New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)

@grislybutter a bit into the video with cheapaudioman, he vaguely sort of mentions that MoFi will have some custom stands for them and even an angled piece for anyone wanting to use one of these horizontally as a center channel speaker too that works with the 3 degree tilt.  

Steve Guttenberg's review hinted that he arranged them horizontally for most of his listening due to the only stands he had resulted in the drivers being in a better place and causing a touch of bass loading.

But yeah, seems MoFi missed an opp to simply put any custom stands either with the speakers in the price (like KLH) or at least have them as a link on the same page as the Sourcepoint 10 so people can find them. 

@grislybutter thanks for the comparisons. I note that it is more akin to the JBL L100 Classic which is 15.38"W x 25.06"H x 14.63"D, and JBL of course offers their custom stands for $330. I too thought it almost comical looking on those Solidsteel SS-7 stands, like an accident waiting to happen. 

It will be interesting to see more of any custom stands that MoFi makes available for them and what they retail for...Not sure why Andrew was so vague in talking about that. 

They are not "bookshelf" speakers at all, but perhaps should be called "Stand Mount". 

The thing is, as good as they are, to get that lowest octave (if you want it) you'll still need a subwoofer. Guess some genres of music can get by fine without it. 

P.S. Why did you get rid of your Linton? Thanks. 

 

@travisg he seemed impressed. Perhaps he didn't want to come across as a "cheerleader" given his friendship with Andrew. Then again, he has been living with those "new reference" open baffle speakers for a bit now, and maybe he's finding it harder to get excited about a "box" speaker now. Of course, as he notes, those open baffle speakers he has sell for nearly double the cost of the Sourcepoint 10. 

To me the most obvious comparison would be with the JBL L100 Classic. They are very similarly sized, similar efficiency, similar power handling, similar frequency response, and now (thanks to the current sale price of the L100) similar in price. 

@pixhead yes, I saw that. Watched it twice to write down the albums he used for reference so I could check them out. The size doesn’t bother me, (I’m living with some vintage AR9 speakers) but it seems dumb that MoFi can spend whatever money they did (and Andrew’s salary) getting the tooling all done for custom drivers and cabinets over 18 months and yet can’t have some relatively low-tech welded steel stands ready to pair with them at launch.

I think for many the technical challenges Andrew accepted regarding lowering induced distortions goes above their heads. Most people don’t understand the physics of magnetic flux and current induced magnetic fields interacting. And since they can't "see" that they merely look and think, "Oh another box speaker, ho hum".

Seems that those on here who actually got to audition them were impressed. I wish MoFi good luck with them.

But I do wonder as someone did on another YouTube page about how long you think getting replacement parts or getting them repaired, we can expect? For roughly $4K after taxes, many people would want these to last 20 years or more.

Is MoFi big enough to ensure that supply lines to whatever factory they are using in the PRC will remain open? Will MoFi stock enough parts somewhere over here to ensure that longevity? IDK.
 

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?