I paid $75 for these is perfect condition, the grills were a little worn, but they have done the job of protecting the speakers, cuz they look perfect and sound amazing… I won’t say anything new that hasn’t been already said, but lots of improvements were made here over the original 770 and even these are very rarely sold, I only seen one pair sold in the last 10 years and now that I know how awesome they look and sound I would easily pay $300 if you could only find more…. Also would love to buy the originals but those seem unobtainium… I love their Silverish Industrial look, and the size it’s t really all that too bad… I have them sitting on low stands at a 5 degree rearward angle.. All drivers look mint- again the gills did their job, might try to re-cloth them later.

None - be thankful if you find any, they don't make speakers like this anymore, be happy you little bi**** ;)

Definitely they put a lot of effort in dynamics when the designed those speaker, the upper bass is really “snappy” for lack of a better term, the attack on the mid bass is well defined and crisp, they need power to wake up the lower frequencies and they can handle a lot of power, but be carful a lot of good clean power, they could easily take 100 watts from a adcom power amp but a 40 wats vintage Yamaha could distort them, tweeter are excellent, a bit on the forward side but not fatiguing in any means. As mentioned before really well made and thought out speakers as for all higher end Mission speakers. The more I listen to British speaker the more I would say that there is a “British” to those speakers, I’ve had B&W DM7 MKII and to compare the mission could take a lot more power power and are really more sensitive too at 91 dB compared to lower 80’s in the B&W but have similar “sonic signature” . So a small amp can still drive them at decent volumes. On a personal side they really are good speaker but didn’t blew me away or surprised me in “new” way of listening, but could be end game for many if set up properly. I had an opportunity to buy them for 20$ and thought I’d share that with you, would’ve paid a good 200-350$ now knowing how good they are.

As mention people tend to like or dislike the “British sound” definitely benefit from a good matching electronics, personally found that NAD, Rotel really tamed the speakers in a good warmer way compared to Yamaha or Adcom that really emphasizes on the bright and critical end of the spectrum, but it’s all personal preference at this point, the important thing is to remember to enjoy the music, on that note, enjoy your listening session.

I was looking for a used replacement preamp for my bedroom and stumbled over an Adcom preamp and and Adcom GFE 555ii amplifier on Offerup. So I shot the guy an offer on both and he accepted. I went to his house to get them and he fired them up. I was looking at these sorry looking speakers with home made grilles he was going to play some music on. The look of them was in-congruent with the amp set up. Then he played just a taste of a Billy Joel song through them and I was shocked. I bought the amp and preamp and left. I couldn't get the speakers out of my head, so I went back to Offer up to see if he had them listed. The were listed for 295. I knew he going to be a full time RVer so i shot him an offer of 100 bucks and he took it. I am a klipsch guy. I have La Scalas, Forte ll's and a set of heresey's in my home. I know, a long story, but these Missions are amazing especially for $100. I would have gladly paid more. Clean, bright (i am a klipsch guy) but not too bright, very tight low end especially for a smaller speaker. The boxes are a little beat up but now I have a woodworking project just like Warren does in the review below and will bring them back to the condition they should be. I bought them with the intention of giving them to someone, but I think I am going to keep them. Listening to them now as I write this. Amazing, just amazing

Just picked up a pair locally for 80 bucks, no front grilles. These Freedom 770s are very well made. I will admit that I took them apart before I even listened to them.Yes, I tested the drivers. All 4 are good. First...internally braced cabinets, like really expensive speakers. 4 by 6 by 1/2 inch particle board slabs glued to each internal surface, sides and back. No wonder these things are heavy. Real quality stuffing.Real wood veneer, therefore an excellent woodworking project. The crossover...well sorted. And now 12 db per octave on both the woofer and tweeter. There is a Zobel across the woofer. Film cap and air coil for the tweet, iron core for the woofer..Internally wired with MISSION brand thick cable...like 12 gauge /50 very thin strands. Wowsers. Overkill I think, but hey. Woofer is cast frame, and labeled Mission. Tweet has a rear chamber stuffed with felt. All held in with machine screws and inserts. Internally, the best cabinet I have personally looked at, in real life. I was going to recap the crossover, but not necessary methinks.I will post again when they are refinished and auditioned.Too much fun. Warren.

Had a Mission770 for 20years I have several quality speakers ,but these are always going back on the end of my cables. I believe you simply cannot beat the early white baffled version, especially for bass compared to the newer versions,
Great imagery detailed top end and incredible power handling due to ferro fluid tweeter, perhaps avoid bright sounding partnering equipment no matter what I will always have a pair of the mighty770s in my collection from rock to Rossini they ,in my humble opinion do it all,

Bought in 1988 for $700.00 plus with the stands. Purchased the pair made with the walnut cabinets. You tap the side and they resonate like a fine guitar. Still using them today with never a thought to upgrade. Think of all the differant upgrades you make to your sound system and I'm still using using 25 year old speakers. best investment I've ever made with regards to my sound system. 25 years later my finally agrees.

Stereo image, detail, clarity, smoothness, punch and precision, and the bass. Ultra deep, controlled and tuneful.

20 years down the road they are a little fragile - I think I might be on borrowed time with the crossovers and tweeters. Also, the 1980's colour scheme and 'Freedom' graphics on the front are a bit of an anarchic touch - or - a fine example of retro hifi, depending on your perspective.

They don't make them like they used to - and I must say its been a while since i've seen a time-delayed front baffle, a proper horn loaded tweeter, and a grey woodgrain finish! According to the 1987 Mission brochure these speakers were 'state of the art reference monitors', designed for the new generation of digital masters. They are a bit unusual. Apparently HiFi choice (or somesuch) pumped 400 watts into these and they took it (even though they are rated at 100 watts). And I can't recall a speaker before or since with a 'super elliptic horn loaded tweeter', which I must say gives it a very unique sonic character. The advanced (for its day) homopolymer bass driver is also a nice bit of unusual looking precision kit. Its also very responsive. I always fancied a pair of these speakers, and 20 odd years down the line they're sitting in my lounge courtesy of ebay. So, put on one of your CD's and be immediately impressed with the stereo image (which is just amazing), and the smooth, clean sound. Listen to the definition and ultra fast response of that drumbeat; then out of nowhere comes a bass note so deep that you've never heard it before - but its not just the depth, its the musicality and definition of the bass which is awesome. They really don't make them like this anymore - I was recently tempted by a pair of £1000 Linn floorstanders, not anymore.

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All my music - even CDs! - sounds superb. Best on Classical/Acoustic music and cleanly recorded(mono!)rock. Very detailed and revealing in an effortless way. If the recording has good bass for example that's what you'll hear; but if it doesn't...Excellent dynamic range too...

With my AMC3025a Intamp the stereo imaging is a wee bit vague. I've been forced to go the facing each other route to avoid the hole-in-the-middle effect, image wise. No biggee. But use good cables(seem to like my Naim NAC4s which I hung on to). Like the original they welcome oodles of power. I'm only using 35 watts pc and I realy have to crank it up to appreciate what they can do. If you want to avoid upgrading, look elsewhere!

MUCH better balanced than the originals which were edgy as hell. The more I listen to them, the more pleased I am for having got them...they constantly reveal stuff you might not have noticed before. Plus for the first time I'm really enjoying my CD's over the hour mark; which I didn't before. ICGO but if you get a change to nab a pair, GRAB 'em! DAMN GLAD I did!

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CELEF(PROAC) LC1(Spendor BC1 clone)

When connected to my old Mission Cyrus Amp, they Produce brilliant clarity and imagery. In there what Hifi review they apparently pushed 700 RMS watts into these baby's without faltering, which is no mean feat considering there only rated at 125 rms watts.

There weakness is that to truly realise there full potential and extract there deep bass,They have to be correctly matched to a high quality amp with an abundance of wattage. A good quality one with no tone controls to hamper the signal path. I had Several appointments in a sound show room before making my choice.

Bought these speakers in 1988 for £400 and still using them to this day.When They originally came out in 1985 they where priced at £700 excluding £40 stands, and where built with that price tag in mind. They came in a variety of colours, the usual black, grey, and I think rosewood.

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Fabulous tonal quality, clarity.

Low end a bit weak

I love these speakers! Bought them in 1990 for $450 CDN; they are 1984 models. Recently had to repair the seam between one woofer and the foam ring. Easy with $1.29 epoxy and a q-tip. Very nice imaging, great highs and a decent low end. Not too great loud, though, as I run them on a Denon PMA-520. All in all far better than my old Paradigm 11SEs.

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