MBL Insolvent


I apologize if someone else has started a thread I missed, but reports indicate that MBL has initiated insolvency proceedings under German law. Not all businesses succeed- its a feature not a bug in a free enterprise system- but hopefully new investors will come in and save the company. This seems to be following the way of Audio Research (fortunately saved) and others-lots of uncertainty surrounding Dartzeel, Krell, etc, which is unfortunate. So many of these manufacturers are small businesses, obviously without huge capital reserves and sometimes without a good succession plan when the founders move on. I hope MBL successfully restructures, it makes great products. I think we all benefit from a healthy, vibrant group at the top end that has the resources to create and innovate. Good luck MBL.

kerrybh

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I have owned Several of their gear excellent build quality ,the issue is they never made much for the average working Audiophile  and the North American distributor 

never had much of the product reviewed on a consistent basis that is not good for the industry . Their 101 Omni directional Loudspeaker is lengenary one of my all time favorites . Their digital transport and dac I owned a work of art like a submarine hatch ,hopefully their will be restructured .

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