MBL alternatives

Ralph- have you heard the T-5s, the smaller version?

Cheers,

KeithR

Sure. They don't have the impact of the T-1 or T-3 (they go down to about 30 Hz), but they do everything else about the same. I don't know if John Wolfe is working on a field coil technology for that model or not.

Strange question. The best omnidirectional speakers besides MBL are Diapason by Shahinian Acoustics for many centuries - but only if you are willing to wait half year on their waiting list

At the end, obvious must be obvious?

Rafael

Dob wrote:

...but only if you are willing to wait half year on their waiting list

The Morrison omni-directional speakers are wonderful, and without the 6 month wait!

In Chris Martens' review of the $7500/pair Mirage OMD-28 speakers, he writes:

Moreover, the Mirges distinguish themselves through their ability to vanish into the soundstage. Many speakers claim to offer "disappearing act" imaging, but I think the OMD-28s take this to a much higher level--one bettered, in my experiene, only by speakers such as the reference-class MBL 101E (an omnidirectional speaker against which all others can be judged).

For a downloadable pdf of the entire TAS review, click the link provided by AVGuide.com on this page.