Opinions on MBL 121's

82 db sensitivity. These things need BIG power. Keep this in mind. Amp choices will be limited. Great sounding speakers though. Omni speakers sound best out in the room. An MBL rep told me the designer uses Wireworld cables and MBL amps which are HUGE for a reason.

I recently heard an all MBL system that was very, very expensive, and very, very bad. It sounded big, and heavy - much like a Panzer tank. It was the antithesis of music in real time and space. Yuk

MBL is certainly not for every taste, but they do some things amazingly well. The 2 strange things about the product line:

1) Do you choose the 121 with the MBL sub or the entry floorstander (116?)? My local dealer emphatically prefers the floorstander. On short audition, I'm not so sure, because

2) Mid bass in the full range systems seems balanced for very large rooms. OTOH, deep bass rolls off at a surprisingly high frequency on all but the biggest floorstanders and systems with their sub.

IMHO, in addition to amp matching, room matching (think very large) is a real challenge with MBL

Good Luck,

Marty