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Keeping the bottom ports closed, I played a series of tracks with well-recorded double bass. Whether it was Scott LaFaro's instrument on "Waltz for Debby (Take 2)," from the 1962 album of the same name (16/44.1, 321kbps AAC, Riverside Records), Gary Peacock's on "Autumn Leaves," from the Keith Jarrett Trio's After the Fall (16/44.1 WAV, ECM), or Ray Brown's on "Exactly Like You" from Soular Energy (DSD64, Concord Jazz)—all were reproduced by the MoFi speakers with an impressive combination of weight, tonal evenness, and definition.

Playing these tracks from three renowned jazz…

Description: Three-way, reflex-loaded, floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive units: two 8" (254mm) paper-cone woofers, 8" paper-cone midrange unit with concentrically mounted 1.25" (32mm) soft-dome tweeter. Crossover frequencies: 130Hz, 1.6kHz. Frequency range: 32Hz–30kHz. Nominal impedance: 6 ohms. Minimum impedance: 4.5 ohms. Sensitivity: 87dB/2.83V/1m. Maximum power handling: 200W. Supplied accessories: magnetically attached grilles, locking cones, and flat-bottomed feet.
Dimensions: 42.13" (1070mm) H × 12.6" (320mm) W × 16.14" (410mm) D (without grille), 16.73…

Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter; NetGear Nighthawk router.
Power amplifiers: Parasound JCA100 Tribute monoblocks.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), AudioQuest Coffee (USB), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps; RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest…

I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone with an Earthworks microphone preamplifier to measure the MoFi SourcePoint 888's farfield frequency behavior and dispersion. I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike for the nearfield and in-room responses and Dayton Audio's DATS V2 system to measure the impedance magnitude and electrical phase angle. I couldn't carry the 96lb loudspeaker up the stairs to the large room where I usually perform speaker measurements, so I measured the SourcePoint 888 in my basement listening room. Although I lifted the…

Thank you for the review of the SourcePoint 888. I hope by naming it 888 it brings me the prosperity I need to one day retire. Until then I will continue using other peoples financing to design speakers . . .

I have some comments with regard to the technical evaluation. For most of the range, the impedance is quite even with a low phase angle. This is achieved through using impedance compensating elements in the crossover.

I did this both to minimize peak current demands and also reduce its sensitivity to frequency response errors when driven by high…

Elliot brought a Wadax Studio Player ($39,800), which fed a new Riviera Labs APL-02 Preamplifier ($26,000) driving the new Riviera Labs AFS-32 Power Amplifier ($28,000). He also brought his exceptional Gobel Divin Cometesse…

The active system consisted of a Grimm Audio MU2 Media Player/Streamer/Preamplifier ($17,500), feeding a Pathos Synapse Reference Stereo Preamplifier ($26,995) into Pathos Adrenalin Monoblock amplifiers ($23,995/each) driving Fyne Audio Vintage Classic Gold X SP floorstanding loudspeakers ($12,999/pair).

Nearby a static…

I reviewed the Audio Note TT-2 turntable for Analog Planet, and room 485 held the Audio Note TT-3 with PSU 3 and Arm Three ($18,997) mounted with a IO1 MC cartridge ($5028). I reviewed the majestic Audio Note Meishu Tonmeister Phono integrated amplifier for Stereophile; Gould played its upscale sibling, the Meishu…

I'm even more pleased that it's all behind me."

It's almost too easy to make Dave Dexter Jr. the villain in the story of the Beatles' fumbled introduction to America. A devoted denigrator of rock'n'roll who thought it was a passing fad meant for the kiddies, and who also thought John Lennon played "lousy harmonica," he was just one of the many older music fans who were sure that Elvis Presley's hips…