The Scansonic MB2.5 B shines with all the virtues of a well-made 2.5-way loudspeaker. It plays coherently like a compact one, but reaches further down than most representatives of this kind. In spite of all its richness, its excellent presentation of details doesn’t aim for ultimate clarity, but for coherence and playing fun. The Scansonic is a loudspeaker with a quality of experience, honest and with an intense, pleasant sonority; moreover, it’s easy to deal with in terms of placement and an elegant appearance to boot. You can feel that its makers have put a lot of love, musicality, knowledge and devotion into it. Elsewhere, so it seems, the prices are rising exponentially, and not always this is accompanied by an equal leap in quality. Scansonic, however, offers us darn much loudspeaker here for relatively small money, and this may rightly be called sensational. Highly recommended, superb!   Uwe Steiner