MOFI ELECTRONICS SOURCEPOINT 10 ANDREW JONES DESIGNED LOUDSPEAKERS

The new MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10 speakers, designed by Andrew Jones, will make their world debut at Capital Audiofest.

MoFi Electronics will introduce its new SourcePoint 10 loudspeakers at Capital Audiofest in Rockville, MD, U.S.A., from November 11th to November 13th.

MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10 Loudspeakers in black

ANDREW JONES

The speakers are the result of 18 months of research and development led by Chief Speaker Designer Andrew Jones. Designed like a cost-no-object loudspeaker, SourcePoint 10 is completely custom-tooled with proprietary technology.

“Regardless of what an audio product costs, my passion is to deliver a level of sound quality and an experience that is far beyond the asking price,” says Jones.

The MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10 Loudspeakers

MOFI ELECTRONICS SOURCEPOINT 10

One of MoFi Electronics’ primary goals with SourcePoint 10 is to break through the crowded speaker market with a unique model that stands out sonically and visually. The MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10 includes the development of MoFi’s own custom driver, a 10-inch concentric type. Though Jones has a global reputation for his concentric driver expertise, SourcePoint 10 marks a departure from his past designs. Instead of building a traditional three-way implementation with small drivers, Jones and MoFi devised a two-way speaker with a large driver.

Exploded view of the SourcePoint 10

CONCENTRIC DRIVER

A 10-inch diameter was chosen as the ideal size for the two-way concentric to minimize cone movement and produce deep bass. MoFi worked from a paper pulp mix and developed a cone shape that both optimizes resonant behaviour and meets the requirements of the tweeter waveguide. Jones opted for paper after evaluating a variety of exotic materials. He adds that paper has the quintessential combination of properties for the size of the cone he needed.

Front view

TWEETER

The tweeter is a 1.25-inch soft dome capable of working at the 1.6Khz crossover point due to its wide-roll surround and large-diameter voice coil. The wide surround extends the low- and high-frequency response of the tweeter, while the loading of the waveguide increases the low-end efficiency.

TWIN-DRIVE MAGNET SYSTEM

SourcePoint 10 is driven by a magnet system that MoFi calls “Twin-Drive.” After months of running magnetic field simulations, Jones selected high-flux neodymium magnets for the woofer and tweeter that are precisely coupled to create a compound effect: each aids the other in driving the flux across the woofer and tweeter gaps. The Twin-Drive magnet structure was also built to create a fully symmetrical magnetic field, which eliminates flux modulation for low intermodulation distortion (IMD) and accurate reproduction.

“It is not enough to simply optimize the frequency response of the woofer and tweeter,” says Jones. “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. We have been very deliberate with the design of the motor to reduce these distortions.”

Rear view

CABINET AND FRONT BAFFLE

Plenty of thought was also given to the cabinet and shape of the two-inch-thick front baffle. The sculpted, multi-faceted baffle stands in front of the mid-century-inspired cabinet frame to reduce diffraction. Made of one-inch-thick MDF panels for the sides, top, bottom, and back, the cabinet itself has an internal volume of 50 litres, or almost two cubic feet. This size gave MoFi the desired combination of bass extension and efficiency, with a sensitivity of 91dB, low-frequency point of 42Hz, and true eight-ohm impedance with a minimum of 6.4 ohms. This makes the MoFi Electronics  SourcePoint 10 is easy to drive. Two additional braces further strengthen the interior while the exterior is wrapped in a real wood veneer of either satin walnut or black ash.

With and without grill

MOFI ELECTRONICS SOURCEPOINT 10 AT CAPITAL AUDIOFEST 2022

Andrew Jones and the MoFi Electronics team will demonstrate SourcePoint 10 at Capital Audiofest in Suite 532 in partnership with retailer Alma Audio and components from HiFi Rose and Isotek.

MOFI SOURCEPOINT 10 LOUDSPEAKERS SPECIFICATIONS

Frequency Range: 42Hz-30kHz

Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms, 6.2 Ohms minimum

Sensitivity: 91dB/2.83V/1m

Crossover Frequency: 1.6kHz

Max Power Input: 200W

Tweeter: 1.25″ wide roll soft dome

Woofer: 10″ Paper Cone

System Configuration: 2-way vented box, concentric driver

Cabinet Finish: Satin black painted baffle/satin real wood Walnut or Black Ash veneer

Binding posts: 5-way

Dimensions (W x H X D): 368 x 572 x 406 without grille (14.5″ x 22.5″ x 16” in inches) 368 x 572 x 422 with grille (14.5″ x 22.5″ x 16.6” in inches)

Weight (each): 46.2lb / 21kg

MOFI ELECTRONICS SOURCEPOINT 10 PRICE

SourcePoint 10 begins shipping this December for €4999 per pair.

In the UK they will be available from January 2023. Typical retail price inc VAT (pair): £4,500. Dedicated stands inc VAT (pair): £550.

HiFi Pig Says: These new speakers from MoFi should make an impact at Capital Audio Fest later this week.