{"id":1033,"date":"2022-06-09T09:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T07:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jm-reynaud.com\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:19:48","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jm-reynaud.com\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”650972″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][story_header title=”Jean-Marie REYNAUD” portrait=”171″ logo=”880″]Founded in 1967<\/strong> in Barbezieux, in the Charente region of France, the Jean-Marie Reynaud brand bears the name of its founder<\/strong> \u2014 a man of music, research and passion<\/strong>, driven by a profound commitment to reproducing music with accuracy and naturalness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A musician, music lover and tireless researcher, Jean-Marie Reynaud always considered the\u00a0loudspeaker as an instrument\u00a0serving\u00a0musical emotion<\/strong>. His ambition was to design loudspeakers capable of restoring the\u00a0presence of the performers, the\u00a0accuracy of timbres\u00a0and the\u00a0natural evidence of a live concert.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since its beginnings, JMR<\/strong> has pursued the same demanding approach: understanding\u00a0acoustic phenomena, mastering the\u00a0coherence between drive units, optimizing cabinet loading\u00a0and validating each choice through\u00a0precise measurements\u00a0as well as long\u00a0comparative listening sessions.<\/p>\n

In\u00a02005, Jean-Claude Reynaud<\/strong> joined the company alongside his father, after a long career as a\u00a0sound engineer,\u00a0producer\u00a0and\u00a0musician. Following the passing of Jean-Marie Reynaud in\u00a02011, he took over the brand and has since continued the\u00a0family legacy\u00a0with the same\u00a0musical standards.<\/p>\n

Today, Jean-Marie Reynaud remains an\u00a0independent French brand, rooted in\u00a0Charente<\/strong>, devoted to a simple yet demanding vision of high fidelity: making the technology disappear behind the music<\/strong>.[\/story_header][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”5″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”250998″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”fontsize-199040″ text_weight=”900″ text_height=”fontheight-170829″ uncode_shortcode_id=”212579″]Our Workshops in Charente[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”105188″]Located in\u00a0Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire<\/strong>, the company operates a site dedicated to\u00a0production<\/strong>,\u00a0assembly<\/strong>,\u00a0storage<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0fine-tuning<\/strong>, which has supported the brand\u2019s development for decades.<\/p>\n

This site brings together the resources required for the design and control of JMR loudspeakers:\u00a0measurement laboratory<\/strong>,\u00a0large anechoic chamber<\/strong>,\u00a0listening room<\/strong>,\u00a0specialised tools<\/strong>, as well as areas dedicated to\u00a0assembly<\/strong>,\u00a0filtering<\/strong>,\u00a0quality control<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0product preparation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It is in these workshops that the\u00a0assembly operations<\/strong>,\u00a0manual crossover mounting<\/strong>,\u00a0quality checks<\/strong>,\u00a0validation listening sessions<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0final adjustments<\/strong>\u00a0are carried out. Each loudspeaker is considered as a complete\u00a0musical object<\/strong>, whose coherence depends as much on its components as on their integration and fine-tuning.<\/p>\n

Over time, the tools have evolved and the models have been renewed. Yet the spirit remains the same: combining\u00a0electroacoustic rigour<\/strong>,\u00a0musical sensitivity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0craftsmanship standards<\/strong>\u00a0to create loudspeakers capable of conveying emotion with naturalness.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”118635″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”bottom” gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”975177″][cover_image image=”193″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”110618″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”40″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”562233″][vc_single_image media=”27908″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”sixteen-nine” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”107546″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”818781″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”191841″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-nhtu” heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”333448″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]<\/p>\n

A story of research and transmission<\/h1>\n

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1967<\/h1>\n

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The birth of the brand<\/h3>\n

Founded in Barbezieux, in the Charente region of France, the Jean-Marie Reynaud brand emerged from one founding ambition: to reproduce music with accuracy and naturalness.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_single_image media=”27791″ media_width_percent=”40″ uncode_shortcode_id=”910427″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”119924″]<\/p>\n

1970s<\/h1>\n

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A pioneering spirit<\/h3>\n

In the 1970s, Jean-Marie Reynaud was already asserting a singular vision of the loudspeaker: a technical object, certainly, but above all one conceived as an instrument serving music. Through intuition, experimentation and patient fine-tuning, the foundations of the JMR identity began to take shape.<\/p>\n

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1980s\u20131990s<\/h1>\n

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A sound signature takes shape<\/h3>\n

During a period of remarkable growth for high fidelity, Jean-Marie Reynaud gradually built a complete and coherent range of loudspeakers. Op\u00e9ra and other emblematic models firmly established the JMR sound signature: a natural, expressive listening experience, devoted to tonal accuracy and to the living presence of music.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”408708″]<\/p>\n

1990s\u20132000s<\/h1>\n

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A distinctive technical and aesthetic identity<\/h3>\n

With emblematic models such as Opus<\/strong>, R\u00e9cital<\/strong> and R\u00e9f\u00e9rence<\/strong>, Jean-Marie Reynaud asserted a unique identity within the French high-fidelity landscape. These loudspeakers combined advanced acoustic research, a strong visual personality and the same founding ambition: to make the technology disappear and let the music come alive.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”321″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”522229″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”27832″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”139682″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_single_image media=”27830″ media_width_percent=”80″ uncode_shortcode_id=”323699″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”200863″]<\/p>\n

2000\u20132005<\/h1>\n

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Technical audacity in service of musical emotion<\/h3>\n

At the turn of the 2000s, Jean-Marie Reynaud pushed his research even further into acoustic coherence, complex cabinet loading and the ability of a loudspeaker to disappear within the listening space. Offrande<\/strong> marked a major milestone in the brand\u2019s history: a compact, musical and deeply expressive loudspeaker that became one of JMR\u2019s most emblematic models.<\/p>\n

In the same spirit of exploration, Odyss\u00e9e<\/strong> embodied an almost experimental approach to high fidelity, with rare technical ambition and an extraordinary design. This period revealed the full audacity of Jean-Marie Reynaud: creating singular acoustic objects, sometimes radical in conception, yet always guided by a musical purpose.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”326″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”203767″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”27835″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”186461″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_single_image media=”325″ media_width_percent=”80″ uncode_shortcode_id=”174214″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_single_image media=”27837″ media_width_percent=”80″ uncode_shortcode_id=”492996″][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”686151″]<\/p>\n

2005\u20132011<\/h1>\n

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Transmission and continuity<\/h3>\n

In 2005, Jean-Claude Reynaud joined the company alongside his father, after a long experience in sound engineering, music production and instrumental practice. This period opened a new chapter: one of direct transmission, at the heart of the workshops, the listening sessions and the fine-tuning of the loudspeakers.<\/p>\n

Between family heritage and a fresh perspective, the brand continued its journey with the same demanding approach: preserving the musical coherence that defines JMR while preparing the evolutions needed for its future. Until 2011, father and son shared the same conviction: a loudspeaker only truly fulfils its purpose when it disappears behind the music.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”210344″]<\/p>\n

2011\u20132014<\/h1>\n

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Continuing the family legacy<\/h3>\n

Following the passing of Jean-Marie Reynaud in 2011, Jean-Claude Reynaud continued the family adventure on his own. This period was one of continuity and responsibility: preserving the brand\u2019s sonic identity, maintaining the same demanding approach to fine-tuning, and allowing the loudspeakers to evolve without breaking with the founding spirit.<\/p>\n

In the workshops of Barbezieux, each new model carried forward this search for balance between electroacoustic precision, natural timbres and musical emotion. ABSCISSE<\/strong>, the first product developed entirely by Jean-Claude, symbolised this transmission: as its name suggests, it lies on the axis of time, connecting heritage and evolution within a single line of coherence.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][vc_single_image media=”27844″ media_width_percent=”80″ uncode_shortcode_id=”124536″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][vc_single_image media=”27848″ media_width_percent=”95″ uncode_shortcode_id=”383763″][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”175881″]<\/p>\n

2014\u20132015<\/h1>\n

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ADARA, the ultimate exploration<\/h3>\n

With ADARA<\/strong>, Jean-Claude Reynaud pushed the research legacy passed down by his father to an exceptional level. An extraordinary system, this creation combined ambitious acoustic architecture, dedicated amplification and digital processing in order to control phase, dynamics and coherence between registers with rare precision.<\/p>\n

ADARA illustrates a period of intense exploration: that of an independent brand able to experiment freely, go beyond conventional solutions and continue searching, always, for a way to make technology disappear behind the sheer presence of music.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”466735″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”451483″]<\/p>\n

2017<\/h1>\n

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JMR\u2019s 50th anniversary<\/h3>\n

In 2017, Jean-Marie Reynaud celebrated fifty years of an adventure dedicated to musical reproduction. The Jubil\u00e9<\/strong> range was born from the desire to pay tribute to the models that had shaped the brand\u2019s history, while allowing them to evolve with the means, experience and expectations of a new era.<\/p>\n

Through these anniversary loudspeakers, JMR affirmed an essential idea: heritage is not fixed. It is passed on, questioned and extended through every new fine-tuning process, every acoustic choice and every validation listening session. The Jubil\u00e9<\/strong> range thus embodied both loyalty to a sound signature and the ability of an independent brand to keep moving forward.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”355885″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_single_image media=”27851″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”181157″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”112571″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”793805″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”696582″]<\/p>\n

Since 2017<\/h1>\n

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Continuity and new horizons<\/h3>\n

Following the Jubil\u00e9<\/strong> range, JMR has continued its path with the will to keep its heritage alive without ever freezing it in time. Each new project extends the same search for balance between electroacoustic rigour, natural timbres, musical coherence and listening emotion.<\/p>\n

With AURALIS<\/strong>, the brand opens a new milestone in its history. A great contemporary JMR, it brings together decades of accumulated experience, the house\u2019s demanding approach to fine-tuning, and a renewed aesthetic ambition.<\/p>\n

As the brand approaches its 60th anniversary, this new chapter affirms a living continuity: remaining faithful to the founding spirit while opening new horizons for the future of JMR.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”right” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”145071″][vc_single_image media=”27105″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”right” uncode_shortcode_id=”238534″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”156968″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”950190″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-nhtu” heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”190841″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]<\/p>\n

Archives and press highlights<\/h1>\n

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Recognized and praised by the French and international specialist press, JEAN-MARIE REYNAUD loudspeakers are enjoyed in many countries around the world.<\/h4>\n

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