Questioning Interest In MoFi Speakers

@pryso 

there are many reasons for speakers to be discounted but in the end it is usually because of market value as a function of sound quality.  the are priced at what the market will bear based on their sound quality experience.  you see this with used speakers too.  

in the case of the SP 888 they are relatively new and have not yet established a need to be discounted.  

my personal experiences hearing the SP 8, 10 and 888 is that they are missing that last but important bit of smoothness and refinement in the midrange and treble for my preferences.  i caution this by saying it could be related to amplifier and system synergy but it was there nonetheless.  

what value is a discounted speaker if it doesnt meet your sound quality objectives?

buying with the ability to return is a smart move.  for my money there are at least two other comparably priced speakers that I would try first.  

good luck.  

19% discount on a 2 years on the market speaker doesn’t seem all that severe...many of his Elac speakers were offered at discount after a few years and are still selling briskly...I imagine same will happen on 888 in a few years...doesn’t mean owners are dissatisfied , maybe just some pre holiday marketing...my friends who own the source point speakers quite love them...

Thanks @viridian, best comment I’ve read in a while 

Their process was, albeit unintentionally, their greatest contribution to this hobby. I can still taste the schadenfreude. 

It's due to the digital step.

Audio gear is just another consumer item.

Initial buzz is done, inventories probably high.

Great time to buy. Wait a little longer for the floorstander being discounted.

Elac Adante was blown out at great prices- you just needed  the room for them

All their R&D costs was literally one speaker savant guy on the payroll. They've already made their money several folds. A discount for the weak wallets at this time is the hifi-humanitarian thing to do.