When you’ve created a product line as distinguished and unique as German MBL’s Radialstrahler loudspeakers, you want to share your story of ‘crafting the ultimate sonic experience’ with the audio-loving world. MBL’s brand new website does just that – as does an open invitation for customers to visit the company’s Berlin factory. Plus, an exciting first UK show visit is coming up this March! Continue reading New website, some ‘insider insights’ and a UK visit to Audio Show Deluxe from MBL, creators of the pioneering Radialstrahler loudspeakers
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MBL wins again – as the brand adds to its Golden Ear Awards from The Absolute Sound with the 126 loudspeaker
“Everyone I know remembers where they were the first time they heard them,” writes the US audio magazine’s reviewer Neil Gader, of German MBL’s pioneering Radialstrahler loudspeakers.
MBL Radialstrahler 126 loudspeaker Highly Commended in Hi-Fi Plus Product of the Year Awards 2022
MBL’s entry-level omni-directional standmount loudpeaker is designed for rooms of up to 30 square metres as well as multichannel applications, and uses the same Radialstrahler tweeter and midrange drivers as the brand’s mighty £65,000 101E MkII floorstander.
MBL Radialstrahler 120 loudspeaker is Finalist and Editor’s Choice in Stereophile Product of the Year Awards 2022
US audio magazine Stereophile’s annual Product of the Year Awards recognise a select handful of the world’s finest audio components. Among them is German brand MBL’s unique and pioneering Radialstrahler 120 omni-directional loudspeaker.
MBL’s 101 X-treme MkII omnidirectional loudspeaker earns a third Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound in 2022
In The Absolute Sound’s annual Golden Ear Awards, the US hi-fi magazine’s reviewers select those components which, for them, stand out from the competition. Some are longstanding references that have withstood the test of time, while others are newfound favorites destined to become classics. In either case, the products selected for a Golden Ear Award are special, indeed. Continue reading MBL’s 101 X-treme MkII omnidirectional loudspeaker earns a third Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound in 2022
“The finer points of music-making”: MBL’s N11 preamp & N15 mono power amp feature in Hi-Fi News’ ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi 2022’
Year-end is approaching and so is the season of goodwill – for audio goodies, “the hardware that sparked our senses and the music that stirred our souls throughout 2022,” writes editor Paul Miller in the latest Yearbook issue of Hi-Fi News. Among the year’s top picks is MBL’s N11 preamplifier & N15 mono power amplifier pairing.
“Prodigious performers”: Hi-Fi News reviews MBL’s N11/N15 pre and mono power amps
“By any standards, the Noble series from Berlin-based MBL is a looker,” write Andrew Everard and Paul Miller. “And the sound more than lives up to the style.”
Continue reading “Prodigious performers”: Hi-Fi News reviews MBL’s N11/N15 pre and mono power amps
London’s KJ West One to host first ever UK demos of MBL’s incredible top-of-range 101 X-Treme omnidirectional loudspeaker
PRESS RELEASE: In 2020, German brand high-end audio MBL began to establish a select network of specialist retailers to bring its innovative systems to UK customers, including the unique MBL Radialstrahler loudspeaker range. Now, in 2021, London audio retailer KJ West One will host a UK exclusive: the opportunity to experience MBL’s range-topping 101 X-Treme omnidirectional loudspeaker.
MBL Radialstrahler 101E MkII loudspeaker in Hi-Fi News Yearbook of ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi’ 2021
“Welcome, audiophiles, enthusiasts, music fans and lovers of all things luxury to our annual Yearbook,” writes editor Paul Miller in the magazine’s introduction. Perhaps this year, more than ever, we’ve needed “the hardware that inspired our senses and the music that sustained our souls and sanity.” Among the selected “awe-inspiring” products is MBL’s Radialstrahler 101E MkII loudspeaker. Continue reading MBL Radialstrahler 101E MkII loudspeaker in Hi-Fi News Yearbook of ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi’ 2021
“An entirely different world of engineering”: Stereonet reviews MBL’s Radialstrahler 126 loudspeaker
“If you’ve never heard an MBL Radialstrahler before, then you should,” writes David Price for hi-fi webzine Stereonet. “I’ve reviewed a couple in my time in one capacity or another… they were memorable things.” The 126 is the smallest omnidirectional speaker yet developed by the company and is, says Price, “arguably the company’s most interesting product because it’s just about compact enough to be used in most people’s listening rooms.”