MoFi Sourcepoint 8 or Q Acoustice Concept 50s
I am looking to make final changes to my system and I am at the speaker decision point. I currently have Aragon 4004 MKII amp, Aragon 24k pre, Linn Sondek LP12 with Ittok arm and Ortofon MC X30 cartridge, Linn Linto phono pre, and a DMP A6 for streaming. My current speakers are Magnapan LRS+ that replaced my old Apogee Stages coupled to a Rhythmik 12"Sub. The sound is excellent, but not what I am looking for when off axis. From what I have read, the Sourcepoint 8 have a very good off axis response as do the Concept 50s. My room is 16x18. Interested in your thoughts.
I have the Concept 50 in my 17’x17’ room and they are fantastic. I have used them with the following amps and they perform well with all of them. If you want sound stage, imaging, and smooth treble, slight warm mid range, strong bass response the Concept 50 are hard to beat IMO. Amps: Kinki Studio EX-M1+, Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra, Orchard Audio Starkrimson 25 Mono Blocks, Willsenton R8. |
I would go for the Sourcepoint 8s. I have owned dozens of speakers between the $3K and $12K price points, dozens… The Concept 50s were one of the most disappointing of them. They were smooth and warm, but that’s where their strengths ended. The bass was very “one-note”, the imaging was just OK, and they homogenized everything played through them. And despite all the work they allegedly did to quell cabinet resonances, I could still detect a good bit of cabinet noise. Overall, an overhyped speaker. They had the looks and feel of $3K speakers but the sound quality of $1K speakers. The Sourcepoint 8 probably isn’t perfect either (no speaker under $5K is) but based on measurements I would expect it to be considerably more neutral. Plus, no MTM speaker (mid-tweeter-mid) can match a good coaxial driver for imaging.
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Neither. Save some money and buy the Sonner Legato Unum with stands. https://pt.audio/2020/12/18/sonner-audio-legato-unum-loudspeaker-review/ https://www.monoandstereo.com/sonner-audio-legato-unum/
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