03/12/2026
The MBL Germany Extreme System ($560K) playing a United Home Audio Tape Deck. A great time was had by all.
By Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Sr. Asst. Ed., Positive-Feedback
You want to talk concert hall experience with 15 ips tape? There was simply no feeling of any soundstage restrictions. The sense of ambient space was off the charts. Instruments-and contrary to what you might read about the imaging capabilities of MBL speakers-were incredibly three dimensional. Every detail and nuance of the recording was there without laser beaming it into your brain. The low end was the best integrated I've heard from MBLs too. Perhaps the coup de grace of the listening session was that funky live tape of Kenny Loggins that Greg Beron pulled out of his treasure chest of tapes. Without question, this was the best two channel experience I've heard at an audio show ever.
PS. Some of the other great sounding cuts Greg played included the Beatles "With a Little Help from My Friends," and Dead Can Dance "Yulanga" (one album that I always want to bring with me to shows but consistently forget ).
