Testimonials
... what the press says
"... The Swing forms a completely balanced mid-tone/treble range unit with rarely to be heard transparency and plasticity. There is absolutely no call for any sort of "exotic bonus"..."
Stereo 10/02
"... The depiction is so quite large, differentiated and leads you to suppose that the loudspeaker is larger. But it is the musicality that is convincing. The music flows, flatters and bewitches.... This is a friend for life for anyone looking for relaxed and enjoyable listening pleasure."
Hörerlebnis No. 40
" A listening test with a Manger sound transducer is certainly one of the most illuminating experiences for even the most hardened hi-fi tester, as the system reveals the faults of conventional sound transducers with brutal honesty. It was simply breathtaking the way that the Swing, as if it was the most natural thing in the world, reproduced even the finest triangle notes."
Stereoplay 2/2002
"...If you are seriously interested in speaker design and the possibilities implicit in total coherence, you must listen to this speaker. If you can afterwards go back to one with even a hint of isolated tweeter, I'll be surprised. The Manger shows us things we need to know, and it offers a remarkable musical experience...."
the absolute sound 9/2001
"High efficiency factor, tonal broad-band capacity together with enormous level stability are the self-evident qualities of the Zerobox 103. But the unbelievable impulse fidelity and precision of depiction of the Manger sound transducer make the Zerobox 103 an excellent transducer that offers emotion and authenticity in abundance."
Image HiFi 4/2001
"... And then comes the time when: This transducer can simply do more in subranges. And once you have become accustomed to the complete lack of the spectacular and overlap effects, then you are left with only one thing: exactly what is stored on a sound recording."
Stereo 11/2000
"... With enjoyable composure I experienced the conversation and the singing in the great ballroom, the voices were so present, as if the performers were standing in front of me..."
Audiophile 4/2000
"... the Manger sound transducer - an acoustic star..."
Kopfhörer 12/99
"... It is simply spectacular how unspectacular the Manger sound transducer reproduces music..."
Audio 11/99
"... The Manger transducer is a brilliant construction without a doubt..."
Hifi&Records 4/99
"... the secret of the Manger sound transducer: Impulse-true. In the rather slowly advancing technology of loudspeaker design, the Manger transducer represents a large step forwards..."
Studio Post Pro 2/99
"... entry ticket to the fascinating experience of the absolutely finest audiophile systems..."
Stereo 2/97
"... Thanks to the revolutionary sound transducer system true progress in loudspeaker design. Sets acoustic standards with regard to homogeneity and naturalness of reproduction..."
Sound&Vision 1/97
"... Josef Manger's aim of achieving the most time-true representation of acoustic signals as possible has proved to be more than just plain theory, because as the only representative in the 'Absolute Top Class I, Section Speaker Kits" the Zerobox 107 achieved a top position ..."
Stereoplay 1/96
"... The result amazed even the experts at the first presentations. The ear no longer hears any annoying noises, but what should be at the forefront when listening - the sounds of the music. ..."
SZ 12/95
"... No other loudspeaker sounds so little like hi-fi ..."
Brief test Audio Physic 'Medea II'
"... the longer you listen to the Manger loudspeakers, the clearer its most important characteristic is honesty..."
FAZ 1/96
"... whereas other loudspeakers often put themselves in the limelight, nothing spectacular reveals itself to the ears of the listener, only the music is there - simply room-filling and natural. ..."
FAZ 9/95
"... I am totally convinced that this loudspeaker represents a quantum leap in sound reproduction. This is certainly what the future holds unless the leading specialist magazines miss the boat."
Reader's letter in Audio 2/95
"... I found that the chassis were very sound-neutral and that no listening fatigue occurred. The opposite was the case..."
Stereoplay 2/95
"... I have not enjoyed listening to music with so much pleasure for a very long time ..."
Test report Audio Physic 'Medea' with Manger sound transducer
HiFiExklusiv 5/93
"... we took many hours for the listening test. We were delighted from beginning to end, because this system never plays music in a nerve-racking way, it is decidedly fast and fans out timbres in a highly differentiated way."
Test report Are Mo 'Symbiose' with Manger sound transducer
Stereo 12/94
"... the inventive Franconian has been proved correct in his deliberations on the temporal behaviour of sound transducers. The theory can be understood only by a handful of audiophiles, but more and more are hearing quite clearly what a great gift he has given us with his invention."
Brief test Audio Physic 'Medea II
HiFiExklusiv 8/94
"... Without a doubt the Medea owes its particular sound qualities to the unique properties of the Manger sound transducer."
Brief test Audio Physic 'Medea II'
HiFiExklusiv 8/94
"... All of the listeners were overwhelmed by the way the Manger transducer conjured up a breathtakingly exact spatiality, which the conventional comparison loudspeakers, irrespective of whether flat-core or direct radiator, could only at most bring to a limited extent."
Audiothentic 'Femto' with Manger sound transducer
Stereoplay 5/93
"... I can really only underline the Manger slogan 'Precision in sound'. This is truly fatigue-free and high-resolution, impulse-true listening."
Interview Friedrich Thein - Thein Recording Mobile
Studiomagazin 4/93
"... At almost 1,000 Marks the Manger transducer is not exactly cheap, but it gets you closer to the ideal sound transducer than ever before."
Klang & Ton 4/93
"... If you have the chance to test this loudspeaker, then do it."
Klang & Ton 4/94
All about us, but not a word by us...
...on the Manger transducer
"The result was extremely convincing for me. With certain music recordings I no longer felt that I was in my own living room, but somehow transported into the concert hall. Wonderful! The sound impression seemed like an acoustic hologram, a hauntingly true-to-life simulation of reality."
M. Kühr
"I feel that the Manger speaker is the most outstanding invention in the speaker industry in the last fifty years. It has the greatest and most genious design in speaker. I believe that Mr. Josef Manger should deserve a Nobel Prize if there is a prize for speaker design."
Chiu-Yin Lan
"The Manger "sounds", if you can actually use the term, simply fantastic. Nothing is added, but nothing is taken away."
N. Jost
"...many thanks for your incredible transducer. I am simply enthusiastic..."
L. Galle-Merkel
"...especially with its spatiality the Zerobox offers world-class sound. But the bass reproduction is also a total delight..."
G. Prokop
"...listening to these speakers is addictive..."
M. Verhoeven
"...your transducer is completely unremarkable in the most positive sense...there is absolutely no noisiness in the treble range, without having the feeling that any details are being missed. The Manger transducer is in effect what I have been looking for in my 25 years as a hi-fi fan..."
F.-G. Bigalla
"...as long as you only read what you write, it is just advertising, but once you listen to your speakers, it becomes reality..."
P. Rettweiler
"...perhaps now you can understand why I am so enthusiastic about Manger speakers, especially as it is exactly this quasi holographic, centimetre-exact, acoustic representation that I have been looking for for almost 10 years and that until now could only be enjoyed at my, unfortunately rare, concert visits..."
W. Homeier
"...the dynamics are those of a horn (but without colouration), the spatial feeling is extremely realistic and with a good recording (still too seldom the case), it would take a power cut to make me leave my listening position..."
S. Vogt
"...in particular I would like to thank you for the joy that I have experienced since buying the Zerobox 107. Even without using the most expensive electronics, these speakers exactly meet my idea of listening to music and that is the "key" to what I have always wanted..."
K. Feldhinkel
"...The spatiality and naturalness are convincing, not to mention the clarity in the reproduction of percussive instruments, but the best part is that you can listen to the music for a very long time without it ever getting on your nerves..."
U. Romanski
"...the vocals and instruments sound much more natural, nothing seems overblown, and despite this even the finest details remain audible..."
A. Klaas
"...many thanks for these excellent transducers and the magnificent music enjoyment, that my wife, my friends and I have! CDs, MDs and my own tape recordings sound as if I am hearing them for the first time! ...thank you for your research and development, which brings great pleasure to lot of people..."
H. Wein
"...all of the transducers that I have worked with to date caused disappointment and downright aversion sooner or later - mostly sooner. This is not the case with the Manger transducer. In contrast, I am increasingly certain that this is the right way to achieve perfect music reproduction..."
W. Behle
"...these speakers are capable of making the music so realistic and tangible that you feel you could look the musicians in the eye who are suddenly playing in your living-room - all that you hear is the music, not the speakers..."
W. Homeier
...on the Manger Holoprofil
"Fantastic!"
W. Brendemühl
"...it is not just that the sound image becomes clearer and the localization more precise, it is much more. This can be best described by just two words: superfluous disappears..."
H. Göbel
"...after only a few hours listening I already don't want to miss it. Just as I don't want to do without the Manger sound transducer, after more than twenty years of searching..."
R. Künstler
"... Above all else I felt a much better spatial image in addition to the improvement in the listening zone and, mainly in the lower mid-range, an as yet unheard distinguishability of both instruments and tones."
K. Lautenbach
"... The sound effects of the Holoprofil were considerable. The presence of a recording room was clearly perceptible and the arrangement of the sound sources were more clearly contoured."
F. Husvogt
"... In small jazz ensembles the percussion is explosive, the cymbals sparkle brilliantly. Drum beats and bass runs also sound clearer and can be perceived via the diaphragm even at low volumes."
K.-H. Flock-Reimer
...on the Manger CD
"Thank you so much for sending your demo CD that really convinced me. You have truly succeeded in unifying the best of the best on this CD."
H.-D. Böttger
"Thank you for this brilliant CD."
B. Klose
"This CD is much more than just a demo CD."
H. Brings
"I have seldom heard a CD with such an excellent selection of music examples. The sound quality and the interpretations leave nothing to be desired. Serious music-lover get their money's worth."
E. Budy
"It is such a success that it earns the title "Music from another world"."
B. Kaliebe
"Congratulations on this compilation that is well above average. It is a pleasure to discover the properties of the different recording rooms, and "to see" who is sitting where with what instrument."
G. Wiegel
...on the company
"I do not associate the name of Manger just with "Precision in Sound", but much more than before with a service-friendliness that is hard to believe."
O. Ullrich
"BRAVO! Your service is absolutely unique in the world of high-end. I have never experienced anything similar."
S. Mester
"This is the first time any manufacturer has ever enquired about a product after its delivery. I really appreciate this very much and cannot praise your service too highly."
S.J. Lloyd
"I would like to thank you once more for the truly superb service.
J. Meyer
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for the fast and straightforward repair. Where else can you find that nowadays?"
U. Horn
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