Review of Mission 770

[Zvu]

Here is another Mission speaker, can't find any reviews, which probably isn't a good sign. Anyone know of any reviews?

There are measurements of some Mission loudspeakers here:

Kolumny głośnikowe - testy sprzętu marki: MISSION - testy, ceny i sklepy | AUDIO

Zespoły głośnikowe - zaawansowane i wiarygodne testy napisane przez profesjonalistów. Porównania i porady. Przeczytaj, zanim kupisz!

audio.com.pl

But i'd appreciate if you'd open separate thread if you are interested in discussing performance of models other than Mission 770 and/or 700. Thanks.

 

[Zvu]

Here are some pics of the insides:



Аnd measurements done by these Czech guys https://www.hifi-voice.com/testy-a-recenze/reprosoustavy-regalove/3943-mission-770#

On axis, vertical -30deg (yellow) and +30deg (green)


Waterfall


Harmonic distortion


Impedance - some fairly strong resonance at 600Hz


Impusle response


Individual responses


With (red) and without the grill


On axis and 30 degrees off axis


These are obviously in-room measurements but some conclusions can be derived.

 

[maty]

Mission 770 - 4500 €

and...

 

[Penelinfi]

 

[thewas]

Soundstage now also published their measurements

SoundStageNetwork.com | SoundStage.com - NRC Measurements: Mission 770 Loudspeaker

www.soundstagenetwork.com

 

[beagleman]

I mean it looks great, measures fairly good and all, and is quite nostalgic.

But............
The price is so far out of hand, who would think this is "Worth it"?

I mean I "See" in my mind, maybe a $900-$1500 speaker or so.
But $5000??


What is next, Advent will come back from the grave with a $4,000 OLA or Legacy speaker>?

 

[beagleman]

There is also a cheaper Mission 700:

Mission 700

WOW, I mean it looks great, but I just can not even imagine spending $2,000 on ANY speaker with only a 6.5" woofer and tweeter, in a small box.

I think they priced themselves out of what maybe 90% of people feel a small speaker this size is worth, for what little you are getting.

 

[DSJR]

Those measurements ain't 770 measurements as I knew them. Too refined and smoooooooooth

Retro market doesn't sell here I gather and little is said about them.

 

[Vladetz]

WOW, I mean it looks great, but I just can not even imagine spending $2,000 on ANY speaker with only a 6.5" woofer and tweeter, in a small box.

I think they priced themselves out of what maybe 90% of people feel a small speaker this size is worth, for what little you are getting.

I wouldn't say it is small
It is 3 times bigger than kef ls50 meta (24 litres vs 8 litres) and plays down to 32 hz in my room
Also twitter has a rear chamber which is quite rare

 

[Penelinfi]

I wouldn't say it is small
It is 3 times bigger than kef ls50 meta (24 litres vs 8 litres) and plays down to 32 hz in my room
Also twitter has a rear chamber which is quite rare

I thought rear chamber is quite common these days? At least, most decent tweeters should have one?

 

[Vladetz]

I thought rear chamber is quite common these days? At least, most decent tweeters should have one?

Yes, should
But usually they do not in speakers under 2k

 

[beagleman]

I wouldn't say it is small
It is 3 times bigger than kef ls50 meta (24 litres vs 8 litres) and plays down to 32 hz in my room
Also twitter has a rear chamber which is quite rare

okay, "mid sized".....sorta.
My point was, it just seems to be very expensive for what it is. Nothing wrong with it and its a good speaker for sure, but just not a great value.

 

[Vladetz]

okay, "mid sized".....sorta.
My point was, it just seems to be very expensive for what it is. Nothing wrong with it and its a good speaker for sure, but just not a great value.

Totally get your point
But I was lucky enough to get it for ~1200 usd with stands in my location