I have MBL 111e's; powered by MBL 8011 monoblock amps. I also have a DD15 sub; and my system sounds great. clear; open; fantastic base on both the main speakers; but the sub helps with home theater presense. The mbl sound is a matter of taste; but in the right set up they are truly magical. If you check on the virtual system links here on the 'gon; there are several owner's comments on the mbl systems; their demand for power is overblown; many people are running them with good tubes; but I think they sound better with ss. They are worth considering for evaluation of high end systems.