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Jean-Marie Reynaud
Website:https://www.jm-reynaud.com/
Est. year: 1967
Jean-Marie Reynaud, known as JMR, is a speaker company from France, established in 1967 in Barbezieux, Charente, by the pianist and music lover whose name it carries. It is a family business that has built passive speakers in the same corner of south-west France for more than half a century, with design, measurement and assembly kept under one roof. Its catalogue runs from compact stand-mounts to large floorstanders, all conceived around the founder's idea that a speaker should behave like an instrument.
Range & what it's known for
The brand's history is told through a chain of named models rather than numbered series. Opéra was the signature design of the 1970s and 1980s, followed later by Récital, Opus and Référence. Offrande became the compact speaker most associated with the name, while Odyssée served as a technically ambitious experimental project. A Jubilé series marked the fiftieth anniversary in 2017, and the Auralis floorstander is the current expression of the house approach. Crossovers are wired by hand and each pair passes a validation listening session before shipping.
Who owns it and where it's made
Ownership has stayed with the Reynaud family throughout. Jean-Claude Reynaud joined in 2005 after working in sound engineering, music production and as a performer, and took sole charge after Jean-Marie Reynaud died in 2011. The Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire site houses production, assembly, a measurement laboratory with an anechoic chamber, a listening room and quality control, so every model is designed, developed and assembled in France.
The lineup in this catalog
The catalog lists the brand's floorstanding loudspeakers, led by the Auralis.
Who it's for
JMR is a fit for buyers wanting passive cabinets made by a small family workshop in France rather than a large industrial group. The compact models are a sensible start for a smaller room, and the floorstanders such as Auralis are the step up within the same house for buyers with space for a larger cabinet.
Range & what it's known for
The brand's history is told through a chain of named models rather than numbered series. Opéra was the signature design of the 1970s and 1980s, followed later by Récital, Opus and Référence. Offrande became the compact speaker most associated with the name, while Odyssée served as a technically ambitious experimental project. A Jubilé series marked the fiftieth anniversary in 2017, and the Auralis floorstander is the current expression of the house approach. Crossovers are wired by hand and each pair passes a validation listening session before shipping.
Who owns it and where it's made
Ownership has stayed with the Reynaud family throughout. Jean-Claude Reynaud joined in 2005 after working in sound engineering, music production and as a performer, and took sole charge after Jean-Marie Reynaud died in 2011. The Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire site houses production, assembly, a measurement laboratory with an anechoic chamber, a listening room and quality control, so every model is designed, developed and assembled in France.
The lineup in this catalog
The catalog lists the brand's floorstanding loudspeakers, led by the Auralis.
Who it's for
JMR is a fit for buyers wanting passive cabinets made by a small family workshop in France rather than a large industrial group. The compact models are a sensible start for a smaller room, and the floorstanders such as Auralis are the step up within the same house for buyers with space for a larger cabinet.
