New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)

Interesting the folks at Stereophile have a picture of these speakers on their side?? From a listening test. Height critical I guess. 

The review had the speaker on its side as it fit the available stands better and aimed the tweeter up slightly. With a coincident driver this won't matter (unless it's a tower speaker and then...well...it gets weird from there).  I liked Jones' comment about larger woofer not moving much, which is also one of the reasons horn speakers work so well...none of the drivers works very hard as the horns make 'em efficient.

I would hope that at $3700 these don't sound bad. In fact, I hope they do sound great as per the desciption of those who have heard them and Stereophile Magazine. But all things being equal, would you rather spend $3700 on these or on a set of Arendal 1723 THX tower speakers?  I know much would depend on your room size, your amp, your whole system, etc., and I know $3700 is "midrange price" for many of you. Still, for those wanting to get the biggest value for their money, I wonder. Plus you'll be popping what, another $500 for stands for the MoFi? 

I have great respect for John Atkinson. However, my takeaway from the review is that the speakers will sound bright in most rooms. [Though Atkinson's conclusions say otherwise, reading between the lines of the reviews somewhat contradicts the conclusions]. Also, while I trust John Atkinson's objective measurements, I often find his subjective reviews to be less satisfactory. The picture of his "listening room" in the latest Stereophile perhaps partly indicates why.

If you buy the stands and speakers as a package, I believe they get discounted to around $299.

Also, there's a thread over at ASR (I know, I know) from two members who're trying out a pair and they have a very positive take on them. Learning of the measurements later only confirmed their findings. They seem to be very finicky with placement.

All the best,
Nonoise