New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)

While you're in there, install some .1uf or .01uf bypass caps, and let us know what you hear.

thank you, I am done designing speakers for good. I will just get ideas from this forum. -Andrew

@gb9746 that's pretty cool.

regarding the stands, that's exactly what I predicted (I know nothing about the sound so I criticize the design :) )

Their size puts them between categories: too big as a bookshelf, not tall enough to sit on the floor. True, the Linton stands might work, but it deserves cooler design.

maybe let's not go too deep in the love of China, it's getting weird

@everest_audio I continue to be amazed how no decent looking speaker stands exist - to my taste. We have incredible speakers - both form and function-wise and hideous looking speaker stands. 4 black columns are an eyesore.

The Linton stands are also an amazingly bad design.

@panzrwagn Henry Kloss was a genius, whatever he started was unique and hugely influential

I watched the video and cringed when he spun the speaker on the floor

are they digital or analog? Or a bit of both?

they are gigantic. No good speaker stands at this size

OK, I meant good LOOKING

I can only judge the looks: it's very British, a bit of modern, a bit retro, industrial, crude, charmingly clumsy. Still: functional and I like it, I find it reasonably handsome. But it's just not a beauty, not stunning in any way, like a lot of others at this price point and I would not want it to take up space in my living room.  
Of course if they sounded like 8000 dollars speakers that could convince me.

@moonwatcher

the context in the category

Dynaudio Evoke 20 - 8.5"x15.0"x12.1"

Monitor Audio Silver 100 - 9" x 15" x 13"

Wharfdale Linton - 12" x 22" x 14"

MoFi 14.5″ x 22.5″ x 16.6″

Long story short, it’s BIGGER than the Linton. Significantly bigger. And the Linton is gigantic I had it.

So they definitely need custom stands - stands that I don’t know who has. They look stupid om the Solidsteel SS-7.

@moonwatcher 

re Lintons: they sounded bad with my system

@nonoise totally. I do write detective novels.

@mapman @jerryg123 can you take and post pictures?

thanks @mapman ! if only they were ferns :)

my Dynaudio speakers were made in China. Someone pointed it out here. I got so bummed I stopped listening to them.

@nonoise

"an hour and a half "

SD?

@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

@nonoise

wow, I wouldn't expect 4K speakers to sell out so fast. Crutchfield is out of them too.

@everest_audio do you have a link for those stands?

what isn't a first world problem on this forum?

@twoleftears 

that's pretty cool. They got all the tools to make speaker stands. Now they just need to hire a designer :)

@milpai the vibe here is pretty weird at times, I am here to learn but I am in my disillusioned phase right now. When I see that people have a list of components that cost more than I spent on cars, combined in my entire adult life and the same people rave about junk music (to my taste) I feel confused.

The way I see it: if you love music, you won’t be obsessed with gear, because music is perfectly and fully enjoyable with decent $200 desktop speakers, playing from youtube. You will be obsessed with gear for a lot of other reasons. I find myself being obsessed with the quality of the sound (more or less in a bubble) but my joy of listening isn’t all that different. With a metaphor, imagine that you love playing soccer but your main focus is not playing but finding the best shoes. Great shoes will be significantly better than flip-flops but most people play in $60 sneakers, happily...

@arcticdeth

(dude, you are really scary with that never hit a woman stuff, nobody asked)

"such a,massive difference from YouTube with computer speakers"

there is a massive difference. To you.

I talked about the joy of listening - which I am perfectly capable of from cheap sources and speakers.

Of course I enjoy the details, the soundstage, lows and highs from a well thought-out system. Of course if I had won the lottery, I would upgrade.

It sounds like many of you here are convinced that any component under $4500 is not high end and the listening experience from cheaper systems cannot be compared to yours.

It’s so subjective it seems impossible to argue, but I am pretty sure I disagree :)

the Pangea stands are as ugly as it gets

@singintheblues that’s sadly the case with a lot of electronics, Ironically, the US is often cheaper, economies of scale.

Little comfort: a box of strawberry they grow 10 miles from me cost $2 more here than 2,500 miles away in the last village in New Hampshire