We Love Music


We love music and we thought, let´s try and see if we can change the world, even if so just a little bit, making music more. After few years we cannot overlook all the good that has happened. We obviously did some things right and, yes, we managed to change the world, even if so just a little bit. As the few young men in a small industrial town in Sweden we still are, we followed our passion for music, listened with our ears and hearts and we listened carefully and shaped it until we loved what we heard. So, now you can too.

The development of the brand JAYS is a showcase about the road to authenticity and worldwide acclaim through hard work, innovative minds and passionate spirits in the name of music. Here is the story of Sweden´s first maker of high quality headphones with a world reputation. It is short, but it is good.

What?

With a rock band analogy, JAYS formed in 2006 and released its first product in 2007, but the lineup has changed radically since then. None of the founding members are longer a part of neither the company nor its management. But this is where the vision of JAYS was born and we are eternally thankful for that. We, a few young talented men, came to form the new qualitative core of JAYS sharing the same vision, passion, drive and unconditional love for music. With a new and highly merited management to guide us, no stones are left unturned in optimizing our business or quality, setting sail and simply letting nature lead us ahead of the rest. And we have come a long way.

Our song will always remain the same. We want to design the most authentic sounding and price worthy on-ear and in-ear headphones possible and create a global life style brand for music lovers. We do not want to be a narrow audiophile brand, but still playing as close as possible by the same rules. And yes, everything is thought out by us, designed by us, developed by us, tested by us, adjusted by us and loved by us. All components are state of the art from the best manufacturers. But, as most others, we assemble all models in China, allowing for as many as possible to be able to buy them.

How?

We are all musicians and we know what we want to hear. We want authenticity, detail and nerve. We want to be turned on and we want to be forced to tap our feet to what we hear. Our products are sonically designed to offer aural headroom with a balanced, neutral and solid delivery of a refined boutique kind. JAYS trade mark sound is an inspiring performance with a balanced stable and quick bass, a tickling mid frequenze and a comfortable ear friendly treble. It is made for your pleasure and not primarily for your environment. It speaks to you and you only. It makes you want to listen through your entire record collection all over again. We want to bring the tones all the way to the listener´s heart and soul. Our products are always best in class, authentic in sound and organic in presence. They are painted in black, underlining the seriousness of joy.

We know that all our products must be motivated and deliver at its very best for every audience. Our product line is therefore on purpose quite small, because if we like what we hear, we know that the world will. JAYS simply makes music more.

Why?

Well, we love music and we love talent, that’s why. We have a following of international top musicians and we like to refer to them as our fans. A few of those can be seen at our blog where they also provide playlists of their own headphone favorites, which they do for free. We love when the ones we love, loves us back. That is the greatest and ultimate reward and that is also our unique pitch. We do this for the music. Not for the fame.

Correction. We do this for the music. Not for the fame. And, actually, because we can. The absolute privilege of getting astonishing reviews and outshining fierce competition in leading international media proves that we are doing something right. We know what we are and we know what we are good at. Passionate, innovative and Scandinavian music playing music lovers that is what we are. And we will never make jeans.

Thank you for listening.

JAYS – Makes Music More

Company Information

Founded: 2007
Headquarters and R&D: Stockholm, Sweden
CEO: Rune Torbjörnsen

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Meet Our Fans

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Jays Awards 2007-2010

2007
d-JAYS - Studio Recommended, 2007 Sweden
d-JAYS - CNET 7,5/10, 2007, USA
d-JAYS - M3 8/10, Recommended, 2007, Sweden
d-JAYS - MacWorld Recommended, 2007, Sweden
d-JAYS - iLounge A- ,Highly recommended, February 2007, USA
d-JAYS - MacWorld 9/10, Group Winner, September 2007, Sweden
q-JAYS - iLounge A, Highly Recommended, October 2007, USA
q-JAYS - Wired Magasine 8/10, October 2007, USA
q-JAYS - Anything But iPod Editor’s Choice, October 2007, United Kingdom
q-JAYS - iLounge Best of the Year Award 2007, November 2007, USA
q-JAYS - What HiFi? Sound and Vision 4/5, December 2007, United Kingdom

2008
q-JAYS - MacUser 5/5, March 2008, USA
q-JAYS - AVR Group Test Winner, March 2008, United Kingdom
q-JAYS - MacWorld 4/5, July 2008, United Kingdom
q-JAYS - Les Numériques 5/5 , November 2010, France
d-JAYS - Les Numériques 5/5 , November 2010, France

2009
c-JAYS - TechPowerUp 9/10, January 2009
c-JAYS - Red & Blackness 5/5, January 2009
q-JAYS - iTalk Magazine Best of the Best, February 2009, USA
s-JAYS - iLounge B+, Recommended, February 2009, USA
s-JAYS - Register Hardware 9/10, Recommended, February 2009, Sweden
s-JAYS - Pocketlint 8/10, February 2009, United Kingdom
c-JAYS - MacWorld 5/5, Editor’s Choice, March 2009, United Kingdom
c-JAYS - iCreate 5/5, March 2009, United Kingdom
c-JAYS - iPod User 5/5, Star Buy, March 2009, United Kingdom
q-JAYS - Know Your Mobile 5/5, May 2009, USA
q-JAYS - The Ultimate iPod Guide 5/5, May 2009, United Kingdom
s-JAYS - MacFormat 4/5, May 2009, USA
c-JAYS - MacWorld Awards 2009 Nominee, June 2009, United Kingdom
v-JAYS - iGizmo 4/5, Recommended, June 2009, United Kingdom
v-JAYS - iCreate 5/5, July 2009, United Kingdom
v-JAYS - Digital Trends 8/10, July 2009, USA
v-JAYS - HiFi & Musik Most Portable, July 2009, Sweden
c-JAYS - MacUser Awards 2009 Nominee, July 2009, United Kingdom
c-JAYS - Visual Grand Prix Awards 2009 Gold Winner, July 2009, Japan
v-JAYS - Wired Magazine 7/10, September 2009, USA
v-JAYS - Lyd & Bilde 5/6, Best in Test, September 2009, Norway
v-JAYS - Fosfor Recommended, October 2009, Sweden
v-JAYS - Touch My Apps, 5/5, Kiss it, November 2009, USA

2010
v-JAYS - Metro 4/5, March 2010, Sweden
a-JAYS Three - Trusted Reviews 8/10, July 2010, United Kingdom
a-JAYS Two - Good Gear Guide 4/5, Best Buys, July 2010, Australia
a-JAYS Three - Aftonbladet 4/5, July 2010, Sweden
t-JAYS One - PC World 4.5/5, Editor’s Choice, August 2010, Australia
a-JAYS Three - Digital Trends 8.5/10, Editors’ Choice, August 2010, USA
a-JAYS One - Electronicsme 4.2/5, August 2010, USA
v-JAYS - Ére Numérique 8.5/10 , August 2010, France
t-JAYS One - Ére Numérique 8/10 , August 2010, France
t-JAYS Three - Ére Numérique 8/10 , August 2010, France
a-JAYS Three - Ére Numérique 7.5/10 , August 2010, France
a-JAYS Three - Les Numériques 4/5 , August 2010, France
a-JAYS One - Good Gear Guide 4.75/5, August 2010, Australia
a-JAYS Three - TouchMyApps 4/5, Grab It, August 2010, USA
a-JAYS Three - Stuff 4/5, August 2010, USA
v-JAYS - The Sunday Times 5/5, August 2010, United Kingdom a-JAYS Three - Gadgetmac 5/5, August 2010, USA
a-JAYS Three - Australian MacWorld 4.5/5, August 2010, Australia
a-JAYS Three - PC Advisor 4/5, August 2010, United Kingdom
a-JAYS One - PC Advisor 4.5/5, August 2010, United Kingdom
t-JAYS One - PC Advisor 4/5, August 2010, United Kingdom
t-JAYS One - Good Gear Guide 4.25/5 - Editor's Choise, August 2010, Australia
a-JAYS Three - Good Gear Guide 4/5 - Best Buys, August 2010, Australia
t-JAYS Three - Test Numérique 8/10 , September 2010, France
t-JAYS One - CNET Australia 8.8/10, September 2010, Australia
a-JAYS One - MacWorld Australia 4/5, September 2010, Australia
d-JAYS - Bild & Ljud 4/6, October 2010, Sweden
a-JAYS Three - Bild & Ljud 5/6 Speciellt rekommenderad, October 2010, Sweden
a-JAYS Three - Smartson 22/25, October 2010, Sweden
d-JAYS - PC World Australia 4/5, November 2010, Australia
t-JAYS Three - Good Gear Guide 4.5/5, November 2010, Australia
t-JAYS Three - Digital Trends 8/10, November 2010, USA
t-JAYS Three - MyMac 8/10, November 2010, USA
a-JAYS Three - MyMac 8/10, November 2010, USA
a-JAYS Three - Smarthouse 4.5/5, November 2010, Australia
q-JAYS - Good Gear Guide 4.5/5, Editors Choice, December 2010, Australia
a-JAYS Three - Playback Recommended, December 2010, USA
a-JAYS Three - I4U News 9/10, Editors Choice, December 2010, USA
t-JAYS Three - Touch My Apps 4/5, Grab It!, December 2010, USA
v-JAYS - Hi-Fi World Magazine Award Winner for Best Accessory 2010, December 2010, United Kingdom
v-JAYS - I4U News 9/10, Editors Choice, December 2010, USA

2011
a-JAYS Three - Bild & Ljud Årets bästa 2010-2011, January 2011, Sweden
a-JAYS Four - Digital Trends 8.5/10 - Editors Choice, January 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - Gadgetmac 5/5, January 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - TechGuide 4/5, February 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - cnet Australia 9.1/10, February 2011, Australia
a-JAYS Two - Earphone Solutions Best Earbuds Less Than $50, February 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - MacWorld Bra Köp, March 2011, Sweden
a-JAYS Four - PC.com 9.2/10 - Choice Award Gold, March 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - Bild & Ljud 5/6 Speciellt Rekommenderad, March 2011, Sweden
t-JAYS Three - MacGuiden 5/5, March 2011, Sweden
t-JAYS Three - What Hi-Fi? 4/5, March 2011, United Kingdom
t-JAYS Three - Les Numeriques 4/5, March 2011, France
a-JAYS Two - Smartson Testpiloter rekommenderar, March 2011, Sweden
a-JAYS Four - BallerStatus 5/5, April 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - iLounge A-, Highly Recommended, April 2011, USA
t-JAYS Three - iLounge B, Recommended, April 2011, USA
a-JAYS Four - iCreate/iPlay 5/5, Editor's Choice, May 2011, United Kingdom
a-JAYS Four - Smartphone Essentials Editor's Choice Award, May 2011, United Kingdom
a-JAYS Four - PC Magazine Middle & Near East 4/5 Editor's Choice, August 2011, Dubai

Milestone

2007: d-JAYS, j-JAYS, m-JAYS, q-JAYS, Bluestreamer
2008: s-JAYS, Bluestreamer 2, Connectivity Accessories
2009: c-JAYS, v-JAYS
2010: q-JAYS Custom Mold, a-JAYS One, a-JAYS Two, a-JAYS Three, t-JAYS One, t-JAYS Two, t-JAYS Three
2011: a-JAYS Four...