Scansonic mb serie

I know the X1 and the D5. Would love to get that kind of transparency for a better price. My current standmounts are equivalent to the X1, albeit larger, but I miss having decent LFs. The MB 3.5 just might fit the bill.
Did you ever get to go back and listen to them after they had more time on them? It's really, really hard to get a picture of a speaker with only 30 hours of break-in. I know that I heard the C1.1 after listening for quite a while to the X1 and the X1 bested it almost in every aspect. The problem was that the C1.1 only had 50 hours on them and Raidhos take forever to break in.

I did hear the MB 2.5's with 70hrs and they sounded almost like a different speaker (for the better that is). We didn't put the 3.5's back to compare but my dealer said they sound much better than with 30 hrs. For the money the Scansonic is hard to beat.

I do agree about the Raidho break in. Mine took a good 550 - 600 hrs. But it was worth it IMO.

Thank you for the feedback. A dealer about 2 hours away will get them in about 2 weeks. I'll give him about another two weeks to break them in and then will probably visit him.

Something you may want to do if possible. Bring your current speakers with you and compare them side by side.

That said I do not have first hand experience with the Scansonic break in. The 3.5's do go though a period where it sounds like something is rattling in them. Make sure the dealer has got past that point.

Good Luck

That's a great idea, but since they have very heavy proprietary stands, it'll be easier to have an in-home trial of the 3.5 if I like their overall sound.