Revel f 208 or Mofi 888

[Kblade]

I have a chance to buy revel f208 in walnut brand new for 3500.00 But also very interested in the mofi 888. Anybody recommend one over the other any recommendations appreciated. My room is 20ft wide and 35ft in depth with 9ft ceilings. Will be home theater and a music room. Room is slight left of neutral in sound, tube traps help to bring it back close to neutral. Will be switching back and forth from Dirac to no correction. I’m 60 years and like a neutral to slightly livelier sound. I have a pair of Revel M106 in my home theater in family room and love them.

 

[JSmith]

Hi, welcome to ASR.

I have a chance to buy revel f208 in walnut brand new for 3500.00 But also very interested in the mofi 888.

They're both very competent and well measuring speakers, but the fact you have a chance to get the Revel at that cheap price, I'd say grab those;

Revel F208 Tower Speaker Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Revel F208 speaker. It was kindly purchased by a member and drop shipped to me for measurements. Revel F208 costs $2,500 each or US $5,000 for a pair. Note: our company, Madrona Digital is a dealer for Revel speakers. Feel free to read as...

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MoFi SourcePoint 888 Review and Measurements by Erin

Impressive speaker, nicely balanced. 5000 USD. https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/mofi_soucepoint_888/

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Aesthetically speaking, I also prefer the look of the Revels... to me they scream quality. The Mofi seem to have a more understated look, but only my opinion there.


JSmith

 

[Blumlein 88]

I don't know about the MoFi. I have F208, in a 19.5 ft x 34 ft x 10 ft room. Home theater with them being front R&L. I have M106 is secondary system. Results are quite excellent. So at least yes the F208 speakers can work very well in your situation.

Due to theater concerns where I placed mine the low end could be better. However I did use them strictly for music for a time and they are fine in a different location in that room. Since going to 5.1 I added Rhythmik subs and everything works very well. Of course depending up screen size and exact positioning you may very well have no low end issue.

 

[Kblade]

Hi, welcome to ASR.

They're both very competent and well measuring speakers, but the fact you have a chance to get the Revel at that cheap price, I'd say grab those;

Revel F208 Tower Speaker Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Revel F208 speaker. It was kindly purchased by a member and drop shipped to me for measurements. Revel F208 costs $2,500 each or US $5,000 for a pair. Note: our company, Madrona Digital is a dealer for Revel speakers. Feel free to read as...

www.audiosciencereview.com

MoFi SourcePoint 888 Review and Measurements by Erin

Impressive speaker, nicely balanced. 5000 USD. https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/mofi_soucepoint_888/

www.audiosciencereview.com

Aesthetically speaking, I also prefer the look of the Revels... to me they scream quality. The Mofi seem to have a more understated look, but only my opinion there.


JSmith

What if I could get the mofi for 2750.00 brand new which I should have mentioned. Also thanks for the welcome

 

[geek101]

What if I could get the mofi for 2750.00 brand new which I should have mentioned

From where ?

 

[thewas]

In the end as always it depends on personal preferences and room/setup since both a well engineered loudspeakers, personally I would prefer the Mofi as it is coaxial (no vertical radiation problems), has a deeper bass and more continuous overall directivity:

Above plot generated by https://www.spinorama.org/

 

[JSmith]

What if I could get the mofi for 2750.00

Personally I'd still go for the Revel, as to me aesthetics are important for speakers. If the look of the Mofi's is pleasing to you, then save some money and go for those.


JSmith

 

[Kblade]

From where ?

A friend

 

[Kblade]

Personally I'd still go for the Revel, as to me aesthetics are important for speakers. If you the look of the Mofi's is pleasing to you, then save some money and go for those.


JSmith

In the end as always it depends on personal preferences and room/setup since both a well engineered loudspeakers, personally I would prefer the Mofi as it is coaxial (no vertical radiation problems), has a deeper bass and more continuous overall directivity:

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Above plot generated by https://www.spinorama.org/

Is the mofi more laid back than the the 208. I want a little more lively sound

 

[thewas]

Is the mofi more laid back than the the 208. I want a little more lively sound

The F208 has a bit more "bite" around 3 kHz which can be tiring though in some rooms or recordings, otherwise they aren't very far away. Both can be also equalised well to taste.

 

[geek101]

Get them , try them out, for that price you will have bucks left for couple of subwoofers, you will be set. But if you don’t like em you can get rid of them for no loss.

 

[Kblade]

Get them , try them out, for that price you will have bucks left for couple of subwoofers, you will be set. But if you don’t like em you can get rid of them for no loss.

Thanks for the reply. I have 2 SVS SB Pro 4000 subs for theater. And when listening to music will switch to two Rel S510’s

 

[SDC]

For a large room, like your 6 meter one, I would go for the one with better high SPL handling. In this case it would be the Revels.

Considering the price of F228be and availability of F208, I think F208 is fine deal just like the 2750 Mofi.

Mofi has lower woofer XO point and coaxial driver, making it suitable for smaller rooms. Revels have vertical directives errors, since they are typical loudspeaker with TMW design, but the distortions at 96dBSPL/1m seems a bit better to my eyes.



But my little concerns on Revels, is that they are having quality control issues with their tweeter drivers in S.Korea recently. It is small market with limited consumers so I won't say it applies globally.

My Salon2 had one tweeter with HD problem. Ordered a pair, but both replacement had 2nd HD peak and I'm waiting for another pair.

One of my F228be tweeter had abnormal HD. Changed the driver, had the same problem, so I had to change the driver and the passive XO filter.

A member of the Korean community had a tweeter driver with 1.5dB less output. The dealer offered an driver exchange, but the replacement had excessive HD and is currently waiting for new one.


And Revel is not cooperative with their after service. Had to email and make phone calls several times with the dealer 'cause of such high failure rate in Korea, Revel was suspicious whether consumers were lying for extra drivers...


So do I recommend the Revel or not?

I recommend it. But just be ready and know you're not the only one, if you face such problems...

 

[terryforsythe]

Those both are very good speakers. Hard decision.

If they were to be used when I am always seated in my listening chair with my ears on axis with the tweeter, I probably would lean toward the F208. If I were using them somewhere where I am not always going to be seated in my listening chair when listening, I probably would lean toward the 888 due to its better vertical dispersion (concentric driver).

 

[Kblade]

For a large room, like your 6 meter one, I would go for the one with better high SPL handling. In this case it would be the Revels.

Considering the price of F228be and availability of F208, I think F208 is fine deal just like the 2750 Mofi.

Mofi has lower woofer XO point and coaxial driver, making it suitable for smaller rooms. Revels have vertical directives errors, since they are typical loudspeaker with TMW design, but the distortions at 96dBSPL/1m seems a bit better to my eyes.



But my little concerns on Revels, is that they are having quality control issues with their tweeter drivers in S.Korea recently. It is small market with limited consumers so I won't say it applies globally.

My Salon2 had one tweeter with HD problem. Ordered a pair, but both replacement had 2nd HD peak and I'm waiting for another pair.

One of my F228be tweeter had abnormal HD. Changed the driver, had the same problem, so I had to change the driver and the passive XO filter.

A member of the Korean community had a tweeter driver with 1.5dB less output. The dealer offered an driver exchange, but the replacement had excessive HD and is currently waiting for new one.


And Revel is not cooperative with their after service. Had to email and make phone calls several times with the dealer 'cause of such high failure rate in Korea, Revel was suspicious whether consumers were lying for extra drivers...


So do I recommend the Revel or not?

I recommend it. But just be ready and know you're not the only one, if you face such problems...

Wow that sucks. I hope you get it worked out. Now I don’t know what to do. I’m to old to f with those problems. But I agree with spl output. Does this have anything to do with later produced 208’s

 

[SDC]

Wow that sucks. I hope you get it worked out. Now I don’t know what to do. I’m to old to f with those problems. But I agree with spl output. Does this have anything to do with later produced 208’s

Confirmed cases are all recently produced beryllium drivers.

Revel sells in Korea is mostly turn-key offerings included in installations, so measurment from users are very scarce.


My major concern is not the QC itself, but the afterservice of Revel...


Some dealers exchanges the speaker first and handle the problems by themselves, in those cases attitude of Revel would be no problem, I recommend checking that part first.

 

[Kblade]

Confirmed cases are all recently produced beryllium drivers.

Revel sells in Korea is mostly turn-key offerings included in installations, so measurment from users are very scarce.


My major concern is not the QC itself, but the afterservice of Revel...


Some dealers exchanges the speaker first and handle the problems by themselves, in those cases attitude of Revel would be no problem, I recommend checking that part first.

Wow thanks so much. I’m going for the 888

 

[amper42]

For a room that size I would go with the Revel F328Be. Its tweeter height is an awesome feature when paired with a 20' x 35' room. Much nicer and more power full than 888.

 

[SDC]

For a room that size I would go with the Revel F328Be. Its tweeter height is an awesome feature when paired with a 20' x 35' room. Much nicer and more power full than 888.

IMO, at the price of Fx28be there would be so much more options...

The MSRP increase is so steep for a thin sheet of 1" beryllium, which makes no sense to me.
(And they recently did 60% discount here, which makes my opinion more concrete...)

And twice the $$ for one more 8" anodized aluminum woofer and minor upgrades? That's a big no...



BTW I'm not just a random hater or something, I bought two pairs of 228 with about 20% discount from MSRP, but against 208 these are still bloody expensive.

 

[amper42]

IMO, at the price of Fx28be there would be so much more options...

The MSRP increase is so steep for a thin sheet of 1" beryllium, which makes no sense to me.
(And they recently did 60% discount here, which makes my opinion more concrete...)

And twice the $$ for one more 8" anodized aluminum woofer and minor upgrades? That's a big no...



BTW I'm not just a random hater or something, I bought two pairs of 228 with about 20% discount from MSRP, but against 208 these are still bloody expensive.

The Revel F328Be and the F228Be are amazing speakers. As you know the retail price is not cheap. But if you're not in a hurry, wait for sales or other opportunities where you can find them at discount prices. I found a pair of new F328Be speakers for $9700. I have had them for a few years in a 23' x 28' room. They are amazing. I use them with the RME ADI-2 DAC FS and a Purifi amp. The RME Loudess controls are fantastic with the F328Be. These speakers can shake the room or simply offer normal background music that still kicks even at low volumes. In a large room, I really like the tall F328Be tweeter. It's 4" higher than the F228. And the dual rear ports on the F328Be can offer amazing bass when properly setup.

I had the BMR Towers in the same room as the Revel F328Be and while their FR is good too, there's something about the tonality of the F328Be that blows away the BMR Towers with Jazz, Rock and other highly rhythmic music. The F328Be speakers sing. You may not notice it the first time you listen but as I compared them with other speakers and played with the RME loudness control settings I soon realized I haven't enjoyed any speaker as much as the F328Be. You can obviously pay less, but if you can find a deal on a pair of F328Be it's a speaker designed for a lifetime of fun.

I enjoy the F328Be so much that I thought it would be nice to have a pair of F228Be too. I looked for a year and didn't want to pay $11,000 retail. Then this last July Revel offered a sale for $3400 each and my dealer was able sweeten the deal to $6,000 for the pair. It's a lot but the deal was quite nice. I had Sierra Towers with RAAL tweeters in the target 12' x 13' room before. When the Revel F228Be speakers arrived and were setup they ABSOLUTELY blew away my Sierra Towers. The Revel sound is amazingly full and dynamic. It's a whole new level. And the front port adds lots of strength to the bass line. I thought the F228Be would be a noticeable step down from the F328Be - but it's NOT. They sound very similar.

You can't go wrong with either the Revel F228Be or the F328Be. My only suggestion would be look for sales and even then try to negotiate a lower sale price if possible. A good dealer can make it happen. It's one of most rewarding purchases I have made!