Thoughts: Mofi Sourcepoint 888 vs Fyne Audio 501sp?


Thinking about either of these. I’m surprised there isn’t more direct comparisons as they’re both dual concentric and near the same price. Anyone try both or thoughts on these? Thanks

davegh

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I have a pair of MoFi Sourcepoint 888's, purchased on October 1st. I'm powering them with a McIntosh MC152 amp, and Anthem AVM 70 pre/processor, all balanced connections. Even though they can go fairly deep in the bass, I cross them over at 80Hz using (2) HSU and (1) SVS subs. The subs are strategically placed, all time aligned and calibrated with a miniDSP 2x4 HD. I know speakers are very room dependent, so my comments are just for my room and equipment. I'm in a 1,300 sq ft finished, insulated, carpeted basement. The 888's are about 10' apart, and I sit 12' in front of them. Now-a-days I mostly like to stream HiRes and DSD music, using a Roon One for a server, an EverSolo MDP-A8 Streamer using i2S output, and Denafrips Pontus 15th DAC.

The 888's are just awesome, all 96 lbs of them! I love the female voice characteristics, nice tight mid-bass, and accurate high's. They have very good vertical and horizontal dispersion. They play plenty loud when asked upon. At first I hooked them up to the 4 ohm tap on the MC152. During an AC/DC Thunderstruck listening demo I briefly saw my right MC152 Power Guard LED flash once. The average 888 ohm rating is 6 ohms. I switched to the MC152 8 ohm tap and have plenty of headroom for my listening, have never seen the Power Guards flash again. I very very seldom play this loud, but sometimes... if you know what I mean. I feel this is my endgame speaker, but you never know!