For those of you that don't know, AV123 will soon start distributing the very highly acclaimed MBL line of speakers. They will be doing this via internet direct and will be giving people the opportunity to get some great German speakers at some very intriguing prices. Here is a link to a recent session that was held between the MBL 321E's, Ref 1's, and later Jackman's Ellis 1801's. Keep in mind that the speakers that were auditioned range in price from 1.5k to 2.5k.
http://forum.av123.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=793