New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)

@grislybutter thanks for the comparisons. I note that it is more akin to the JBL L100 Classic which is 15.38"W x 25.06"H x 14.63"D, and JBL of course offers their custom stands for $330. I too thought it almost comical looking on those Solidsteel SS-7 stands, like an accident waiting to happen. 

It will be interesting to see more of any custom stands that MoFi makes available for them and what they retail for...Not sure why Andrew was so vague in talking about that. 

They are not "bookshelf" speakers at all, but perhaps should be called "Stand Mount". 

The thing is, as good as they are, to get that lowest octave (if you want it) you'll still need a subwoofer. Guess some genres of music can get by fine without it. 

P.S. Why did you get rid of your Linton? Thanks. 

 

@moonwatcher If you watch (YouTube video) Steve Gutenberg (The Audiophiliac) he says stands are coming later for the MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10. He said the Solid Steel Stands are temporary until the NEW stands for them come out. The size I don't think would bother me, personally, as long as, I like the sound quality. I have AJ's Elac Adante AS-61 stand mount speakers and they're not as big but close and they sound amazing so I'm really curious about this NEW design.

@travisg he seemed impressed. Perhaps he didn't want to come across as a "cheerleader" given his friendship with Andrew. Then again, he has been living with those "new reference" open baffle speakers for a bit now, and maybe he's finding it harder to get excited about a "box" speaker now. Of course, as he notes, those open baffle speakers he has sell for nearly double the cost of the Sourcepoint 10. 

To me the most obvious comparison would be with the JBL L100 Classic. They are very similarly sized, similar efficiency, similar power handling, similar frequency response, and now (thanks to the current sale price of the L100) similar in price. 

@pixhead yes, I saw that. Watched it twice to write down the albums he used for reference so I could check them out. The size doesn’t bother me, (I’m living with some vintage AR9 speakers) but it seems dumb that MoFi can spend whatever money they did (and Andrew’s salary) getting the tooling all done for custom drivers and cabinets over 18 months and yet can’t have some relatively low-tech welded steel stands ready to pair with them at launch.

I think for many the technical challenges Andrew accepted regarding lowering induced distortions goes above their heads. Most people don’t understand the physics of magnetic flux and current induced magnetic fields interacting. And since they can't "see" that they merely look and think, "Oh another box speaker, ho hum".

Seems that those on here who actually got to audition them were impressed. I wish MoFi good luck with them.

But I do wonder as someone did on another YouTube page about how long you think getting replacement parts or getting them repaired, we can expect? For roughly $4K after taxes, many people would want these to last 20 years or more.

Is MoFi big enough to ensure that supply lines to whatever factory they are using in the PRC will remain open? Will MoFi stock enough parts somewhere over here to ensure that longevity? IDK.
 

I think a lot of the fretting about the stands is much ado about nothing. Some here should write detective novels while spinning plots on places of origin.

And thanks, @mapman for the only honest feedback so far. 

All the best,
Nonoise