result in less than satisfactory performance due to reflections from the wall behind the speakers and the shelves themselves. So, put them on speaker stands.

Bookshelf Speakers

Sonus faber Maxima Amator Preview

Craig Chase

For almost four decades, Sonus faber has made loudspeakers, like the new Maxima Amator, that are as much art as they are music makers. For their early designs, bookshelf and stand-mounted speakers made of real hardwood (no MDF) were a hallmark of Sonus faber. The visual appeal of the speakers themselves received as much in terms of accolades as did the sound quality.

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