Very nice sound for a budget system, or surround speakers. Good bass, with punch, but don't go to low. Desearve decent cables a stands.

Nothing for the money

I bought this little speakers for my first audio system. They were a big surprise for the money. They still with me for the last 6 years, but not as a front speaker, but now as a surround speakers. The best configuration to use with them is with a mini/midi system or whitin a home theater system playing the surround sounds.

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Mission 732

I have just bought this speaker for my office and let me tell you, they are REALLY a good speakers, very well balanced presentation, extremely musical and can be matched with
average equipment. I am currently using them with an old Sansui AU717 integrated amp and a Sony
CD player. It os not the same musical presentation as in my reference system at home but I emjoy
music in the office as well as in my house, a compliment for a ten times the difference in price!.

Clear, detailed sound. very good vocals

the bass, while musical, doesn't go very low

Very impressed, Firstly I got these from www.audioadvisor.com with free stands for $250. It's a great deal, check it out. Well with the ceramic stands holding the speakers firmly in their place, these speakers have such detail and sound so great I love them! Some may complain about lack of bass, I agree to an extent, but no small bookshelf speaker is really going to kick out tonnes of bass so if that's what you want either buy a sub or choose a different speaker. These speakers are so great at reproducing sound so musically and with passion, they astound anyone I demonstrate them to. They definitely need a good clear CD/Amp combination to bring out the best in them. But for the money they blow away their American competitors (Bose, Infinity etc) so if that audioadvisor.com deal is still going I'd wholeheartedly recommend them! check it out...

If you're based in the UK, well frankly there are better speakers out there though, check out the Tangent Monitor 9's or Aesis Energy 1.

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Tangent Monitor 9s (GREAT speakers!!! hard to find outside the UK though)

Works well in just about any setup. Size and good level of refinement in this price class.

Amazing!!! I wasn't sure what to expect from a speaker this cheap but WOW. Very refined. Weighty sound especially for speakers this small. Far from the very best monitors but competitive with speakers under $1K. I like them better than the B&W 601S2 I own. They work great in smaller rooms. I have them paired with my Arcam Alpha8 CD player and integrated.

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B&W 302,601S2, Paradigm MiniMonitors, PSB Aplha

The Mission 731i's are without a doubt the best audio bargain around at $249.00 Cdn!!! I have owned B&W Matrix 805's ($1800.00 Cdn.), Monitor Audio Studio 6's ($2500.00 Cdn.), and the Totem Model 1's ($1600.00 Cdn) and all have been excellent studio monitors. However, Pat Glynn correctly points out that the Mission's come frighteningly close to doing nearly everything the other speakers do. Hooked up to decent source equipment these speakers can produce soundstage, imaging, and tonal balance that will have you wondering whether or not the dealer made a mistake at the register. As an aside, these speaker do present a bit of a problem for some dealers. For instance, when I went to a well known Canadian Hi-Fi store in Toronto, the saleperson was more than a little reluctant to take the 731i's upstairs to the reference equipment. After a bit of wrangling he finally confessed to me that they were not allowed to bring them upstairs because management feared customers would see the price and question the value of the $2000.00 to 3000.00 exotic monitors. Nonetheless, I now enjoy alternating between my Missions and Magnepan SMGc's. P.S. there is also a psychological benefit to the Missions humble pricing, it lets you forget about listening too intently to details and obscure audiophile recordings to justify the tens of thousands spent on the latest exotic speaker.

I bought a pair of the 731s for use in the kitchen. I first listened to them in the same system as my Totem Model 1s. While not as subtle as Totems, they aren't a huge disappointment. The Stereophile review got it correct that they do massed strings and human voice very well. I mounted them on the wall in the kitchen using target brackets that keep them about 4" away from the wall. They sound great and they have the ability to let you enjoy listening to music. In the kitchen, they are driven by a Sony receiver, but I think they would really blossom in a modest system, on stands. I think I could live with them as a primary source. I also listened to the PSB alphas, NHT Superone, and Totem Mite (which at $700 was for comparison only). I compared the PSB and NHT directly and chose the PSB. I didn't PSB and 731, but probably could live with either. The PSB had a little bit of "hootiness" in the bass that I didn't like. I felt it's midrange was more accurate. I also own a pair of original Quad ELS electrostats, which are reputed to have one of the best midranges ever. I currently don't have room for them (hence the Totems), but they are still my reference for midrange. I enthusiastically recommend the Mission 731 and think, with good ancillary equipment they could produce a better sound than I am getting from them.

Price, overachiever ability

At this price absolutely nothing!

I purchased these speakers to give me a decent sound in a small room/apt and boy was I bowled over. These baby's spit out what you put in, so consider your source carefully. I have a very diverse taste in music and no matter what I play through it I am tapping my feet and snapping my fingers. I have heard better resolution of details and lows, but seldom better musicality. If you're a uppity-purist-snob you'll hate 'em just because you have to, but if you love music (first and foremost) you'll just enjoy, enjoy and enjoy!


Thanks for the read.

I bought a pair of these last Christmas for 120 quid. I got them as left and right in a surround setup and relegated my older Mission 760i's to the rear. Having owned 760i's for a year before I knew the 731i's would be good and, yeah, they are. Excellent.

My equipment is:Rotel 931 Integrated Amp
Technics 340 CD player (soon to be upgrated)
A small room.

I had the Missions for over 2 years now. I listened to some other small
speakers in this price range, and I don't think anything came close. The
new B&W Prism System DM 302 is very nice however! They are VERY clear I
think. The high frequancies are beautiful, as is the midrange, and they
have considerable bass, especially when placed in a corner, or by the wall.
They are also very dynamic, and with some good music, that I know well, I
still sometimes get scared as things suddenly get loud! When its dark,
and you put some nice jazz on, they basically dissapear; you can imagine
you're sitting in front of the musicians.
If you have a larger room, where you could put them on some decent stands,
I believe they would be even more outstanding. However, for a larger room
I would seriously consider the 732 model, which have more lows, and dynamics,
it also looks nicer. Not that these don't. They have a very nice design,
and I often like to take the grills off. And the large vent for the bass
can be used as a hairdryer at times! They are fairly heavy too (a good thing).
Overall, for this money, I think this is a great little speaker. Sure beats
any of those small Japanese speakers. And because they are fairly sensitive,
at 89dB, a small amp is all you need. I had a 100W Technics before, and
when I changed to the 30W Rotel, they are just as loud (and do sound better
on the Rotel, of course, which costs about the same as a decent reveiver).
So give them a try, you should be impressed with what you hear.
I'll give them 5 stars because they sound so good for so little (but of
course (considerably) more expensive speakers do make them sound somewhat like toys).
Enjoy.

I compared these speakers to the PSB Alphas and the B&W 302, even though the latter is a bit more expensive. The highs on the 731s are way to harsh and overbearing, and it drowns out the mids and lows, which would otherwise be pretty good. Personally, I prefer more neutral speakers. I'd take the Alphas over the 731s anyday.