While Peter Bruninger had a most superb MBL review a few months ago, capturing the essence of a speaker and persuading the audiophile who wants to emulate the live music experience at home that MBL is for him, Fremer has taken a diametrically opposite approach. His review is very analytical and left brained. Seems like Fremer has tried all kinds of gear (except tube amps) and has listened to every kind of music to try to pin down the sound and find strengths and weaknesses of the speaker.
Here are some highlights:
- Blank slate transparency
- Improved driver integration
- Placement way - away from walls necessary
- Bass weight less than Wilson maxx 3
- Micro dynamics and transparency weakest points compared to stats and box speakers (but he said it was a blank slate??)
- Standout on piano
- Maxx 3 is better at microdynamics on pianissimos and at macrodynamics on fortissimo. It also has richer harmonics
- Stage height lacking due to speaker height
Overall a very good read that helps understand what the speaker can do for audiophiles. But if you are a music lover who wants to get to a state of flow and get lost in the music, who cares about these audiophile terms?
Do others who are familiar with MBL agree with Fremer's analysis?
Here are some highlights:
- Blank slate transparency
- Improved driver integration
- Placement way - away from walls necessary
- Bass weight less than Wilson maxx 3
- Micro dynamics and transparency weakest points compared to stats and box speakers (but he said it was a blank slate??)
- Standout on piano
- Maxx 3 is better at microdynamics on pianissimos and at macrodynamics on fortissimo. It also has richer harmonics
- Stage height lacking due to speaker height
Overall a very good read that helps understand what the speaker can do for audiophiles. But if you are a music lover who wants to get to a state of flow and get lost in the music, who cares about these audiophile terms?
Do others who are familiar with MBL agree with Fremer's analysis?