Sidebar 1: Specifications
Description: Three-way standmount loudspeaker with "Radialstrahler" radial carbon-fiber omnidirectional tweeter and midrange drivers and two side-firing 6.5" woofers with aluminum-membrane cones in a rear-ported enclosure. Sensitivity: 79dB/2.83V/m into 8 ohms, 80.5dB in-room. Crossover: fourth-order Linkwitz-Riley crossing over at 600Hz and 3.5kHz and with a second-order high-pass filter below the port-tuning frequency. Frequency response: 48Hz– 15.5kHz –6dB in-room. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Recommended amplifier power: 200W into 4 ohms.
Dimensions: 11.8" (300mm) W × 23.6" (600mm) H (27.4" w/grille; 47.7" on stand) × 15.3" (389mm) D. Weight: 33lb (17kg); 61.7lb (28kg) w/stand.
Finishes: Piano Black, Piano White, Piano Silver with chrome or gold accents on any color cabinet.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 44940, 45040. Designed and built in Germany.
Price: $24,900/pair in piano black; matching stands $1850/pair. Approximate number of US dealers: 10. Warranty: 5 years parts and labor.
Manufacturer: MBL Akustikgeräte GmbH & Co. KG, Kurfürstendamm 182, D-10707 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 30 23005840. Web: MBL.de. US distributor: MBL North America, 217 North Seacrest Blvd. #276, Boynton Beach, FL 33425. Tel: (561) 735-9300. Web: MBL-northamerica.com.
Dimensions: 11.8" (300mm) W × 23.6" (600mm) H (27.4" w/grille; 47.7" on stand) × 15.3" (389mm) D. Weight: 33lb (17kg); 61.7lb (28kg) w/stand.
Finishes: Piano Black, Piano White, Piano Silver with chrome or gold accents on any color cabinet.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 44940, 45040. Designed and built in Germany.
Price: $24,900/pair in piano black; matching stands $1850/pair. Approximate number of US dealers: 10. Warranty: 5 years parts and labor.
Manufacturer: MBL Akustikgeräte GmbH & Co. KG, Kurfürstendamm 182, D-10707 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 30 23005840. Web: MBL.de. US distributor: MBL North America, 217 North Seacrest Blvd. #276, Boynton Beach, FL 33425. Tel: (561) 735-9300. Web: MBL-northamerica.com.
