MBL Goes X-treme

November 23, 2007 by David Kay
Filed under: Home Audio



Move over Loreley. There’s a new monstrous $180,000 German omni-radiator in town, the 101 “X-treme” from the unpronounceable MBL Akustikgerate GmbH. While the Loreley resembles an alien power crystal, the MBL 101X seems more like it could power some sort of airship out of Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow.



The 101X uses two of MBL’s unique vibrating element omni-directional drivers from the 101E, one suspended and inverted above the other, mounted on a massive platform made from carbon fiber, aluminum, steel, acrylic, and wood. Deep bass is provided by a separate tower, which stands more than 6 feet tall and houses four proprietary 12” subwoofers. The entire system requires roughly one month of build and test time. The 101X system will be officially launched at CES, but we were lucky enough to get a sneak peak of it in our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest coverage.

Source: MBL
Comments (2)
Doodaddy 2 years and 3 months ago

Beastly looking
Dave Kay 2 years and 3 months ago

Indeed. It seems like separate subwoofer towers are making a bit of a comeback recently, as in these, the Von Schweikert VR-10s, and the Marten Design Coltrane Supremes, after going out of favor several years ago.
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