MBL alternatives

In Chris Martens' review of the $7500/pair Mirage OMD-28 speakers, he writes:

Moreover, the Mirges distinguish themselves through their ability to vanish into the soundstage. Many speakers claim to offer "disappearing act" imaging, but I think the OMD-28s take this to a much higher level--one bettered, in my experiene, only by speakers such as the reference-class MBL 101E (an omnidirectional speaker against which all others can be judged).

For a downloadable pdf of the entire TAS review, click the link provided by AVGuide.com on this page.

In addition to their very sophisticated room-filling dispersion, the MIrage OMD-28s'
-10dB point measured anechoically is 18 Hz. In-room, these things are linear to around 22 Hz, which should give you more than a taste of the MBL experience.