MoFi Sourcepoint 888 Speakers


I recently found myself with a little extra money, and after some thought and having read so many positive things, I decided to try a pair of the Sourcepoint 888's. I had actually been set on a pair of JBL HDI 3800's, but I couldn't find a set in my price range as they were closing out remaining stock, and they were all the more expensive black lacquer.

Anyway, the MoFi's seemed to fit the bill. I was looking for a gutsier mid-bass, the one failing of my current speakers (Odyssey Kismet Reference), which are actually wonderful otherwise. Still, mid-bass is responsible for some of the oomph and forward momentum in music, especially rock, so my search began. Besides the reviews having seemed to be a good match for what I was looking for, I had a certain amount of faith in Andrew Jones, knowing that he has designed some very good speakers.

I have only had them in my system for a couple of days, so of course there will be a few months of system adjustment as well as the difficult mental adjustments that take place when you (or at least I) get new speakers. That said, I really think that these are wonderful at reproducing music. They're very full bodied, but not at all slow or sluggish, and voices are a bit larger than past speakers I've owned and very intimate, with a level of detail that I haven't had before, but without any exaggerated treble. 

Bass is as advertised, very good. Solid, deep and impactful. It isn't loose at all, which didn't surprise me since the woofers have rolled surrounds which are pretty stiff, and he came up with a scheme of opposing magnets at the voice coil (no, I don't really understand it) that is supposed to make the movement of the driver much more controlled.

It'll be a good while before I can really know the speakers in and out because it always takes me a while to get the comparative sound of my previous speakers out of my head, but I am really enjoying these. I'm also wondering what other member's experiences with them have been.  

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@tomic601 

in my experience TAD are tilted up and the MoFi 888 are more balanced and neutral, so first impressions at shows and such can be a tad (pardon the pun) soft at first listen. Longer listening sessions reveal they are easier to listen to for longer periods. 

Thanks for the feedback.  I was looking at them also instead of their 8 snd 10 inch  standmounts.  Erin’s Audio Corner had a positive review.  Trying to fit into my budget.  How much did you pay for the pair?  

@roxy54 

Nicely done.  A good example of what you'd hope to read when you open a post on an audio forum.  Happy to hear you've found the right speakers for you

On a side note, I've always thought the Klipsch CF-4s were one of the most "under appreciated" speakers  We were a Klipsch dealer and also involved in performance mods.  We did a fairly ambitious upgrade on a pair of CF-4s a while back.  When completed, I set them up for the typical post-mofication sonic evaluation. I'll just say that it took a family intervention to remove me from the listening chair.  They were that good!!

@waytoomuchstuff 

Agreed. I liked the CF-4's so much that they were my everyday speakers for 15 years. Their strong points were coherence and dynamics.

They also had an amazing sense of musical flow, but after exposure to a different speaker two years ago, I realized that they also glossed over many details that gave beat and timing cues to me while I was listening. I sold them with regrets, but also wonderful memories.

The MoFI's, like any speaker are not perfect, but they are closer to my ideal than I have heard before in my system. I'm feeling fortunate.