Why the MoFi SourcePoint 888 Could Be Your Last Speaker Purchase

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

This is my top recommendation for a speaker in the $5k/pair budget range. It checks every box I would want checked. Works well for both stereo and home theater (with having great directivity and compression and distortion metrics) and looks great to me. No-brainer buy if you're on the fence. And if you do go through with purchasing these online, I have included the affiliate link below which earns me a small commission at no additional cost to you. howl.me/cmAQVKU2D3Z And if you need a center channel option, check out the open-box SourcePoint 8 or 10 that come in singles (rather than pairs) from Crutchfield: howl.me/cmDhKdtyTTc ^ link to search because specific open box items may sell out and break link

[@wegardfjeld3789]

Could you try to or have you? To test the Buchardt A700 and compare. I know it's not exactly the same price point, but add the extras and it's potentially equal. Curious how the active speaker holds up vs a quality component setup with good full Rangers like this

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

I reviewed that one. I’d take this speaker for the same reasons I mentioned.

[@wegardfjeld3789]

Hey Erin. Could you compare this to the Qualio IO and Buchardt A700. That should be a cool matchup at this price pov. Yeah you might do a bit by bit, but the overall impression is good enough for me. Currently I think the biggest banger for the bucks is Qualio.

[@wegardfjeld3789]

@@ErinsAudioCorner thanks for the reply 🙏. Was supposed to be with the other comment as well. I expected it to outperform the buchs based on your reasoning. I'm kinda thinking Qualio IO standard setup will outperform both on many aspects though

[@dksculpture]

Not especially sensitive or easy to drive is the biggest negative.

[@bluewaysk]

Thank you for all your reviews. You are one of a few reviewers who is I believe honest and not paid to just spread the hype.

[@johnd5542]

You shouldnt have to worry about making money from your labor. There is a big difference in shilling subpar products for the highest bidder vs testing, reviewing, and then recommending great products at different price points. Whomever has a problem with you making money from your wealth of knowledge, expensive testing equipment, labor and videos.....is a fn_____! These kind of honest reviews have saved people a ton of money, helps us all get the best bang for our buck. Certainly worth (at the very least) a small commission....at zero cost to the viewer/purchaser. If I had extra $ to spend, Id surely smash on that affiliate link. Great job as always.

[@Harrisongrey19]

Cheapaudioman does enough shilling so everyone else doesn’t have too. I really can’t understand why people like him so much. He has the most punchable face in audio

[@joentell]

I've been saying this for a minute! 😉 I even pay for early access to your reviews on Patreon! Well worth it!

[@kfmathew]

I was going to say exactly the same things, but fortunately saw your comment before I started, so thanks for saving me the time and effort!

[@johnd5542]

@@kfmathew 👍

[@brannonmcevers1854]

Thanks for all your hard work!

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Whoa!!! Thank you so much for the donation!!!

[@skzeeman007]

I started my audiophile journey only from 2020 and I’ve learned a lot from you in the objective department. Much respect to your hard work and ethics. Many Thanks Erin! 🎉

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Oh, dang! Thank you very much for this!

[@CButti-x1s]

Thanks! Hopefully this little bit helps with those pesky bills! Been looking forward to the reviews of these hoping they lived up to all the show hype they received and it appears they definitely do. Andrew Jones seems to have hit it out of the park with these. Definitely on my future upgrade short list. Keep up all the great review work you do. Thanks again.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Hey, Thanks for the donation!!!

[@alantan6786]

Love your comment about KZbinrs' extolling that this speaker is the best speaker ever...for the 20th time in a year. That's why I love your channel because you try to avoid hyperbolic terms like that when reviewing. When you say this is one of the best sounding speakers that you ever heard, I actually believe you. Thanks!

[@QuangNguyen-oh6ju]

*cough **cough*steave huff* cough*

[@Harrisongrey19]

@@QuangNguyen-oh6jucheapaudioman is the worst at it by far

[@dajikbatarang1]

@@Harrisongrey19cheapaudioman says random $200 speaker beats focal utopia. Steve Huff says every speaker he has is better than the last.

[@Harrisongrey19]

@@dajikbatarang1 yep and people eat that stuff up. Both guys are big problems in audio.

[@MrJhardencdj]

​@@dajikbatarang1 LS50 meta

[@inplainview1]

Awesome. Mofi and Andrew straight up said "give the people what they want." That they stand "alongside" the KEF blade at their price point is the essence of value. While expensive for average joes, this can be something they can save for and know that they are milking just about everything they can out of that pricepoint.

[@ACM1000000PT]

i didn't understand a bit your momment, why the kef blades instead of the R series?, the blades have nothing to do with the mofi, like.. nothing..., maybe the ls60 lol

[@inplainview1]

@@ACM1000000PT did you watch the video?

[@Scan_Speak]

Excellent review. An SP8 owner here. The sound is natural, musical and effortless. Construction is really good too. If you want a more of that, the SP888's look like a great option.

[@andrewsefcik1242]

Just purchased these speakers as per your review. Simply remarkable. Extremely I mean extremely accurate review. Thank you again for all your excellent hard work. AS.

[@danzilla31stompinontokyo36]

Thanks!

[@mayssebmasenya9132]

Thanks

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Oh, well thank you very much!

[@irishadmin1300]

I've been waiting for this review for months! Your review and Ron's at NRD were enough to push the 888s over the SVS Ultra Pinnacle for me. I pulled the trigger today using your Crutchfield link. Thanks for excellent review! I can't wait!

[@bbfoto7248]

Congrats! It would be nice to hear back from you here once you have settled in with them for a month or so to get some more personal impressions from a real world owner. Cheers

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Oh, sweet! Thanks for that! And I totally agree with BBfoto... let us know what you think when you get them in.

[@irishadmin1300]

@@ErinsAudioCorner How do you think my Yamaha A-S2100 will pair with the 888s? I am concerned it may not be up to task, even though I doubt I will be listening at high SPL. I think it will push at max about 110 wpc into the 888s given they are 6 ohm.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

@@irishadmin1300 Hey, I'm actually testing out a Yamaha NS-2000A which is a step down (I suppose) and it's more than adequate for these speakers. If you do wind up ordering it please consider using the below affiliate link which earns me a small commission at no additional cost to you: howl.me/cmDvIvQcb2u

[@irishadmin1300]

@@ErinsAudioCorner Yes, I ordered them last Saturday using that link. They are supposed to be here this Monday.

[@DearSX]

Thanks!

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Hey, I don't know how I missed this but thank you!

[@NosEL34]

Damn.. these really are That good. Great to know that a speaker of this caliber exists at this price. I can't afford them in the moment but its achievable in time. Outstanding review & thank you for sharing this data with us. Mofi & Andrew did some great things with this Sourcepoint Line.

[@whoguy4231]

That compression measurement is incredible. Well Done Mofi.

[@90053]

Fantastic job as usual! You deliver consistent reviews so that we can compare apples to apples, and I also greatly appreciate that you point out some specific other speakers to relate with. What impact does the grill have on the sound, if any?

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Well, thank you very much. 😊

[@davidwolff2559]

I listened to four pairs of speakers today at roughly the same price point and these were my favs. Thanks for the review.

[@aashraykannan5027]

Thanks!

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Thank you!

[@akitikallc6161]

Erin...thanks so much for what you do...the clear science based approach tied into the psycho-acoustic consequences, and always with an eye on price, is an awesome combination!

[@maoandmi]

Finally the speaker for Linton upgrade? Performance and value both.

[@Newrecordday2013]

Great review, Erin! It would be cool to sit down and chat about some of your findings to sharpen up my knowledge. Compression is of particular interest, and I would love to learn more about it. I have nothing but respect for your work and dedication to keeping it real. I'm so tired of the endless unicorns out there; your channel is refreshing.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

I'd be down for that. By the way, I really like the format of your videos lately. I can't imagine how much time you spend editing them based on how much I have to edit my short videos. So kudos to you.

[@augustinvaclavik6282]

OK, I am done Erin, looking for the patreon link, cant believe i was so rude not to pay for all the value you have given me. I am sorry Erin, and thank you for everybody who wont be stolen from by marketig thanks to your videos. Again, Thank you

[@markblock8659]

Great review, and a very impressive speaker!

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Thank you kindly!

[@marchuvfulz]

One way to think about the price is ask whether it is something that you will enjoy every day or something that you use only once in a while. If you love the sound of these and listen to them every day and keep them for ten years, it works out to about $1.30 per day. That's not a bad price if it's something that brings you joy every time you use it.

[@DougMen1]

Andrew hits another home run!

[@DearSX]

What is keeping this from being end game? (Just read the video title again :) thanks!

[@bearclaw5115]

Happy to see the 888's live up to my lofty expectations! Probably the top performing speaker that most audiophiles could actually afford to put in their home. Really cool to have this option!

[@JCOehler]

I just ordered these in Walnut based on this review and my dealer's very high recommendation. Will be pairing with a Line Magnetic 805ia 48wpc tube integrated and my Rega analog front end. Thank you for an in-depth, unbiased, data driven review!

[@ChicagoRob2]

Also check out the Ascend Acoustics ELX towers, at $4300/pair. They are designed and tested on the Klippel. In-room response is virtually perfect.

[@Nate.drill86]

That's the comparison I'm looking at. I've been wanting the EXL since it came out, all the more so with the high praise it consistently gets in reviews. The 888 seem like a must compare when looking in this price range though.

[@ChicagoRob2]

@@Nate.drill86 As you know, you can option it with the phenomenal RAAL ribbon tweeter, at an increased cost. The cheaper version with the custom SEAS dome is very, very good, though. And the triple-layer bamboo cabinets puts Ascend Acoustics in a class of their own. I haven’t heard the ELX, but I do have the Sierra LX bookshelf speakers, which are mind-blowing good for price. They really should be far more expensive.

[@chinmeysway]

@@ChicagoRob2huh I thought ascend audios towers all had ribbon tweeters.. i’d love to know that that’s not true! amazing company.

[@generynkewicz4871]

Don’t think the EXL is as sensitive or has the same bass response. Plus you lose vertical dispersion.

[@kamadeva1]

These look like a remarkable bargain! Probably going to wait a year before buying as the price will likely come down a good bit, just as it did with the Sourcepoint 10 and 8. Thanks for an awesome review.

[@bearclaw5115]

I would bet they'll go on sale for less than 4k at some point within the next 18-24mos.

[@dawolyan13]

Had no idea you did written reviews of speakers. I was hours into a speaker search on some unknown website, and BANG!! A written review from Erin!! Keep it up bro!!

[@bbfoto7248]

Yes, Erin's written reviews are excellent! AND, they usually provide even more data compared to what is included in his videos due to time constraints.

[@RobWooten]

I just looked these over on crutchfield and was surprised to see mofi only include a one year warranty ? I feel like most speaker manufacturers 3 or 5 year is the norm.

[@nickolaymiltenov]

This is exactly what i wanted to ask too. And where are they assembled? China probably. No replies from reviewer.

[@joshrudner9844]

Mofi speaker models have a five year parts & labor warranty

[@hoth2112]

Great Review, Erin! It definitely seems like there's lot going for this speaker, and there are a lot of other reviewers who seem really enthusiastic about it as well. I think the issues noted at ~3Khz is cause by the woofer's former sticking up just past the tweeter's little waveguide causing some small diffraction issues, as I remember seeing similar diffraction issues on the smaller SP8.

[@MechAdv]

Damn. Finally an accessible speaker that I know will be completely superior to my Concert 11s. Been eyeballing the R7 Meta, but evidently the hype is for real on these. Thanks Erin!

[@globaltune8580]

One cool feature about this one is that it crosses over at 130 Hz to the base drivers. This means that you can implement Dirac live or other room correction (Lyngdorf, mini dsp, etc) as if these are subwoofers by adding two monoblocks directly to the woofers. Hello ganfet by Orchard. Then part of the crossover can be disabled. So you can feed only the coax drivers by a much smaller amp. Hello 300B SET. For the coax drivers the Crossover can be replaced by the one that gr research did for the source.point 8. Although, the 888 crossover is already way better than the one for the sourcepoint 8. From some of the show reports, the 888 already performed superbly well. But I believe with the changes above, that it would be very hard to beat. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

thanks for the donation!

[@midevil1980]

Thanks again for another great and honest review! 🙂🍻

[@EEAMD-co6nw]

love the presenting. its on point, consise and elaborated. thank you

[@JamesWilliams-gf8gm]

Nice review. Big thumbs up for good tonality.

[@clarencehoover6748]

Great review, Erin. 👍

[@maz4bz592]

Thanks for the metric specs!😁

[@BL-yj2wp]

That‘s really good performance.

[@don1946]

Erin thank you for such an insightful review. You sound a little hesitant about you praising. One point to consider is the triple 888's are the product of a fantastic designer who has hit his stride and has a company providing a reasonable working budget!

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Yeah, man, it seems that someone is always upset about something and people threw a hissy-fit about my excitement over the KEF Blade 2 meta (calling me biased, paid-for, etc). Just a bunch of grown men acting like children.

[@chrisvand2678]

Thanks for another superb review, Erin. Greetings from Denmark.

[@labalo5]

You would do ECA proud Erin. Show hifi that the fundamentals in mobile audio ground our expectations and shaped our ears to be what they are well into the home. 😊

[@DearSX]

Wow, thanks for the review and measurements. That's an amazing review. I will plan to buy these in the future but I need to sell some of my other speaker. Unfortunately 2 feet from the back wall is hard for me to do.

[@shipsahoy1793]

yeah, too bad everybody focuses so heavily on bass reflex .. it would be nice to have more acoustic suspension sealed box options. A couple feet from the wall is not always doable, as you pointed out.

[@Favouille]

You can seal the port with foam, you will lose some extension but you'll mitigate the 50 hz boost you'll get with proximity effect.

[@bbfoto7248]

@DearSX @shipsahoy1793 As Erin suggested, using just ONE band of EQ and applying a low shelf filter would easily take care of your close wall placement "issue". And if you had a few more bands of EQ available, you could also address any other potential room-related response issues or adjust these speaker's overall tonality and spectral balance to your personal preferences since these have fairly linear directivity. Most Streaming boxes and/or music player apps have a built-in EQ these days that could accomplish this. Or you could do more precise adjustments with a separate $250 miniDSP between your source and amplifier/integrated amp, etc. I realize that a lot of HiFi/Stereo purists are averse to using EQ or DSP, but the Dutch & Dutch 8C speakers that Erin mentioned and are phenomenal speakers are a fully DSP based active speaker. The best Home Theater systems rely heavily on DSP & EQ as well. In addition, in the recording, mixing, and mastering process, the audio engineers who are actually producing ALL of the music and TV/Movie sound that we listen to daily use and rely on MULTIPLE instances of all types of both digital and analog EQ for every project. Just sayin', this ain't a REAL problem, and it's very easily overcome. ;) Recording engineer's own studio monitors that help them make their mixing and mastering decisions use this exact form of EQ and Room Correction to calibrate their monitors in their room. As a musician with my own home studio, I think it's safe to say that if recording engineers are not averse to using EQ & DSP to solve acoustic or in-room response issues, then you probably shouldn't be either for your home HiFi playback system.

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@bbfoto7248 you missed my point .. I prefer sealed box designs that were made well years ago. I'm a musician, and as such, I don't have any problems with EQ or any other types of correction or processing, even in hifi..that wasn't my point. So many people go out of their way to try to convince other people that their preferences are not warranted, but throwing you a bone, you are correct, it's not actually a real problem per se, but for me, the weight definitely is..again, my opinion through preference.

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@Favouille and, of course, also undermine the designers' intentions lol .. not a fan of bandaids (also my opinion through preference).

[@MikeK6046]

Thanks for the review, well done!!!! If I were to get a bigger space to live (and budget), these would be TOP ON MY LIST. Also, IMO Andrew Jones has a "proven" history of creating various low-priced speakers that truly rival speakers costing 2, 3, 4x's the price.

[@alievans4692]

Hi Erin, I came across your channel and I'm grateful for your wealth of knowledge as I make decisions on speakers! I'd love to hear what your top picks are for an in-ceiling setup.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

I'd probably go for something from KEF. I think a good coaxial design makes the most sense for in-ceiling speakers given they don't have to be precisely aimed and have a large and even "sweet spot" both horizontally AND vertically (something most 2-way or 3-way speakers don't have).

[@mannycazz8018]

Can you do the polk L800 SDA which is similarly priced to the Mofi 888. It goes on sale often for about 5 grand a pair. Keep up the stellar work ✨️

[@bbfoto7248]

@mannycazz8018 I think Erin has mentioned in several other video comments that he's tried to get POLK to send him some of their other Tower Speakers, but hasn't got any response. So the best way to encourage Polk to do so would be for YOU and others to contact POLK directly and request that they send a review pair to Erin for testing. The more people who do this, the better the chance Erin will have to receive and test/review these Polk speakers. It would be logistically and financially prohibitive for any owners of these large Polk Tower speakers to ship their own pair to Erin and also pay for return shipping, so I wouldn't count on that happening anytime soon.

[@herbklar7671]

Great review. How fussy is room placement on these

[@azureoval]

A smaller sealed WTW version of this would make a awesome center channel !

[@bbfoto7248]

@azureoval Why WTW and give up the coherency of the concentric/coaxial midwoofer/tweeter design??? You could probably make a SourcePoint 8 work perfectly as your center channel. Erin said he's seen single SP8's available as Open Box units on Crutchfield. I've purchased several open box items from Crutchfield in the past and I couldn't tell the items from being brand new. If they do have any flaws or blemishes, Crutchfield is up front about listing them.

[@azureoval]

@@bbfoto7248 I meant the coax in the middle flanked by two woofers.

[@dougg1075]

They are very nice. Those sound videos of them in Andrew’s room was super impressive. Even on KZbin

[@microteche]

Ive been waiting for Erin to review these thanks very much.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Hope you enjoy!

[@joshuamirabal9891]

I was excited to find MoFi making speakers. I always choose their record masters.

[@Roddy451]

I always write dumb comments for the algorithm. However, this time, I write to confirm that I have narrowed my search to these speakers for a stereo-only system. The combination of objective and subjective information provided here, plus additional research that I carried out, helped me make the decision. Of course, I will use the affiliate link when the time comes.

[@JR-ho5qm]

Andrew if you read this Good Job pal! Looks like you designed a fantastic speaker! Wow! And I agree it looks really good too! I hope it works out for you Erin and you’re able to buy them. 👍🏻

[@Trance88]

They're on backorder everywhere. Must be good speakers for the price!

[@JD_Viddy]

You finally pushed me over the edge to replace my Acoustic Research AR98LS's I bought back in 1984 :)

[@Nightjar726]

You really owe it to yourself and us tho to review the Philharmonic HT Towers. I mean for people to know what they get for their money. Awesome review

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

I tested those for Dennis as a consult (for a fee) and I let him know that me providing him data for a fee meant I wouldn't do a review. I don't mix money with reviews. So he sent me the speaker, I measured it and sent him the data and that was that.

[@robcohen]

I think the importance of vertical directivity for home theater is underestimated. Lots of seats at lots of angles.

[@surge1604]

I gotta hear your top 5! Very sturdy review as usual.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Much appreciated!

[@chrislj2890]

You've never reviewed my present speakers and I hope you never do. I'm perfectly happy and don't want my parade rained on, lol.

[@ozziegarcia6262]

I have the Mofi 8 and it is the best speakers I have owned.

[@x-techgaming]

Have you created a *RANKING LIST* for speakers somewhere..? Or will you eventually? So we can easily check what the Top 5 are, at any price, or under $6K or $3K, etc. A simple Excel spreadsheet, with price, rating, notes, etc. Also, will you ever discuss/review/recommend *DACs* ?

[@zizendorf]

I'd love to hear/see Erin do his style of review for my Tannoy Revolution XT-8F's. I love them - the sound they produce that pleases my ears. Whomever that guy is that does nothing but critique via measurements did not rate them favorably. I just think they're rather musical. Oh, and they're less than half the cost of these MoFi speakers.

[@jyharris]

Love your videos! Thank you for explaining everything so succinctly! Been eyeing the 8's, now trying to convince myself my 18' x 12' room is big enough for the 888's. 🤔

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

I don't see a problem with that being too small of a room. Speakers like this do well in rooms of varying size because of their even dispersion pattern; where the reflected sound matches the tonality of the direct sound.

[@davidburne9477]

25 years ago I paid a lot for a 5.1 setup of KEF Cresta speakers. Still pretty happy with them but the new KEFs look pretty damn good, but ouch the price. The MoFi look more like my price point, but that’s still around 9 to 10 thousand Australian dollars - we get robbed blind here for electronics

[@Novilicious]

I’m excited for the upcoming new Arendals 1528. I hope hey seen you a review pair!!

[@vinylvagrants4829]

These were by far the best speakers I heard at Axpona. They were bi-amped through a 400 watt Rose Amplifier. I was wondering if my 100 watt Rogue tube amp would do them justice. Also hoping they wouldn't be too large from my room. The room is 11 x 20, but the seating is only about 10 feet from the speakers.

[@Karto86]

Those are big, looks kinda like the endgame speakers for me :)

[@lsaideOK]

Looks fantastic! Excellent review. The only box that it doesn't check for me is being made in the company's home country which in this case would be the USA. They might have to up the price 25 to 50%, but it would be worth it for me. I'm pretty sure the new sonus faber sonetto line doesn't test linear but they are handmade in Italy and look fantastic. Would like to hear a review of the fives or the eights as they have this newfangled, flower like mid-range driver. The 5s are $6500 which is more but I would consider that difference the home country entrance fee

[@adamyelle4901]

I saw these in several different rooms at axpona and each setup sounded very right. Refreshing compared many other rooms there

[@HotSause]

Great review. I would be interested in an evaluation follow up video on your 888 implementation fot HT. Including power sources. Maybe Crutchfield can send you some options to review.🤞🙏

[@kfmathew]

Great review. Liked and subscribed. 👍🏽 Would appreciate it if you could share your thoughts on what source and amplifier components would go best with these...

[@Jimsathome]

Erin, another good review. I'd love to have the $$ to afford these MoFi speakers, but it is what it is. But I still like watching your reviews on them; and dreaming. Your Good Data is what makes your reviews a step (or two) higher than others who just push on with opinion backed by hot air. (Cheap Audioman somehow comes to mind). I hope those who can afford these speakers will use your affiliate links to help you along with your costs. By the way, any chance of you doing a review on the HSU CCB-8s?

[@bbfoto7248]

@jimsathome I'd be interested in a review of those HSU concentric 8" speakers as well. Several attendees at AXPONA (IIRC) said that they were quite impressed and that they exhibited excellent imaging and full range extension and impact/dynamics when combined with one of the HSU subwoofers. And this was just as a stereo pair without using the center channel that they had set up in the room. For the demo they were being powered by a ~$300 Denon or Onkyo AVR, and the subwoofer had its own built-in plate amp. Definitely a price/performance leader. Unfortunately, Erin has tried to contact HSU multiple times and they just aren't interested in sending him anything for review. But if enough people like you request it, the better the chances are for Dr. HSU to be willing to send Erin a pair for review, and maybe a subwoofer as well. But it seems like HSU has a hard time just keeping these in stock (a good problem to have), so they rarely have any spare units to send out for reviews. TBF, from a business owner's perspective, who needs reviews if they're already selling like hotcakes and you can't keep them in stock?

[@simoSLJ89]

9:02 classic American guy :D we would never say 410mm, but 41cm :D Question - for HT, how could we set these 888 ? Cause it's impossible to use them for Center/Rear channels. Or maybe L/R SourcePoint 888 + Center/Rear SourcePoint 8 ?

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

In my defense that’s how it’s listed on their site. 😂😂

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Yes, I’d use the SP8 for center. That was my plan.

[@simoSLJ89]

@@ErinsAudioCorner Thank you! Maybe when I will have a bigger home!

[@juhazi5280]

Remember to check polarity of the middle speaker! Take a look at step responses - 2-way middle must be optimized for speech clarity, so most likely it should have inverted polarity in this case.

[@badbad2000]

Good Review supported by Data

[@themastroiannis]

fantastic review! wonder if you would recommend the MoFi more than the Revel Performa F226Be you reviewed a couple years ago and you liked so much. Wanting to upgrade from my current Q acoustics concept 40 and the MoFi, KEF R7 meta and Revel F226Be are my present options... would only be listening to music. CDs and Lps in a 500sq feet space... if you or anyone in your channel has opinions... let me know! Thanks!

[@khoi83]

Finally!!! Will watch later 😊

[@GentielioGaming]

You wil propably be right it is best for the price today. 20 years ago my dad had a similar setup of a speaker, the Kef Q7. it is also a sourcepoint and had a racetrack style woofer for the lows. It was around 1500 euros a pair at that time. Don't know 1500 euro 20 years ago would be todays money. I wonder how that one would perform today. Finding a pair Q7 in good condition might be the buget holy grail or maybe not. But i remember sounding very good. Think you can't go wrong with these.

[@deanfisher1656]

Between NRD (he gave you a nice plug) and your review……this speaker appears to check all the boxes for under 20k speakers. Nice review.

[@ErinsAudioCorner]

Yeah, I pinged Ron to ask him what he thought and we talked a bit about the measurement challenges of a larger speaker like this.

[@BastianUllr]

Man, I love a good concentric. I wish you could be able to get a hold of a Technics SB-G90 MK1 or MK2. They have no presence in NA. I wonder if they were up to disclosing their capabilities to a 3rd party, a bit like Yamaha would.

[@johntibiatowski1077]

How do they compare to the Kef R11 meta or the Paradigm founder 100f?

[@michaelschultz1125]

How do you think they would sound in a smaller room set-up?

[@michaelschultz1125]

@@Mishael_Agyei-Boamah It's a converted bedroom into a music room with dimensions about 11ft x 12ft.

[@markhodge5006]

Was really interested in this speaker, but I'm leaning towards the OB Caladan.

[@joecartwright9221]

You are a fantastic reviewer 👍

[@DG-rc6rr]

Really great, complete, honest, easy to understand review. For my own eduction, why do you think the sensitivity of this speaker is a moderate 87 while the SourcePoint 10 is 91? I think this is an important factor for lower powered tube amps, no? thank you again.

[@DG-rc6rr]

Thank you!! Makes sense.

[@shipsahoy1793]

Wow Erin, thanks for the work !! Nice pair of speakers for a nice price. Unfortunately, the unavoidable negative for me is the weight. If they weighed 30% less, oh yeah !! 👏

[@bbfoto7248]

@shipsahoy1793 You might consider the MoFi SourcePoint 8 with a separate subwoofer. Should be easy to do for well under $5k. The new/updated ToTL HSU Research VTF-series subwoofer looks like a great performer and value at ~$1300.

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@bbfoto7248 I don't need to consider anything. I'm perfectly happy with the hi-fi equipment that I have.. I only like to stay abreast of current product offerings and Erin is a great resource for that, thank you. Didn't really ask for any advice, but thanks anyway..😉

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@bbfoto7248 Well subs are not my preference for stereo, but for home theatre I like subs; based on the review of the mofi source point 8's, the 8's are perfect candidates for being on stands and being used with subs for a stereo speaker system set up that you could basically do for $3k-4k, depending on whether going with one sub or two, so to your point, I definitely agree!

[@jozefserf2024]

Finally, an endgame contender.

[@zackw4941]

How do these compare to the SVS Ultra towers that you reviewed recently? Those seemed to also perform very well, with the stipulation that done side wall treatment might be needed. But rooms should always be treated when possible, so that doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Sorry if this was already asked. Love your work!

[@zackw4941]

@@Mishael_Agyei-Boamah Have you heard both?

[@davidfuller581]

What a phenomenal distortion measurement. That thing does not care about level at all.

[@johncallison4745]

Nice review, these look interesting.

[@Z4d0k]

Looks great! I’ll replace my Lintons with something like this one day…

[@avnut5517]

Excellent thank you for your analysis. If they only made an in wall like this....

[@OnwiththeAction]

Great review! Question: Would a MoFi SourcePoint 8 with a subwoofer be about the same?

[@Favouille]

I'm interested by the answer too !

[@Favouille]

Erin answered in another threads : not the same unless you cross them around 130 hz, and it's not easy so high. If you cross lower, you loss dynamic range and have more distorsion.

[@TheBlindphleb]

I'd love for Erin to test the Ohm Walsh speakers.

[@bearclaw5115]

Def would be interesting. Probably wouldn't measure well but would sound great anyway.

[@masterblaster2555]

Personally I do not care much about the vertical. I only listen to music while sitting on my sofa and rather have a wide horizontal dispersion with a slightly downwards sloping, and as smooth as possible listening window. But that is just a preference. Very good speakers nevertheless, and as always a good review.

[@trudimcleod5042]

I wonder how these compared with the Kef R5 Metas or the Revel F208 or F228Be, which are within the same price range.

[@JamesWilliams-gf8gm]

Yeah I bought a new pair of 228bes for $6300. They are on sale all the time. The bass extension of the 228be is very poor for their size and they really need subs which is how I ran them. I would imagine the tweeter of the 228be is better but that is just a guess and silk domes never get me excited…. Audiophile speak right there lol. But it is how I feel.

[@H2OFSU]

Hi Erin, how do these compare to the KEF LS60?

[@304290]

I would also be interested in this answer as well.

[@JamesWilliams-gf8gm]

The Kef will not play as loud and it will cut the bass. Hard pass for me.

[@brooklynknightss]

Erin can you give the klh kandall a try... like to hear your opinion!!!