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.  

roxy54

I've hesitated in replying again for a number of reasons.

* We all have somewhat different hearing acuity.

* We have different tastes in music and presentation, along with different experiences with live music and individual systems.

* We have different rooms and associated acoustics and a wide variety of different components in our systems.

Still, I was surprised to see roxy54's revised listening impressions with the 888s.  Not that I doubt his impressions, but my own have been very different.  Such differences in perspective can be a big advantage in personal reports compared with "professional" reviews, so I'll expand a bit on my own..

From their initial installation I was pleased by the sonics of the MoFis, and that only increased as I put more time on them.  However my current situation is a combination of good news/bad.  On the good side I've been an audio hobbyist for decades and have the experience of owning countless systems as well as hearing many others owned by friends.  Plus I've continued attending a variety of live concerts my whole adult life.  The bad is age-related hearing loss so I admit to missing upper frequency information.

After several months of listening to the MoFi SourcePoint 888s I can summarize my experience in non-audio speak.  I become immersed in the music.  I don't need to evaluate my listening experience in technicalities.  The experience brings me into the performance with great tonal realism with a variety of instruments and voices.  Musical essence is experienced.  I'm happy to keep mine.