Recommended Component 2025 - Stereophile
High Value Speaker Designed Like a Cost-No-Object Component
The new SourcePoint 10 from MoFi Electronics is designed like a cost-no-object loudspeaker. It uses a complete from-the-ground-up approach to deliver the highest sound quality and value.
"My goal for the SourcePoint 10 was to blend long-standing technologies that I am known for with new twists and concepts that further improve performance," says MoFi Chief Loudspeaker Designer Andrew Jones. "Throughout my career, concentric drivers have consistently delivered what I wish to hear when reproducing music. My typical approach has been to use a three-way design. The SourcePoint 10 is the first pure two-way concentric that I have designed in over 20 years."
"This required a newly developed driver with a large 10" cone to achieve a wide frequency response with maximum linearity and low distortion," Jones says. "Each part of the driver from the twin-drive neodymium magnet structure to the paper pulp mixture, was carefully selected through a two-year development period and I am proud of the performance this speaker achieves."
SourcePoint 10 speakers can be ordered with or without optional custom speaker stands.
"Recommended Component" Honors
Stereophile honored the SourcePoint 10 by awarding it the magazine's coveted Recommend Component status for 2025.
According to Stereophile, " The woofer cone acts as a waveguide, and with its corrugated surround not disturbing the tweeter's wavefront, this results in what JA [Jon Atkinson] confirmed as well-controlled dispersion. Low frequencies extend to 42Hz, –6dB, and the farfield response was respectably flat in the midrange and low treble, with a slight rise in the top two audio octaves that JA heard, though he noted that the high frequencies were clean and that the speaker otherwise sounded smoothly balanced and uncolored. He found the SourcePoint 10s' stereo imaging precise and stable, and commented favorably on the speaker's high dynamic range capability."
"They Are an Easy Recommend"
"Truth be told, these speakers provide a much bigger value than most in this price range do. They are an easy recommend. Easy to drive, easy to look at and lovely to listen to. They do the 'magic' as well when set up properly," observes Steve Huff, stevehuffphoto.com, December 4, 2022.
"The more I listen to these and the longer I keep these in my reference system the more I feel like these have the potential to shake up this industry a bit. They deliver a sound, when driven properly, that is usually reserved for speakers twice or thrice the price. I have heard speakers that cost double or more that did not sound as good as the SP10’s. This is remarkable and welcome."
"An Outstanding Speaker"
"In summary, the Mofi SourcePoint 10 is an outstanding speaker that delivers excellent performance," notes erinsaudiocorner.com, May 28, 2023. "Its neutral sound and impressive sound power and directivity indexes set it apart."
"Thumbs Up" from Stereophile
"Its high-frequency balance means that the MoFi SourcePoint 10 will have a more neutral treble in rooms larger than mine," reports reviewer John Atkinson in Stereophile, January 19, 2023.
"But even in my room, it didn't sound bright as such, though it was very revealing of the sonic differences between the amplifiers with which I used it. But when you consider the clean, superbly well-defined low frequencies, the natural-sounding midrange, the high sensitivity, the easy-to-drive impedance, the ability to play loudly without strain, and the affordable price, the SourcePoint 10 gets a thumbs-up from this reviewer. Good job, Mr. Jones."
Innovative Twin-Drive High-Flux Magnet System
The heart of the SourcePoint 10 is the innovative Twin-Drive high-flux neodymium magnet system.
It is not enough to simply optimize the frequency response of the woofer and tweeter. It is also critically important to minimize distortion in the motor structure of the drive unit. If the motor has distortion, it will generate new frequencies outside of the original signal. MoFi has been very deliberate with the design of the motor to reduce these distortions.
The Twin-Drive system creates a fully extremely low intermodulation distortion (IMD). This technical achievement is an important part of why the SourcePoint 10 sounds so pure and accurate.
10" Concentric Driver – Two Drivers, One Voice
Custom-developed by Andrew Jones through 18 months of R&D, the all-new 10" Concentric driver delivers stunning clarity and deep bass impact."
The 10" paper-pulp cone has nearly 2.5-times the surface area of a typical 6.5" bass driver, and barely needs to move in order to produce large and dynamic sound. This keeps a consistent waveguide around the tweeter for the most coherent sound possible, with the least amount of distortion and without sacrificing bass.
Fitted centrally within the bass driver is a 1.25" soft dome tweeter with a wide-roll surround and large diameter voice coil. The tweeter has great power handling and minimal thermal compression, allowing it to come in at 1.6kHz and deliver smooth response beyond 30kHz.
The two drivers work together as one to create sound that is pure and powerful.
High-Quality Cabinet Construction, Braced for Clarity
A large woofer requires a large cabinet that won’t add resonance. The SourcePoint 10 uses thick MDF panels and extensive internal bracing. The top, bottom, and sides are 1"-thick MDF wrapped in beautiful real wood veneer. The faceted front baffle is 2" thick MDF finished in a smooth satin black coating.
Two internal braces connect the top, sides, and bottom to further strengthen the cabinet.
Easy to Drive
With 91dB sensitivity, the SourcePoint 10 can be driven with as little as 30 watts of power. The nominal impedance of 8 ohms and a minimum impedance of 6.4-ohms means they are amplifier friendly. Whether you prefer tubes or transistors, your amp will pair well with these speakers.
Easy-to-Use Magnetic Grilles
It’s quick and easy to make your SourcePoint speakers more discrete for casual listening. The fabric-wrapped grilles attach magnetically and are perfectly form-fitting to retain the profile of the distinguished multi-faceted baffle. For the highest performance, you may wish to remove the grills while listening.
Furniture Grade Real Wood Veneers
The SourcePoints 10 has a unique combination of modern and classic stylinbg which suits a wide variety of interiors.
You can choose the warmth and richness of Satin Walnut or the stealthy professional look of Satin Black Ash. The SourcePoint 10 uses furniture-grade real wood veneer that is book matched for mirror-imaged grain patterns on both of your speakers.
Optional Custom Stands
To take maximum advantage of the full sonic potential of your SourcePoint 10 speakers, you can order them with optional custom speaker stands. Developed to support SourcePoint 10 at the optimum height, the stands are 20" tall and feature ultra-strong four pillar design and steel construction.
