Mbl 111f

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I was wondering after this tease you posted:

"?????? coming soon - crazy, wild, fun speaker I've always loved....stay tuned...."

When I got the notification for this Topic and before I even saw the pictures I had to exclaim out loud, " of course!"

These are what they showed at Axpona, correct?


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nile49 said:
I was wondering after this tease you posted:

"?????? coming soon - crazy, wild, fun speaker I've always loved....stay tuned...."

When I got the notification for this Topic and before I even saw the pictures I had to exclaim out loud, " of course!"

These are what they showed at Axpona, correct?


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Thanks! They showed the model above the 111F, called the 101e mk2 at Axpona and the little bookshelf speakers.

I’ve always been a big MBL fan. I like different! Avantgarde and MBL are my “out of the box” designs. Quad too.

I never ever ever ever ever never thought they would sound this good, out of the box (no pun intended) in my room. I’m sitting way off to the right and hearing perfect imaging. The whole room is the sound stage.

When I owned them, I used to joke that Magnepan’s were for people with no friends (head in a vice). If that’s the case, MBL’s are for people with a lot of friends!

Oh, and MBL told me, the more you toe them out, the tighter the center image (ie, the mouth of the singer). Yup, it’s true. They’re right. My old brain had a hard time processing that one.


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Mike said:
Thanks! They showed the model above the 111F, called the 101e mk2 at Axpona and the little bookshelf speakers.

I’ve always been a big MBL fan. I like different! Avantgarde and MBL are my “out of the box” designs. Quad too.

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Oh that's right. No mid-bass radial driver here.

Quad was the first thing that came to mind after your teaser but the description didn't fit.

I've really liked what I've heard as well. No, they don't do Magico bass definition by any means but they are pure entertainment top to bottom. The mids and highs are fantastic, and then there is of course the soundstaging.

How low does that mid driver play?
What is MSRP on these?


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nile49 said:
Oh that's right. No mid-bass radial driver here.

Quad was the first thing that came to mind after your teaser but the description didn't fit.

I've really liked what I've heard as well. No, they don't do Magico bass definition by any means but they are pure entertainment top to bottom. The mids and highs are fantastic, and then there is of course the soundstaging.

How low does that mid driver play?
What is MSRP on these?


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Not sure on the specs. $42k MSRP.


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Mike

Now that looks very familiar!!! I see you have followed MBL's set-up instructions with the "dispursion" trees behind them. I think you will soon understand why it takes a very expensive speaker to surpass the 111F's.
 

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Mike

Now that looks very familiar!!! I see you have followed MBL's set-up instructions with the "dispursion" trees behind them. I think you will soon understand why it takes a very expensive speaker to surpass the 111F's.
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Jim, help me understand something. Why aren’t MBL’s more popular? Do you think the low SPL rating scares people off? The rating is completely misunderstood. 80db in omnipolar = 87-89db in direct radiating speakers. My 111f’s aren’t even making the needles move on the Pass amp.


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I like MBLs as well. They typically do very well at shows. Have not heard them in a home environment or well setup in a store.

Congrats Mike!
 
Magico, Avantgarde, MBL, Harbeth, Verity. That’s an All-Star lineup, Mike!
A couple of years ago, I made a mistake of introducing my wife to MBL at a show. Since then, she thinks everything else is crap.


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What is their dealer network like Mike? I've really only heard of people being very enamored with them but don't think I've ever seen them in a store.


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There is a cool video floating around showing how MBL makes speakers - I am sure they are something special.
 
They look beautiful Mike! Congrats on another world class product in your lineup.

How large are the woofer and subwoofer drivers in this model?
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2CGM0E1RIU


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Wow Mike, the MBL 111F’s have phenomenal timbral purity! I can’t believe they could sound this great right out of the box. They just sound insane. The soundstage must be mind blowing. At that price point, I can’t imagine anything touching them. Great setup job, Mike, you nailed it. I’d love to hear the MSB M204 monoblocks on them. Congrats!

Best,
Ken
 
Very nice setup with the MBLs and Pass, I could imagine that works really well. They really are sound-staging world champions.

Nice addition, congrats.


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Thank you everyone. MBL says they need 200 hours to break in, but Rick (retired from VAC, works with me now) and Patrick (one of my clients) were by the store to help setup and listen and let’s just say, we all found it hard to leave and go home. There’s no such thing as a bad seat. You can sit behind the speakers and get great sound. I stood leaning over the speakers had an incredible imaging. I mean, you just have to hear them to believe it.

We played several songs Rick knew well from Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Sessions Revisited and it was eerily real, like being in that church. We even played some bad 80’s recordings, and they sounded great. Old jazz recordings, modern recordings, you name it. Female vocals and male vocals, amazing. I can’t wait to hear them once fully broken in.

Check out the two Science Channel, How It’s Made links above. Well worth watching.
 
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