The 1996 question returns to Copenhagen with a modern answer
When a brand disappears and comes back, there are two ways to do it. Attach an old badge to a new box and hope no one asks questions. Or pick up the original question and actually try to answer it again.
Jamo chose the second.
Jamo was founded in Denmark in 1966. The Concert series — specifically the Concert 8 (D 830) and Concert 11 (D 870) launched in 1996 — became the brand’s defining statement: practical Scandinavian engineering, unfussy design, a price point that didn’t require a difficult conversation. That combination put Jamo in the memory of audiophiles who built systems in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
What followed was a familiar story. Ownership changed. The brand drifted. The name survived but the identity blurred. In 2026, under new management from Cinemaster and Rayleigh Lab, Jamo returned — and the first question the new team asked was not “what do people want to buy today” but “what would the original Concert series look like if it had kept developing for the past thirty years?”
Concert Legacy is that answer.
A Scandinavian Supply Chain
Made in Denmark. Drivers developed with Scan-Speak in Denmark and SEAS in Norway. Finnish wood-fibre cone material in the woofers. The Nordic supply chain reads as a deliberate act of authorship, not logistics. If Jamo is going to call itself the finest expression of Scandinavian hi-fi, the components have to back it up.
The core engineering choice is DualCore: a physical separation of the bass and midrange chambers within the cabinet. The goal is simple — as low-frequency energy increases at higher volumes, the midrange stays clear. Down-firing ports improve real-world placement flexibility without compromising the clean lines of the cabinet.
The Lineup
Three models. The flagship Concert Legacy 11 is a three-way floorstander with three 165mm Scan-Speak wood-fibre woofers, a 165mm SEAS aluminium-magnesium midrange, and a 25mm Scan-Speak soft-dome tweeter. Sensitivity 94dB, impedance 4 ohms, frequency response 32Hz to 21kHz. US$7,999 per pair.
The Concert Legacy 9 keeps the three-way architecture in a more compact floorstanding format, dropping to two Scan-Speak woofers. Sensitivity 92dB. $5,299 per pair.
The Concert Legacy 8 is the standmount: a 165mm SEAS midwoofer paired with a 25mm Scan-Speak tweeter, sensitivity 87dB. $2,999 per pair.
Three finishes across all models: Onyx (black), Heritage (natural wood and black), Northern Frost (white and black). Optional fabric grilles from Gabriel of Denmark add further Scandinavian character. Shipping August 2026. Previewed publicly at High End Vienna 2026.
Editor’s Note
Knoll revived a 1973 chair. Technics reinterpreted 1970s turntable DNA through a burgundy collaboration. Jamo has come back to 1996 with a thirty-year stack of technology and a clearer supply chain than it ever had.
The difference between a revival and a reissue is intention. A reissue copies. A revival asks what the original was trying to do and then does it better. Concert Legacy sits in the second category — not because Jamo says so, but because the engineering decisions (Scan-Speak, SEAS, Finnish fibre, DualCore, Danish manufacture) point to a brand that decided to earn the name back rather than just use it.
Whether the sound proves it out will be known in August. The intention is already clear.
Jamo Concert Legacy | jamo.com | August 2026
Concert Legacy 11: $7,999/pair | Concert Legacy 9: $5,299/pair | Concert Legacy 8: $2,999/pair
Made in Denmark | Drivers: Scan-Speak (DK) + SEAS (NO) | Woofer cones: Finnish wood-fibre
Technology: DualCore architecture · down-firing bass reflex
Finishes: Onyx · Heritage · Northern Frost | Optional: Gabriel of Denmark fabric grilles
Origin: Concert 8 / Concert 11 (1996)
