Customers,
Reviewers and Forums. Text on this page is generally unformatted
or format removed as many of the sources vary a great deal in text
styles...
No attempt to spell correct... These are what they are copied verbatim.
We are grateful for the kind words found on the Internet.
The growing success of our products is in no small way related to how people feel about us.
Here is some fun, I use Google for many things like searches.
A good search engine is the backbone of the internet. Google is that.
So when looking for reviews of our products I put that in the search cue:
Review of Jena Labs
I was overwhelmed with what that yielded... many of them we did not even know about.
We
are measured in worth by the people who buy our products. We rarely
advertise in Magazines or Journals, in the future we may do that more.
As a small company we have been amazed at just how far and wide the response to what we produce has been. Our products
have sold around the world, mostly by word of mouth, and the
representation of a few dealers who see a product worth carrying.
Many other products carry far more profit to a dealer but none as much
value in performance in the areas in which we manufacture. That value
is to the customers and hence to the dealers who provided a product
that really performs. Thats the profit that comes from another
future sale to a very satisfied customer. something to think about.
We do not buy our reviews... many company's do. Any review of our product is by merit alone.
We can't buy the hearts and
minds of our customers... it is they who have offered these words which
follow.
They lead this page because it is a satisfied customer, more than a
Magazine review, which measures our value to those who believe in our products.
There is no particular
order to these individual reviews and they are covering the assortment
of products we make in whichever way that they do.
No spell checking, just the raw comments.
We are happy that
people do like our products and take any comments to heart. And it does
have an influence on how and what we produce.
For obvious reasons we do not identify our customers identity's... but
the words are real and those who wrote them can testify to themselves
the truth found here.
Almost all of these came from e-mails post sale and trial by fire, so to speak or have pointed out to us on various sites.
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Hi Michael
this wire is absolutely incredible, it is the best wire for this kind of audio use I ever got my hands on.
I purchased this wire, in order to re-cable my Edition 9 headphone, which I mainly use for travelling.
After I have re-wired it and started the listening I could immediately hear the quality of the ultra wire.
The music was much more open and balanced than the stock cable. Much more control in
the bass and a much better balance between the mids and highs. The difference to the stock-wire is quite
amazing.....it simply eliminated the weeknesses (a little soft mids) of the Edition 9.
So after this positive experience I did also re-cable my Edition 8 headphone, which is my actual main headphone
at home. This was not planned, but it had to be done after this positive experience. I had already
re-cabled my Edition 8 before, not at last since I have a symmetric
headamp. In this process I have tried no less than 5 different
cables, some of which I had in my box of ods and sods. Among those cables have been cables from: Cardas, Zu-Audio,
Van den Hul and Kimber. The cable for which I settled then was the
Kimber 8TC (yes I manged to cramp this one into the headphone),
which was by far the best of the ones I tested. The Kimber cable did just sound much more alive, than the others, while
not sounding harsh. So now my Edition 8 is also re-cabled with the
ultra-wire and it is a considerable upgrade, even to the Kimber, which
is not a bad cable itself. Same effect here, more open (airy), more
balance, more control and much more neutrality without sounding
boring.....just great.
So in my book the ultra-wire is the most tonal balanced wire and it is
such without sounding boring, since it is fast to. It somehow combines
the best
of both worlds, the copper and the silver world, without having the disadvantages of the silver.
Since I have recabled now 2 headphones, which was not planned in the
beginning, I have used up all material and need to re-order more, since
I want to have some of this
marvellous stuff in my box at home for spare.
B.H. - Germany
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Hello.
I got the cables today, just great and lenght now is perfect!!!!
Thank you so much, you guys are the best.
I will contact you regarding speaker cables in the next 2 months.
Best regards.
F.S. NYC, NY
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Hello Michael,
Received a package yesterday, thank you! I have already recabled my
ATH-ESW10 and Ultrasone 900 Pro (full recabling, including separate
cable entry). Well, what I can say. I was thinking of selling ESW10 -
not anymore! It is a keeper now, the same as Ultrasone - it just
opened like a window to the music. Thank you very much for your help,
and for a great product!
Most sincerely
D. L.
St. Petersburg, Russia
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Hello Michael,
Very nice difference
the new "jumpers" made. There is more air around the instruments,
subtle nuances are more pronounced, such as fingers tips rubbing across
guitar strings are more outstanding. The entire presentation of
these Magnepan QR 12's is better. In my opinion, you have an
excellent new product!! Thanks again, and my hat is off to you
and Jena Labs!!
G.N. - IL, USA
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Below: Posted on a forum
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=99.0
The usual caveats apply, IMS, IMHO, no connection with anyone in the
audio business except as a satisfied customer.
As I wrote before here:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rcabl&1190044367,
I don't like
most speaker cables I've heard. In addition, in the several cases where
I've had speaker cables and interconnects from the same manufacturer
I've found not synergy but too much of a particular sonic signature.
I'd been using Ridge St. Audio's Alethius Cu for a while (which I still
own and think very positively of) when a change to mono-blocks prompted
a desire for shorter cables. Having been curious about Jena Labs for a
while, I bought a used pair of their Twin 15 Valkrye in four foot
lengths. These are all copper (cryo'd) assembled in a basket weave and
come in two runs for each side (single or bi-wired; mine were the former).
At the time I was using Kubala-Sosna Emotion and Expression ICs, finding
them the best I'd heard and a better combination with the Alethius than
the KS Expression speaker cables (quite good nonetheless) were.
Inserting the Jena Labs cables resulted in a sound that was
significantly more open, resolving of low level detail and neutral (both
in frequency and tonal balances). The tonal accuracy (the value of most
importance to me) is the best I've ever heard. Instruments and voices
simply sound more realistic than with any other cables I've tried and
are extremely three dimensional. Vocals, in particular, seem to just
float in front of one. The other qualities that distinguish these cables
are a refinement, smoothness and transparency that surpass any other SC
I've had in my system. Imaging is excellent. Soundstaging is good but I
can't say it's any better than the other quality cables I've had here.
It's to be noted, however, that when I received the cables they had
rhodium plated spade connectors. Most of the positive qualities
described above were present but I hear a forwardness and a "glaze" over
the sound with any rhodium connectors. Therefore I asked Jennifer Crock
to replace the spades with gold plated ones which she graciously did
(using Cardas). The result is these cables have become my reference and
I can't really identify any weaknesses in them. Jena Labs now offers
their wires with gold plated connectors as well as rhodium plated ones.
Being so pleased with the speaker cables, I ordered a new pair of Jena's
Symphony ICs (with gold plated RCAs). Everything I wrote above about the
SCs applies to the ICs. The major difference between the Symphony ICs
and the Kubala-Sosna Emotions (wonderful as they are) is that the
latter's treble, while not rolled off to my ears as some suggest, is a
bit recessed. The Symphonys' frequency response sounds more balanced and
they also, possibly consequently, sound more open. I sold the Emotions
and kept the less expensive Symphonys.
This is the first time I've been happy with ICs and SCs from the same
manufacturer. And I still can't identify any detrimental or exaggerated
sonic signature to the cables.
It must be said that Jennifer Crock is a pleasure to communicate and
deal with, and shares her knowledge and information freely and at length.
My musical tastes encompass classical, folk, world, rock and jazz and I
did extensive listening to the Jena Labs products with all of these
genres over several months, with all of the equipment listed, prior to
writing this review. I'm now solely using the Cronus Integrated (with
Black Treasure 6CA7 and NOS tubes) which the four foot Twin 15 SCs were
not really long enough for, so, unfortunately, I had to recently sell
them. I've just purchased an eight foot set of Jena Labs Twin 11s (not
received yet) to replace them.
Equipment used:
Modwright Platinum Sony 9100ES; Marantz SA-15S2; MHDT Havana; Modwright
36.5; Dodd Mono 50s, Rogue Cronus; Aural Acoustics Model B; Black Sand
Violet ZI and ZII, and Kaplan PCs.
Similar products (SCs) heard in my system:
Nordost Valhalla; Synergistic Tesla; Ridge St. Audio Alethius! (in
silver and copper versions); Audience AU24; Kubala-Sosna Expression; and
various by Pranawire, Purist, Kimber, Tara Labs, Straightwire,
Stereovox, Nirvana, Morrow, Chimera Labs, Nagys.
Internet Magazine or E-zine
This section is a sampling of the Magazine reviews we have received that were published outside of our company.
Magazine reviews are important to everyone. That is how many people
make a judgment on if or if not they have an interest in a product and
many times, it is how they even find out that a product even exists.
As stated before, We do not buy our reviews... We think that is
important. Many Magazines will only review a product if the
company that produced a product, advertises in the publication...
That is how the world works... So far we have tried to separate
the relationship in the pursuit of some great truth.
That has been difficult. But here it is.
Review Directory for Magazines and other information type websites:
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue34/awards_dr.htm
Latest Review
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/jena_emm.htm
found 06 27 08:
Enjoy the Music review of VSAC 2008
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/vsac_2008/
The Good Doctor Experiences an Epic, Epistemological Epiphany - A Break on Through to the Other Side
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue30/sardonicus.htm
Very recent
Review on the Jazz and Java Interconnects with the Bumble Bee (9-16
Power Cord) http://www.dagogo.com/JenaJazzJava.html
from:
http://www.dagogo.com
http://www.dagogo.com/ISSUE/Mar2007.html
"Dussy" Jumpers
http://www.dagogo.com/DussunV8i-jumpers.html
Reprint from Positive Feedback Magazine "The Tie That Binds"
http://www.jenalabs.com/reviews/pf-RG1.html
Off site review Dr. Sardonicus on the "Pathfinder Speaker Cables From Jena Labs"
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue23/sardon_jena.htm
Impressions: CES 2006 & The PFO Audio Oasis Awards - by David W. Robinson.
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue23/ces06dr.htm
From Audiogon a review of our Model One Power cord Conditioner.
http://www.jenalabs.com/reviews/audiogon-r1.html
Forums.
Forums are bit tricky if one is looking for absolute truth... Yes that
can be found, sometimes. And always with the Caveat that the reader
should be very weary of competitors jumping in with a derailment
agenda, in order to sell their own products.
Not a
judgment here, in many ways it is to be expected. but it is also
true that numbers of people who like something by direct experience can
out weigh those with either an agenda... a different sales agenda or no
direct experience but a wealth of opinion. So be it.
We do not attend directly or indirectly any forum to promote
ourselves. It is a matter of integrity as policy. Oh yes we
love to have our customers get involved... That is the venue of
customers talking with each other. If you have ever wondered why
we don't promote ourselves directly as a manufacture on any of the
forums... There is not enough time in the universe, to attend to
the rising noise floor of scripted replies that just want to absorb
time and effort of a direct manufacture in order to generate conflict
for its own sake.
Forums are the venue of proper place for discourse between customers... not manufactures.
That is not to say that we do not read them :)
But we do believe that truth will rise up in time. it just does.
Even our publishing this on our website is going to inflame someones
ire and will bring down a wrath of anger somewhere out in forum land...
there is no answer good enough for some people... So we just continue
to produce real goods for the real world and let the slings and arrows
fall were they may... or not.
Forums are the venue of proper place for discourse between customers... not manufactures.
So with out fear of the truth as we have nothing to hide, here are some
links to the forum "reviews" we have found... you will also find
replies of whatever good or ill will one can imagine.
I will say this.. Those who like our products and have direct
experience with them outnumber those who have direct experience with
them and do not like our products. We have no complaints with
results like that.
Those who do not like our products and have no direct experience with
them can say what they wish and we believe that everyone can interpret
that for what it is..
All we can hope for is honest opinions...
Cables:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1073738412&openfrom&1&4
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1189445570&read&keyw&zzjena
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1145045573&read&keyw&zzjena
Power conditioners:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1117026365&read&keyw&zzjena+power+conditioners
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1246859059&openflup&2&4#2
... That was just a few but you can see a trend.
Again in case you did not try this...
I use Google for many things, like searches.
So when looking for reviews of our products I put that in the search cue:
Review of Jena Labs
We are grateful for the kind words found on the Internet.
The growing success of our products is in no small way related to how people feel about us.
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