Reddit mentions of Jamo Studio Series S 809 HCS-BLK Black Home Cinema System

Thanks. Anything that comes with all of the speakers and the subwoofer is generally not the best. There are some exceptions though. For example this Jamo system comes with all the speakers, but you can buy them all individually as well. Those bookshelf speakers are decent speakers by themselves, as well as the towers. The difference is that with the JBL system, you can't buy the speakers. Nobody would want them for a 2 channels setup, so most likely, nobody would want them for a surround setup either.

Frys often has good sales on Jamo speakers, but I'm not sure what's available in Europe. I've seen the S809 HCS 5 speaker set go as low as $399, so maybe you could get a good black Friday deal. The 803 set with bookshelf speakers is $269 right now, might be a decent option.

The Pioneer AJ set got some good initial reviews as a solid budget set, but I have seen some people complaining about it online after getting the set. The center channel in particular seems to be pretty lackluster based on user feedback.

The Sony Core series speakers get good reviews as a budget option. I've seen the bookshelf SSCS5 speakers go as low as $73 a pair and with black Friday coming up there might be some good deals on them.

For a decent sub you'll probably need to up your budget a little bit or wait until you can save a little more. The Bic PL200ii is a good sub for the price and often goes on sale for $250.

With black Friday deals maybe you could get the Jamo 803 set with a PL200ii sub within your budget or 4 Sony core bookshelf speakers and the matching SSCS8 center channel instead of the Jamos.

You can definitely get a 5.1 system for 1000 dollars.

Here are the front towers and center channel. I haven’t listened to Jamo speakers personally but I haven’t heard anything bad about them at all.

Here are the surround bookshelf speakers. They’re surround speakers, they don’t need to be special.

Here’s the subwoofer. I couldn’t find this subwoofer on Amazon, you’ll have to go to the manufacturer’s website I linked.

Here is the receiver. Supports 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision passthrough, AirPlay, Atmos if you want it for the future, etc.

All of this stuff can be ordered on Amazon, except the subwoofer.

> Would prefer wireless speakers

Yeahhhhh not gonna happen.

Any smaller will be Ok for Movies, Not so Good on Music - there are a Few but get Pricey ($250-$500 for 2 speakers)

P.S. Show Her some Big Speakers 1st then show her the Jamos............

Ask Her These :
https://www.amazon.com/Jamo-Studio-809-HCS-WL-Walnut/dp/B07JJ69QNP

OR:

https://www.amazon.com/Jamo-Studio-803-HCS-WH-Cinema/dp/B07JJP96NT

You Want This :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCNFZIQoxE

BUT you will “Settle” for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXu0StivoPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeO79DDuuE&t=523s


P.S.2 Sometimes it’s Better/Easier to Beg for Forgiveness, than to Ask for Permission..........(works for me -been married 29 years).