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We are pleased to announce that The Absolute Sound’s 2022 Editors’ Choice Awards have been given to twelve MBL products. Many thanks to The Absolute Sound for the honor and recognition.
Loudspeakers: 101 X-Treme MKII, 101 E Mk II, 120, 126
Preamplifiers: 6010 D, N11, C11
CD-DAC: C31
Amplifiers: 9008 A, C51, N15, C21
We are pleased to announce that the MBL 126 is the 2021 Product of the Year in the Stand-Mount Loudspeaker category for the Absolute Sound.
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The US-American magazine Stereophile reviewed the Radialstrahler Loudspeaker 120:
Julie Mullins, Stereophile
“Wallflowers they ain’t: Immersive and involving, these speakers are built for fun. Their sound, though always substantial, tends to stay detailed without getting thick or muddy…Their energy was palpable, visceral, like live music, adding to the sense of immersion. It gave more muscle to rock ’n’ roll. The soundwaves’ energy was like a gentle force field. Or not so gentle…The MBL 120s can deliver sound with involving intensity even on quiet, subtle material…If the MBL 120 were a book, it would be one that was hard to put down: I kept listening when I should have been going to bed—or finishing this review. The MBL 120s can be addictive. I’m not here to be a bad influence, but if you’re not careful, you might need to call your nearest dealer.”
John Atkinson, Technical Editor
“The MBL 120’s measured performance confirms that this is a true omnidirectional design.”
Neil Gader, editor of the U.S. magazine The Absolute Sound reviews the Radialstrahler 126 in current issue.
“Sonically, you enter a whole new world when you light up the MBL 126—or any Radialstrahler, for that matter…At trade shows I’ve watched enthusiasts enter MBL exhibits with a hushed solemnity and walk away glowing, as if they’d undergone a spiritual experience…no one should mistake its whimsical, droid-like appearance for anything other than an audiophile loudspeaker of the most serious sonic intentions and pedigree…in terms of imaging, as cliché as this sounds, 126 flat out disappears from the room, kind of like, well, poof…Though MBL’s 126 is designed for the parlor rather than the palace, it’s as good as anything this esteemed company has ever made. In spite of its humble size, it is truly a statement loudspeaker of the first order. If you consider yourself a thoughtful audiophile and are preparing to take the plunge into this price range, don’t even consider making a move until you’ve auditioned the MBL 126. It is must listening.”
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Jeremy Bryan from MBL will present MBL products including the 101 X-Treme system at the “Spooktacular Audio Show” with our retail partner 3mA Audio in Houston, TX on Saturday, Oct. 30th. Please join us.
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Due to health and safety concerns, we have decided not to participate at CEDIA 2021. We regret this decision, and hope to see you again at one of the other upcoming shows.
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We are pleased to announce that the 101 X-Treme, the 120 and the 126 have each won a “Golden Ear Award” for 2021 from The Absolute Sound magazine.
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Paul Miller of Hifi News (UK) reviews the iconic MBL 101 E MKII Radialstrahler:
“There is certainly a ‘sound‘ here, not only with respect to the tonal colour but also in the speaker’s ability to drive the room and create a truly huge but meticulously crafted soundscape.”
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We are honored that four MBL products are on Stereophile’s 2021 Recommended Components list. Many thanks to Stereophile for the recognition.
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We are honored to have received The Absolute Sound’s 2021 Editor’s Choice Awards for the following twelve MBL products. Many thanks to TAS for the recognition
Loudspeakers
101 X-Treme
101 E Mk II
120
126
Preamplifiers
6010 D
N11
C11
CD-DAC
C31
Amplifiers
Power Amplifier 9008 A
Integrated Amplifier C51
Power Amplifier N15
Power Amplifier C21
We are pleased to report that Anthony Kershaw, Editor of Audiophilia.com has given the N51 and N31 Product of the Year awards for 2020.
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Our Chief Developer Jürgen Reis inducted into The Absolute Sound’s High End Audio Hall of Fame. Congratulations!
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John Atkinson returned to our CD-DAC N31 and followed up with his review. We are proud to hear from him
“I found that the Roon Ready module makes this superb-sounding, superbly well-engineered processor even more desirable.”
Read more in the update of the review.
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Listen in to the new “Occasional Podcast” from Audio-head.com: “A Deep Dive In The High End: Sitting Down With MBL.” Brian Hunter hosts a conversation/interview with Jeremy Bryan, President of MBL North America, “who walks listeners through the MBL process and products, and gives some more interior vantage points for the manufacturer that makes everything in house. He also talks shop with regards to his approach to room setup, as his presentations at audio shows are second to none. The whole sonic affair makes for a must stop, given the opportunity.”
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MBL are honored to announce that our 101 X-Treme Radialstrahler loudspeaker system has won a coveted Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound for 2020. Many thanks to the Mr. Jonathan Valin, Executive Editor, for the nod.
The US-American magazine Stereophile extensively tested the preamplifier N11 from the NOBLE Line:
Jason Serinus, Reviewer:
“While I’m not convinced that there’s a bright side to everything, the N11 shone a light during the dark days of the pandemic and delivered week upon week of listening pleasure…The N11 could very well be a performance you never want to end. It’s a looker, for sure, one whose presence in my system I already miss.”
John Atkinson, Technical Editor
“…Its performance on the test bench reveals the widest-bandwidth, widest-dynamic-range, lowest-noise, lowest-distortion preamplifier I have encountered.”
MBL is pleased to report the 2020 The Absolute Sound Editor’s Choice awards have been given to several of our products:
Speakers
MBL 101 X-treme
MBL 101 E Mk II
MBL 120
MBL 126
Preamplifiers
MBL 6010 D
MBL N11
MBL C11
Source
MBL C31
Amplifiers
MBL 9008 A mono blocks
MBL Noble N15 mono blocks
MBL Corona C51 integrated
MBL Corona C21 stereo
Audiophilia.com editor Anthony Kershaw reviewed the N51 Integrated Amplifier and the N31 DAC-CD player.
“There’s nothing in the N51’s design chain that (chief engineer) Reis has not figured out, solved and built upon to produce a component that looks and sounds fabulous.” – Anthony Kershaw, Audiophilia LEARN MORE
“I can vouchsafe for the N31 CD/DAC as the most beautiful digital playback I’ve heard in my system…very highly recommended.” LEARN MORE
The Absolute Sound, one of America’s most prestigious magazines, reports about the Radialstrahler 101 X-treme in its January, 2020 issue. Learn all about or Flagship Loudspeaker.
«MBL 101 X-tremes are, in almost every way possible, the best loudspeakers I’ve heard in my home—or anyplace else, for that matter» – Jonathan Valin
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The X-treme Roadshow is in residence at Suncoast Audio in Sarasota, Florida for a period of time, then will move on to another stop. Please call Jeremy Bryan of MBL at (917) 306-7588, or Mike Bovaird at Suncoast at (941) 932-0282 for further information.
The X-treme Roadshow is in permanent residence at LMC Home Entertainment in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please contact Mike Ware at LMC at (602) 478-9797 for more information.
Please check back here for announcements of the next stop on the Roadshow.”
MBL is pleased to announce that the 101 X-treme loudspeaker system is the winner of The Absolute Sound’s “Overall Product of the Year Award” for 2019.
MBL is pleased to report that the mbl 126 and the mbl 101 X-treme loudspeakers have each received a coveted 2019 Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound Magazine.
Executive Editor Jonathan Valin recommended the mbl 101 X-treme and Managing and Digital Content Editor Julie Mullins recommended the mbl 126 as “standouts from the competition.” Watch for reviews of each product in forthcoming issues. Many thanks to The Absolute Sound for these honors.
Please find the complete press coverage on the MBL / Kyomi Audio room at the AXPONA Audio Expo North America show from Jonathan Valin (The Absolute Sound), Jim Austin & John Atkinson (Stereophile Magazine) Michael Lavorgna & Aaron Sherrick (TwitteringMachines.com), Rick Becker (Enjoy the Musiccom)
“Music-induced amazement, delight, and near-delirium are a few more of my favorite things. Thanks Jürgen, thanks MBL.“ Michael Lavorgna
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The legendary D/A-converter 1611 F from MBL has always connected the digital world with the analogue. With Roon Ready integration, we’ve taken the next big step. Ease of use and seamless streaming of various sources combined with the fantastic sound of an MBL audio system makes listening to music even more enjoyable.
The MBL ROON MODULE is a hardware device developed by MBL’s engineering team that you can add as an option to your D/A converter 1611 F and works together with any Roon server within your LAN. The MBL ROON MODULE is now available.
Contact your trusted dealer today.
The October issue of The Absolute Sound Magazine published an article about MBLs new designed Noble Line. “German Nobility! MBLs Noble Line“ is the headline of Jonathan Valins review. Find out more about the subtleties, refinements and the hard facts of the with great care engineered electronics.
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The year’s Munich High End show was filled with a lot of great moments, beginning with our incredible annual jazz-dinner concert which welcomes a record number of invited guests, some wonderful live performances at our booth thanks to Concert Köln, plenty of business meetings with our much appreciated distributors and dealers, and, most of all, some amazing demos on each of our two systems, the 101E with the Noble Line and the Reference line powering the 101 X-tremes.
Jonathan Valin from The Absolute Sound wrote “MBL X-Tremes (€200k), driven by MBL 9011 amps and 6010 D preamplifier and sourced by an MBL DAC (only), were, as usual, simply superb—very airy and spacious and alive, without a trace of box sound and, despite the four chassis and omnidirectional radiation-pattern of the drivers, possessed of excellent imaging.”
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MBL North America presented MBL in two rooms at this year’s Axpona 2018, which took place from April 13 to 15 in Illinois, USA. The Radialstrahler 101 E MKII were powered by MBL’s Noble Line and the recently introduced mono power amplifiers N15. We are pleased about the numerous and positive reports:
“The best performance with High Resolution data files.”
The new Noble Line N31 CD-DAC has received a rare A+ rating in the Stereophile April, 2018 issue.
John Atkinson concluded that digital sound doesn’t get any better than what he heard from the N31. Furthermore he noted that the MBL offered 21 bits of resolution—the current state of the art of digital audio. This prompted John Atkinson the measurer to agree with John Atkinson the listener: “Digital audio engineering doesn’t get any better.”
In the April, 2018 issue of the magazine Stereophile two of our products received recommendations in the following categories:
“The Best Audio Gear of 2018″
The magazine “The Absloute Sound” recommended 7 MBL products in it´s March, 2018 issue in the following categories:
John Atkinson, editor of the U.S. magazine Stereophile reviews the Noble Line CD-DAC N31:
“…with older digital recordings (“Southern Cross,” from Crosby, Stills & Nash’s CSN (4 CDs, 16/44.1; 320kbps AAC le, Atlantic 82319-2), the N31 sounded simply magnificent….as before, the N31 allowed sonic shortcomings to step to one side, letting the rock’n’roll magic flow forth. And again, the N31’s presentation of detail was superb”
“As I say in the “Measurements” sidebar, digital audio engineering doesn’t get any better—nor, I feel, does digital sound quality. At $15,400 it may be expensive, but MBL’s Noble Line N31 is beyond reproach.”
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MBL won the “Outstanding overall performance Award 2017” from the Chinese magazine Super AV for its Noble Line Mono Power Amplifier N15.
Due to illness, unfortunately MBL North America has to cancel our participation at CES 2018 on short notice. We regret not welcoming our friends, fans, and the Press in Las Vegas, and hope to see you again at one of the other upcoming shows in 2018. Next year we expect to be back at CES as usual.
Your MBL Team
The German hifi magazine STEREO reviewed MBL’s new Noble Line in the latest July issue. The components CD-DAC N31 and Integrated Amplifier C51 were featured.
„…Dabei offenbarten sie gemeinsam wie unabhängig voneinander das von uns so geschätzte „MBL-Klangbild“, nämlich eine aus dem farbigen, energetischen Grundtonbereich heraus gespeiste Opulenz, die etwas Festliches hat. Sorry, aber so ist es, denn gegenüber dieser Pracht … erscheint manch anderes Erstklassiges beinahe etwas nüchtern. Keine Frage: MBLs neues „Noble“-Set schöpft aus der Fülle und geht in die Vollen …“ Matthias Böde
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At the inaugural Los Angeles Audio Show, we presented our new Noble Line N15 Mono Amps and N11 Stereo Preamplifier driving our Radialstrahler mbl 101 E MKII loudspeakers. We are proud that the performance at the MBL North America exhibit has harvested consistently positive feedback, to wit:
We are pleased to report that Robert Harley, Editor in Chief of The Absolute Sound Magazine awarded MBL with “Best of Show” honors at the Los Angeles Audio Show 2017.
He also awarded the new Noble Line with his “Most Significant Debut” Awards.
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Jason Serinus from Stereophile called the MBL system at the LAAS “jaw-dropping-best-of-(my)-show systems–one that wrapped me in its warm embrace. … The soundstage, warmth, and color on another track from Blue Tofu were near unbelievable. Seated in the exactly positioned single sweet spot, it was a case of total immersion.”
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This year’s MUNICH HIGH END was one of the most successful shows MBL has ever had.
The response from the many visitors to the 2 systems we had on active display was basically unanimous: the 101 X-treme powered by our Reference electronics was considered “best of show”.
Read more about MBL at the HIGH END 2017 at the press coverage.
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Jason Serinus from the magazine Stereophile reports about MBL @ Axpona 2017:
“…the very different color palette of the percussion array heard in the first movement of the Violin Concerto were to die for.”
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For the third time in succession the magazine “The Absloute Sound” awarded the following 8 MBL products with the Editors’ Choice Award:
Our chief engineer Jürgen Reis talks exclusively Digital with John Atkinson from “Stereophile”, going deep into detail about new Noble Line CD/DAC N31 and different aspects of modern DAC design.
At CES Micheal Lavorgna from AudioStream in a conversation with our Chief Engineer Juergen Reis & John Atkinson (Stereophile) about technical details.
This year´s CES was a complete success for us. We have summarized the highlights in the following press coverage. We can proudly announce that MBL was awarded several times by editors of renowned hifi magazines with titles like ”Best of CES“, „Best Sound“, or „Best of Show“.
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MBL won the “Outstanding overall performance Award 2016” from the Chinese magazine Super AV for its Noble Line Preamplifier N51.
Great award from rAVe Publications for our loudspeakers mbl 101 E MKII. Thank you, we feel honored.
Our chief engineer Jürgen Reis gives deep insights into our Noble Line electronics at the HIGH END Show 2016 in Munich. Watch more:
Our chief engineer Jürgen Reis explains detailed the Radialstrahlersystem mbl 101 X-treme at the HIGH END Show 2016 in Munich. Watch more:
HIGH END 2016 – Demonstration of the Radialstrahler System mbl 101 X-treme
We have captured moments of the HIGH END Show 2016 in Munich for all of our customers and fans who were not able to come around:
We have summarized the highlights of this years AUDIO EXPO NORTH AMERICA in the following press coverage.
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Learn more from our chief engineer Jürgen Reis about the relation between listening, measurements, and (un)certainty. He explains the importance between the interaction of measurement and listening during developing processes. To find aspects for improvements both elements have to be in balance: How to measure, what is audible and how does it sounds, what is measurable.
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The British online magazine inearspace.com summarized its impressions of MBL at the Sound & Vision Show, Bristol UK: “MBL continue to impress in every circumstance and setting.”
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We have summarized the highlights of MBL of this year’s CES in the following press coverage.
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Once again the magazine “The Absloute Sound” awarded the following 8 MBL products with the Editors’ Choice Award:
The Chinese hifi magazine “SUPER AV” chose the CD-DAC mbl N31 from the new NOBLE LINE for their “Outstanding Popularity Awards 2015”.
MBL North America and it´s retail partner United Home Audio’s received the PFO Audio Oasis! Award.
MBL North America received the PFO Audio Oasis! Award.
The magazine “The Absloute Sound” awarded the following 8 MBL products with the Editors’ Choice Award 2015:
We have summarized the highlights of MBL of this year’s CES in the following press coverage.
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21hifi.com, the Chinese hifi internet portal, awarded MBL with the “Top Ten Hi-Fi Equipment Award 2014-2015″ for the mbl 101 X-treme Radialstrahler Loudspeaker.
The Chinese hifi magazine “SUPER AV” chose the CD-DAC mbl C31 from the CORONA LINE for their Outstanding Overall Performance Award 2014 / category “SACD/CD-Player”.
The mbl 101 X-treme Radialstrahler Loudspeaker received an award for “Best Speaker Technology of the year 2014” by Visual & Audio Equipments magazine.
MBL is pleased to announce receiving the absolute sounds award PRODUCT of the YEAR for our CORONA LINE Integrated Amplifier mbl C51.
Eric Fung interviews Jürgen Reis about MBLs new Noble Line series at Hong Kong Audio Visual.
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MBLs Integrated Amplifier mbl C51 from the Corona Line is announced for the “Golden Ear Award 2014″. Read more in the September issue of ‘The Absolute Sound’.
In the latest issue David Susilo, editor of the Canadian magazine “ Tendances Électroniques & Design” reports about the MBL Corona Line.
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MBL received a PFO Audio Oasis! award for the Surround sound presentation at THE Show Newport Beach.
The chinese magazine Audiotechnique published an equipment report about MBLs Radialstrahler loudspeaker mbl 101 E MKII in its issue n° 393.
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Join MBL at the High End 2014
MOC München – Atrium 4, Room E102 – May, 15 – 18 / daily 10am – 6pm
The High End at Munich 2014 will mark the introduction of the new Noble Line of electronics in Europe. The new designs feature state of the art sound quality; unique, user friendly controls; diverse technical innovations; and innovative special features.
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In its latest issue the US online magazine reports extensively about the MBL Reference Line System:
The magazine “The Absloute Sound” awarded the following MBL products with the Editors’ Choice Award 2014:
21hifi.com, the Chinese hifi internet portal, awarded MBL with the Equipment Award 2013-2014 for the Integrated Amplifier mbl 7008 A (NOBLE LINE).
Taiwans “Audio Art” honored MBL’s CORONA LINE Mono Power Amplifier mbl C15 with the “Best performance of the year 2014” Award.
The Integrated Amplifier mbl C51 won the “PFO Brutus Award 2013” from the online magazine Positive Feedback Online.
The Chinese hifi magazine “SUPER AV” chose the Radialstrahler loudspeaker mbl 120 from the CORONA LINE for their Popularity Award / category “Bookshelf Speaker”.
The CORONA LINE Integrated Amplifier mbl C51 won the “Editor Choice Award 2013″ from Magazine-Audio, a French-Canadian eZine.
AV Showrooms awarded MBL with the Gold Show Award for the “BEST SOUND at the Capital Audio Fest 2013”.
In its issue 08/2013 the German hifi magazine STEREO reports in the category “Secrets of Developer” about the heard of MBL: Juergen Reis. Learn more about himself and why he successfully develops jewels of sound whose naturalness and harmonies far exceed those of any established standards.
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Once again MBL was awarded with The Absolute Sound “GOLDEN EAR AWARD” – This year we received the award for the CORONA LINE CD player mbl C31.
MBL North America received the PFO Audio Oasis! Award for T.H.E Show Newport Beach 2013!
The magazine „The Absolute Sound“ awarded in its July issue two of the MBL products in the category “The 100 Most Significant Audio Products in the last 40 Years.” – the mbl 101 (manufactured from 1986 – 1988) and the mbl 101 E MKII (manufactured since 2008).
Learn more about the 2013 High End show in Munich.
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The British HiFi magazine HiFi News published in the May issue a review about the mbl 1511 F.
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Lesen Sie über MBL bei der 2013 NY Audio Show in New York City.
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AV Showrooms awarded its “Gold Show Award – Best Sound” to the mbl 116 F Radialstrahler Loudspeaker.
The French Language magazine “Magazine-audio.com” awards MBL with it’s “Best Sound of the SSI 2013″ award.
The magazine “The Absloute Sound” awardedthe following products withe the Editor’s Choice Award 2013:
MBL received AV Showrooms “Gold Show Award” for “Best Sound” @ CES 2013. “This year’s show featured outstanding sound. The top rooms shared that elusive “it’s almost real life” in sound quality. They include… the MBL suite, for concert hall like sound.”
Taiwans “Audio Art” honored MBL’s CORONA LINE integrated amplifier mbl C51 with the “Best value of the year 2013” Award.
21hifi.com, the Chinese hifi internet portal awarded MBL with the Equipment Award 2011-2012 for the Integrated Amplifier mbl C51 from the MBL CORONA LINE.
The Chinese Magazine „New Audiophile“ awarded the mbl C51 in the category „Best Performance Integrated Amplifier“.
The Chinese hifi magazine “SUPER AV” chose the integrated amplifier from the MBL CORONA LINE chain – mbl C51 for their Popularity Award 2012.
The December issue of the Swedish magazine Ljud & Bild published a review on the following devices from the CORONA LINE: mbl C11, mbl C21, mbl C31, mbl 120. The test result impresses with a total out of 6 of 6 stars and therefore receives in addition, the recommendation of the editorial staff.
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MBL showcased the production mbl 101 X-treme System at CES 2012 in North America. The new online magazine, AVShowrooms.com, awarded the system “Best Sound at CES 2012″ with its Gold Show Award
MBL received PFO’s “Circuitus Maximus Award” for the REFERENCE LINE.