JM-Reynaud Folia Jubile

For the development of FOLIA JUBILEE, we established very precise requirements:
It had to be able to be associated with moderate powered electronics. It could not impose positioning constraints in a room. And above all, it had to meet the long established JMR criteria of musicality and sensitivity. And all within in a very reasonable budget. We are pleased to report that the FOLIA JUBILEE has achieved a complete success in meeting all these criteria, which are difficult to combine.
Very lively and playful, the Folia Jubilee knows how to handle the colors and tones of musical instruments and human voices with surprising ease for a speaker of its size and cost. The mid-range is rich and luminous, at the same time precise and very physical. The low end is astonishing in view of its volume, and there is neither strain nor noticeable limitations in this register.
Its loading principle makes it possible to use almost no damping material, so the lowest octaves have excellent readability: there is no feeling of the constriction often present when using such a small sized enclosure.
Because it is designed so that it can also be hung on the wall or leaned against it, you can obtain even more body and energy in the low register in these locations. The laterally and mirrored event ports diffuse a complementary and very homogeneous sound field in the low-mid-low register so that the presence of the wall behind them will not disturb the readability in this portion of the spectrum.
The stereophonic image is stable and precise and opens wide beyond the loudspeakers, indicating a rigorous phasing of all the components.
The latest optimizations for this Jubilee version have allowed us to further improve the performances of this small and very endearing loudspeaker system. Thus, the use of an aluminum basket, more rigid than the ABS one, allowed us to improve the pulse response and therefore the dynamics. The phase plug on its tweeter improves its directivity and its linearity. The large-sized velvet felt on its front baffle allows it to diffract the first reflections on the cabinet and improves the quality of the sound stage. We took the opportunity to modernize its aesthetics and give it a more upmarket character thanks to the rounded edges of its front as well as the large roundedness of its horizontal rear edges. Finally, it is offered now in two finishes: black satin and a very beautiful lacquer tri-layer pearly white.
The FOLIA JUBILEE should please music lovers seeking a sound with a refined tone and without artifice or caricature. It will provide hours of listening without fatigue and weariness and in all points faithful to the sound philosophy of Jean Marie Reynaud’s products.