April 7, 2025
Southwest Audio Fest 2025
What do you get for over a million dollars? If you're in the "money seat," it may be some of the best sounds you've ever heard. USA MBL importer Jeremy Bryan had the MBL 101 X-Treme Radialstrahler loudspeakers sounding fantastic, and showgoers got to experience what, for many, would be a once-in-a-lifetime sound. The "wrap-around" sound field produced by the speakers was stunning on several tracks that Jeremy played, and the system was locked in with excellent soundstage depth and dynamics.
The after-hours listening sessions in MBL rooms at audio shows have become legendary; this year was no exception. I arrived around 9:30 pm on Friday night. Around midnight, after enjoying two impressive songs in the “money seat,” I got up, turned around, and announced to the crowd that my Apple Watch had detected that I had fallen, the music was too loud, and I might have even had a heart attack. Then I walked back to my hotel room with a smile on my face. Silly App.“
- Ken Redmond, of the Tracking Angle Magazine -
From: https://trackingangle.com/features/the-southwest-audio-fest-2025