Jim I like the utter openness and transparent picture the mbl 's produce. The best example I can remember hearing was at the capital audio fest a couple of years ago. Led Zepplin II was blasting away and for the first time hearing that album I got the real sense of a 3 piece band performing on stage.
Mbl electronics and UHA reel to reel was driving them. I have only heard mbl speakers with mbl electronics.
Another example was at United Home Audio's store. The small ones, I believe 121's playing "wish you were here" by PF and the presentation was eerie it was so real. It is tattooed on my brain to this day! That system was also mbl electronics and a mid level clearaudio table.
it was those types of examples that took me from stereo and music lover to audiophilia some 30 years ago. MBL is on my bucket list.