MBL omnidirectional speakers. How do they sound ?


Please share your experience, whether you only heard them somewhere or have them in your system. And associated electronics. Also, how do they sound with tubes or hybrids ? Where do they stand compared to other top speakers like Lansche, Venture, JM Labs Grand Utopia, Rockport, big horns etc. ?
Not thinking of getting them anytime soon if ever, simply interested in people's impressions.
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I heard the 101e's twice at shows and each time thought they were excellent but each time they were in larger rooms. I think they wouldn't work too well in a small room, they need a big room to really shine. But properly set up they are in my top 5 speakers that I've ever heard.
I actually find them worse in very large rooms as imaging gets even more diffuse.
They are perfect if you like walking around your room constantly when listening to music. They require nuclear power plant to get them working. I find them to sound very nice for the first 30 mins. As you sit down and get all comfy then all the little flaws start to appear. like the English would say..... "Not my cup of tea"
Dragon its true you can walk around the room while listening and things will continue to sound good just from a different perspective with radial speakers like mbl but more importantly you are not limited to a single sweet spot and can listen from anywhere in the room and still get a coherent sound stage and imaging which makes for a more realistic listening experience IMHO.   The OHM Walsh speakers that are my preference work similarly and is just one reason why no other speakers seem to be able to displace those in my house.