Scansonic mb serie


Does anyone listen MB serie from Scansonic ?
What about the raidho DNA ?
Does thoses speakers sound like a real raidho ?
georgelfre

Interesting and timely topic.  I say timely because there are 6 pair of 2.5's on sale on Audiogon ranging in price from $1800 to $2499 , unless there has been a buying frenzy in the last 48 hours  I have seen this Scansonic 2.5 model bunch up sale a few times for sale over the last year, but 7 pair takes the cake.

I am curious why this is so. One member on this thread was ready to rebox his pair of 2.5 after 20 hours of burn-in only to find that 40+ hours of play opened them up. Another member claimed 50-100hrs of play or burn in.

However, I am curious if there is other reasons like placement headaches;  service problems: WAF ( always a speaker killer), or interfacing  electronics and cables with the 2.5 speaker. I hardly doubt that those remaining six sellers if still standing were not just selling to finance a summer vacation, or tricking out their 1968 Mustang Coup.  

Actually, I am interested in the speaker as a potential upgrade and improvement over my Golden Ear Technology model 7's which received rave reviews at CES 2012  date?. (I have owned them about 18 months and they are fully broken-in)  Has any member who bought the Scansonic 2.5 speaker recently on sale or when they first came on the market last summer, and KEPT THEM.,  satisfied with the much improved.sound quality after an appropriate period of burn in, ever compare GET model 's 7 with the Scansonic 2.5 speaker??.  Obviously, the Scansonic 2.5 at $3600 is almost three times more than the GET model 7. 

It would really be nice just once what the real explanation to such anomalies of buying and selling that  often occur in our neurotic hobby. Maybe it is just coincidence, or market correction, or maybe every audiophile file is secretly saving for a National Lampoon ( style) Vacation at Wally World, USA. 

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It might as well be in California.

I am am wondering the same thing SunnyJim. Maybe the people reselling them don’t frequent these boards.

i am upgrading from emotiva stealth 8s which I love. But the amp in one of them has went for the third time. And everything I’ve listened to except the their monitors fall short.

If I don’t buy a mb-1 or mb-2.5 I’m gonna get a used pair of dynaudio focus 160.
I think the sound changed after some time in them but it just be getting used to the sound. I talked to one of those sellers and he was using them I. The bedroom I believe and they needed more room. They do need some space in between them. 7'-9' and closer to 9' is better. They like good electronics and seem to be very fond of Naim. I've had mine a little I've a year and have only considered upgrading to 3.5 of the new MB-5. Probably won't do either for a bit but it's an option. If you like to play loud then the 2.5 may not be best for you. I get best results around 80-85dbs but that may just be me in my room. I listen to a bit of everything but mostly rock. 
I still enjoy the sound of my MB-25's after almost a year since I purchased them. As a former owner of Maggie and Martin Logan speakers, the best I could describe the MB-2.5's sound is they sound like like a pair of Maggie's plus some quality bass. They need a bigger space than a bed room for sure, they need to be placed carefully, they are power hungry, they like quality source and cables, room treatment is almost a must-do, they need at least 100 hrs or more to break in. But they are also very rewarding once you have everything in order. I could understand why there are so many low-hour MB-2.5's for sale on Audiogon. Because these speakers sound HORRIBLE before they are broken in and they are not the easiest speakers to deal with.  

I totally agree..Ive had mine for maybe 10 months and they sound even better then they did at 6 months.Plus what I really really like is unlike the Raidho line which looses its value about every 6 months when they change the line,my 2.5 are basically worth what I paid for them new..