Mission 773 Floorstanding Speakers
Mission 773 Floorstanding Speakers
[Dec 07, 1999]
Karl
Audio Enthusiast
I have to revise my last review. After changing the sound source from a Yamaha AV Receiver to a Denon DRA 775, and DCM 560 Alpha processing CD player, these speakers are marveolous, with tight, substantial bass. The midrange and highs are sparkling, clear and musical. The soundstaging and imaging are a wonder to behold. Five stars all around. |
[Jun 13, 2001]
Kow Kuroda
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
provides extreme musical richness, (relatively) inexpensive
Weakness:
selective? (in terms of kind of music and equipment quality) I am really sorry to post a very long review, but I decided to do so to make my review as authentic as possible: I have to explain briefly what I had done until I got MS 774e today. Similar Products Used: I have no idea |
[Sep 20, 2000]
Ivan
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
musicality, transparency, timing and control
Weakness:
low-end could be more "low" After living for more than one year with these speakers, I can say that they definitely sound "complete" and musical. The whole spectrum is well integrated and natural, with high level of transparency. It is also fast, so the transients are reproduced with a pin-point accuracy. The highs are clear, never dull or grainy. Sometimes it misses only very deep low-end, but for the money man can't complain. The burn-in period: 75-100 hrs. Similar Products Used: KEF 55.2, Dynnaudio Audience 40, B&W 602.S2. |
[Apr 09, 2001]
Ben
Audio Enthusiast
Weakness:
One of the drives units is slightly off centre, But I only noticed that on a very close inspection and it don’t affect the sound! I have had these speakers about 2 weeks now and am very impressed with them to say the least. After setting them up with my Arcam Alpha 8 + 8P, Cambrige Audio CD4SE Set up the sound that came from the was pretty awesome, I don’t have that much Experience when it comes to listening to different HI bits but I know for sure that these speakers are a quality purchase. I can’t understand all the moaning about bass?? There is nothing wrong with it! Yes ok Perhaps it wont totally blow your socks off but then again when you’re trying to enjoy a smooth controlled well separated song who needs it. And if you do want more bass then you should have brought the 774’s!! Everything with these speakers it great, things really do sound magical with them they seems to work well with any sort of music due to there neutral balance, vocals shine though, Bass is tight and powerful and you can hear every twang of every string on the guitar. But if you do decide to buy these speakers make sure that your electronics end is up to scratch so that you can get the most out of them. Similar Products Used: Eltax Symphony 6, that’s it really. not in the same league |
[Mar 01, 2001]
Michael Macht
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Good strong Quality speaker, Looks great and sounds great
Weakness:
Not real impressed with the spikes for the bottoms (no biggie) A little lacking on the treble but that might break in with time Great speaker, good loud sound... Without losing quality. Similar Products Used: Sony, JBL, Mirage |
[Dec 30, 2000]
Jack Sujovolsky
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great Clarity in low, mid and highs. Very nice to look at, especially the gold center in the mid/bass drivers.
Weakness:
No weakness really,,just the bass doesnt go that low, but its fast and accurate. Still plenty for me These sounded good right out of the box. The Bass opened up nicely after 2 weeks. Its just incredible the detail and resolution of these speakers with acoustic music. My setup is a bit on the bright side, so I cant imagine how good these sound with well matched gear as a Creek 4330, or Classe. A lot of sound coming out of these small boxes, and the imaging is pretty accurate and wide stage. I think that for 350 bucks, its armed robbery. The only speakers I would upgrade to, is the Mission 774 or 775. I just cant seem to justify spending too much more when these sound so good. Similar Products Used: Wharfedale Modus 8, Platinum Audio 808, Paradigm Monitor 9, and others |
[Dec 28, 2000]
Don Willhie
Audiophile
Strength:
clean midband, nice bass response, extended highs, beautifully finished, go loud with ease
Weakness:
Somewhat "chesty" coloration on some male voice recordings, bass solid only to about 50Hz, doesn't fair well on the old knuckle rap test... First off I will start off by saying I have the regular 773's as opposed to the 773e's (the difference being the extra woofer in the e's) A friend of mine was selling these and I said "why not for the bedroom?" The bedroom system consists of a Jolida 502 tube integrated power amp, an original CAL Icon cd player fed into a Musatex Melior D/A converter. Wiring is audioquest topaz on the interconnects and original monster cable twisted in bi-wire pairs. Similar Products Used: I own Magneplanar 1.6's and Apogee Centaur's have also owned: B&W 602's, Maggie SMGa's, Martin Logan Arieus |
[May 12, 2000]
Wim Laureys
Casual Listener
Strength:
Very rich sound, beautiful rosewood finish
Weakness:
Not a bass player I bought these speakers on sale (500 Euro), and enjoyed them for a while. I combine them with a Yamaha 492 amplifier and CD player. |
[Mar 28, 2001]
Doug
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Superb mids and highs, exceptional imaging and soundstage, just gorgeous on strings and vocals, great looking too
Weakness:
light in the low bass, really beg for a good subwoofer First off, these are the 773e model. Picked these up for $149 each plus $26 shipping on ubid, which is less than 1/2 what these had been selling for in stores just a few months ago. These are just absolutely sensational speakers. Above about 60Hz, they are the equal of anything that goes for under a couple of grand each. The detail and ability to localize instruments on the soundstage is top notch, but there is nothing strident or overly bright about them, just crystal clear delineation. When teamed with a proper subwoofer, they have no weakness whatsoever, at least on the Jazz and Classical selections that predominate my music selections. Plus, at least in the Rosewood finish, these are absolutely gorgeous looking (much nicer than, say, the Wharfedale Sapphires). They are so good, I'm probably going to upgrade the electronics that are driving them to bring the overall system into a qualitative balance, rather than the cost balance I presently have. Similar Products Used: Wharfedale, KEF, Dahlquist, other Missions |
[May 25, 2001]
Tom
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
detail, clarity, excellent mids. Beautiful cabinets, small footprint, decent sound stage.
Weakness:
a little weak on the low bass purchased these off the net without hearing them. I went by the reviews, (which I was a little nervous about). When they arrived I thought they looked beautiful and sounded great. I had them hooked up to a cheap Kenwood AV receiver and they sounded fine until I pushed them. Got rid of the Kenwood and have them hooked up to a B&K ST-140 with a Luxman pre-amp, what a difference! they like a quality amp Similar Products Used: Polk, Advent, Pinnacle, Infinity, design acoustics, AR |