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By: Jimmy Wabh
22nd Sep 2024
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"JPW Gold Monitor speakers"
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I have both the Mini and Gold monitors.
Sweet, warm and open sounding speakers great for small rooms. Bass notes are tuneful not bloated and enough weight, more than you can ask from the size of the drivers and cabinets really. I've used them with various amps, Pioneer A400, MF A1 and Jadis DA30 amps. They sounded best with the Jadis to my ears, pure class A tube sound.
Of the two the Golds sound smoother at the top end.
But the Jadis is permanently partnered with my Spendor SP1/2 speakers in my living room.
Both speakers have been modded. The cabinets damped inside with bitumen pads as at loud volumes I can hear cabinet coloration, and also re-wired. The Golds tweeters further got installed with resistors as l find them a little too bright, and also glued foam around the baffle ala LS3/54. Minor mids but amazing results.
Today the Minis reside in my son's room powered by the A1. The Golds in my bedroom powered by Crimson Elektrik 510/520.
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116 people liked this review.
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By: Tom
23rd Dec 2017
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"Cheap and Cheerful"
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I picked these up for a Yamaha micro system when I was kidding myself that I could do without real HiFi to appease the OH.
They're still used every day for TV duties, and they're great for general dialogue and acceptable for music.
They sound clean and clear, but there are no dynamics and the bass is poor; even once cabinet size is considered.
The JPWs are not pretty, but they're very compact. They're designed and built to the standards of proper HiFi; utilising Vifa drivers, a properly designed crossover and full sized binding posts. It might be possible to improve upon them significantly too, with some minor modifications.
These probably represent the cheapest way to get sound out of an amplifier, and they're on par with the speakers packaged with the better micro systems.
They're original 1990s Richer Sounds fodder; spiritual forefathers of Acoustic Solutions and Gale, even if most other JPW speakers don't deserve this questionable accolade.
These speakers are worth picking up for £10-15 for an all in one system, but for HiFi you can do much better.
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128 people liked this review.
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By: Dan
19th Jun 2015
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"So musical"
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I've had these for around 20 years. Wonderful musical speakers, so open, warm yet bright sounding. Not massive in the bass department, but now paired with a sub to fill in the lows. If you can get some second hand, you're lucky.
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127 people liked this review.
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By: John
25th Jan 2011
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"JPW Mini Monitor"
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I bought these at Richer Sounds in 1996 for my second system because they were cheap (£30 special offer at the time). Now I have upgraded the rest of that system with decent components, and the JPWs are shockingly good for the money. Highly recommended for a smallish room.
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40 people liked this review.
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