New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)

To be clear, the hardness or sibilance I heard was mild and could be attributable to the other components, or the room or the music sample.  What I did note was that the speaker has no controls.  This is somewhat of a disappointment—an L-Pad makes it far easier to integrate a speaker into a particular system/room.  I know manufacturers are reluctant to include them because customers often don’t know how to use them and complain about the sound, but, I think it is better include controls.

@grislybutter 

No, more like North Hollywood but Upscale Audio is only open M-F and traffic has gotten really bad in this area. San Diego is about a three hour drive nowadays.

I remember when I could drive to SD in just over an hour back in the '80s. In fact, the last time I drove to SD, I avoided the 5 fwy and took the 210 over to the 15 down to SD and it was faster than taking the more direct route on the 5.

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise I asked because I am about the same drivetime away (at night) but I am south of upscale audio.

It's a great company, I purchased from them during covid, very professional, knowledgeable and friendly

@grislybutter ,

Thanks for the positive feedback on Upscale Audio. I’ve bought all my stereo gear so far from Music Direct but with UA just an afternoon drive away, it made sense to check them out.

In fact, I spoke to them yesterday about trade ins and got a nice ballpark quote that I’d still take a hit on but it would negate the hassle of posting ads for cash & carry only to bombarded with pleas to ship.

They told me they’ve gotten lots of orders for the Sourcepoint 10 speakers already with two before I called and that they’re going to be hard to source after the first batch have sold. That didn’t help. 😄

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise sometimes it's better to take the hit ($$) for convenience.  I hate selling speakers because of shipping. Guess that's why I have 6 sets of speakers here in our house, and my kids have inherited a few sets. 

Let us know how it all works out and how they sound.