GERMAN HIGH-END

摘要

You need only visit Munich's High End show to appreciate that audio manufacturing continues to thrive in Germany, with brands such as Burmester, T+A and MBL - to name only three - creating world-class, cost-no-object components for audiophiles. Based in Berlin, MBL was established in 1979 and is perhaps best known for its trail-blazing Radialstrahler speakers that inventor Wolfgang Meletzy and chief designer Juergen Reis have continued to refine over the years. These omnidirectional speakers employ multiple segment strips of carbon fibre that act as bending-mode radiators when a signal is applied to their voice-coiis. The awesome 101 X-treme flagship Radialstrahlers, incorporating separate subwoofer towers, cost £172,000. Fancy a complete suite of MBL's Reference Line electronics to drive them? You'll be looking at a cool £300k.