Mission 752 Speaker Floorstanding Speakers Reviews

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Summary:
Original, flared cabinet 752's.
I have owned these speakers from new and they have been used in several, different sized rooms and everytime they have produced a great sound. Crisp, extremely detailed highs and mids with very tight, precise bass. Maybe lacking a bit of extension and 'Oomph' but this is put down to personal opinion and music taste.

The originals in my opinion are far better looking, with the METAL dome tweeter and mid/bass driver underneath the tweeter. Overall a great midrange speaker that will not dissappoint.

Prune_Phace

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $300.00

Summary:
This is for the 752 Freedom:

I bought these becasue of the rave reviews,but found out they weren't that great.Quite dull and boring sounding speakers(even with a bright amplifier),with a light bass.
There are better speakers out there for the price,namely the Castle Acoustics,Tay,Eden and Avon.

Strengths:
Nothing that spectacular

Weaknesses:
Ordinary sounding

Summary:
I have owned a pair of the Mission 752F's for about two years and every time I sit down in front of them, I become more and more amazed at how free, quick and open they sound. Like every amatuear audiophile out there, I have couple of reference tracks that I demo their clarity with (Nuyorican Soul/It's Alright I feel it, Cypress Hill/Real Estate, Paul Weller/Broken Stones) and each time I play the tracks they sound better. The bass is so taught and fast, yet at the same time deep, clear and subtle enough to let you here distinct underlying riffs within a track. In my mind however, the top end is the speakers crowning glory. With what sounds like God's very own voice coil 'embedded' in the solid chasis, everything that passes through the silk dome is a joy to hear. Musicians breathe, strings are plucked and keys are struck. When you can hear this kind of detail in entry level audiophile speakers, you know that you've made a great investment.
My system is a modist one (Arcam 7 CD, Arcam 8 & 8P bi-amping the missions and, of course, a Rega Plannar 3 for analogue) but with the missions being the last link in the chain, it turns a $4,000 system into a system that sounds like it should cost twice as much. Want some speakers for less than $1,500 ? Don't think twice - go buy them.

Summary:
As a salesman at a high end audio store I was able to reference many speakers to many others across a wide range of listening environments (including equipment). I ended up buying a pair of 753F4 and 752F4, with the intention of choosing one, in time, and selling the other (I get very good deals on equipment). I wanted to keep the 753 due to all the amazing reviews and their fantastic, powerful, good looks....but they sounded midbass thumpy and slightly muddled in the mid range( 500 - 1000 Hz). The 752 although slightly lighter was quick, clear, very natural and warm....without going into great detail it just moved me in a way the 753F4 did not. I have it biamped with cyrus straightline and a cyrus power....a stunning combination! I highly recommend this speaker.

Summary:
I am an audiophile on a showstring budget so when Audio Advisor offered me a pair of Mission 752s at $500 I jumped at the chance. These are a beautiful speaker with best results coming from a bi-wired situation or better still bi-amped. I use them driven by an Audiolab 8000s and a double run of synergistic reserach alpha sterling cable and have been in heaven. Their clarity is breathtaking with respectable deep taut bass and rich soundstage. I find it best to angle mission speakers at about 15 degrees as they generally place the tweeter lower than the woofer and this improves imaging. These are great speakers for everything from classical to dance and work very well with the matching 753 centre for a wonderful Dolby Digital set up. At $500 these deserve 6 or 7 stars.