A very special story, shared by Audio Concept from Sweden: “A few years back, a passionate music lover joined us at a show in Göteborg. I was presenting a 4-channel MBL system. The audience was emotionally captivated — not just by the technology, but by the unique omnidirectional experience. Our guest, incredibly knowledgeable and deeply moved by music, stood beside me to speak not about gear, but about the music itself. He owns what may be the world’s largest clarinet concerto collection and has even shared insights on the BBC
So taken by what he heard the MBL’s could do, he called his wife during the show, asking if he could turn their garage into a dedicated listening room. She said yes — and just days later, we were on the phone planning it.
The vision was clear – create a space where music would be experienced fully, emotionally, and in every direction. And that’s exactly what we did.Today, in his 80s, he still listens for hours every day. His system includes four MBL 101s, two 116s, a 120 center, 23 ambient ceiling speakers, and electronics like the 9011s, 9008s, 9007, 6010, plus both 1510 and 1511. He also has tape decks, turntables, and over 50,000 CDs — shelves lined with stories. Pull one down and there’s another behind it. And there’s even more in neighboring rooms.
This space isn’t for watching movies. The TV is simply how he selects what to listen to. What happens here is purely about music — two-channel, multichannel — and total immersion. It’s where he thinks, reconnects, reflects.
Guests who visit this room are left speechless. You sit in his chair, and suddenly, there are no speakers. Just music — everywhere. A bubble of sound that envelops you. He’ll sit quietly, score in hand, following every note as if conducting the invisible orchestra around him.
Every time we see him, he reminds us how much joy this room brings him. And honestly, it reminds us too — why sound matters. Why music matters. Why what we do matters. Because in that one-of-a-kind room, music truly becomes life.”