Mbl 101 X-Treme Speakers Cost More Than a Ferrari
November 24th, 2007
Ok, they only cost more than a “low-end” Ferrari, say an F430 — but at $180,000 for the system, these monstrous speakers certainly aren’t for the frugal.
MBL’s 101 X-treme speaker system cranks out sound using a set of four custom built towers. Two of the towers feature pairs of the company’s proprietary omni-directional drivers (like the ones in their smaller 101E speakers), while the other two will rattle your bones with a stack of four 12-inch subwoofers.
Handcrafted from quality materials such as carbon fiber, aluminum, steel and wood, these mammoth speakers truly live up to their “extreme” name tag. The whole system is built-to-order and requires about a month to construct from start to finish.
[via Audio Junkies (thanks, Lukas!)]
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how does this compare the german physik gaudi II at $250 plus grand???? wouldn’t it be hard to even compare? either one is superior to the wilson speakers
I just listened to this system in South Korea. It was at the world’s largest shopping mall (self tauted) called iMart. They weren’t minding the back room very well and I snuck in and turned it up. Remote was like 5 lb brick. Indescribable sound. It felt like I was the director of the orchestra. I now know nothing I will ever hear again will likely compare. After one 10 min sonata I was politely but with absolute certainty kicked out of the room – “Sir you have to go… NOW, please.” They didn’t even ask if I was interested. Guess one should ask before test driving a Ferrari. =D