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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@roxy54 

Congrats on the new speakers!  Even though the reviews were all positive, it’s always better to have a review from someone has nothing to gain* from posting their thoughts and opinions.

* Nothing to gain but listening pleasure.

@curiousjim 

That's true. I also put more weight on user reviews, as long as I've seen a good number of them. 

I did want to add one important finding, even at this early stage for the benefit of anyone who might be considering these speakers. I read once and saw on youtube another time that these speakers are only for medium to large rooms but based on my past experience with another large speaker and m desire for full range output, I took the chance and bought them anyway.

I'm happy to say that they are fine in my 13 x 11 x 9 room. Occasionally a note may hit the room's resonant frequency and you'll hear it, but it's infrequent and doesn't bother me. I'd also mention that my room is untreated.

This is honestly surprising given the quality of drivers in your Kismet Reference speakers, lack of midbass punch withstanding. 

At least when it comes to cabinet build, the MoFis look professionally done unlike (cough) some other brands. 
 

 

Now you have 2 great speakers. I heard the Sourcepoint briefly and they sounded very good. I have sat through several of Klauses system demos and am always impressed. 
Enjoy