Mission 702e

i got these at a trift store for £6 what agift thay are brill no faults a steal.

I bought a pair of these a few years ago for £100 and immediately got a jig saw to the backs and converted them to "transmission line" speakers a la IPL acoustics. It opened them out tremendously and dramatically increased the bass response - and I'm talking about 32ft organ pipe fundamentals shaking the house! They give extremely accurate positioning of instruments / vocalists etc. OK, this is not a normal review but I just wanted to point out what is possible to achieve with a relatively cheap pair of floor standers and some limited woodworking skills !

I have been experimenting with Hi-Fi for about 40Years now so I had Celestion ditton,JBL L50,55,4311,123,Kef,coda,cantata,Paradigm 9s 11s,PSB's,Mirage,and so on ... And Mission 732 ran with McIntosh 2202 Power & c73 pre Mcintosh CD player Thorens td166 (only significant improvement was B&W DM801 at that time were $9000). And now Downgraded to Yamaha RXV 1400,Project Debut III, Mission 702(not 702e)I wish I can get them for normal price (somebody here in Canada is selling them for $600 the were about same price NEW so I am not getting them to replace 702)& my Experience is That you will have to spend a lot to get noticeable difference (I paid MAC set $16000 including missions 732)and now $2000 for Yamaha,Project,Dennon cd & Used Mission 702 .I listen to Jazz,Classic,some rock & RB .So nice amp + missions +good Turntable & CD and You have a $25000 HI-FI sounding 90-95% for $2000

I brought these speakers 2nd hand and paid 75 euros for them.

Connected to my Onkyo mini set (CR 325UK) they sounded horrible (compared to B&Ws 602s II) but when I connected them to my Cambridge Audio 520 Receiver: a different story. Perfect. Balanced tone. (as well in the low (controlled) as in the high (nothing missing, not to much (treble flat)).

Pro's : Floorstanders, small, natural, dynamic sound, very suitable for Dolby surround (if partnered with 70s and a Mission Center)

Con's : Need decent powerful source.

great sound. been using my 702e's for over ten years now and still love the style, looks and quality sound that comes out of them.

i paid £130 for them well over ten years ago. certainly had my moneys worth, and they are still like brand new now.

(get some bought, you wont regret it).

I just wonder if any of the critics on the 702e Missions, or any other speaker for that matter, took in consideration the acoustics of the room they have set up the speakers.

Many people buy equelizers for the wrong reasons while their main purpose is to "balance" the acoustics within the room your speakers have to perform. Once you balanced the accoutics you never touch the equelizer again.

Yes, my experiece was exactly the same with my 702e's. My 20 year old Teaks sounds even better. I went to a sound engineer (who teach architect students about acoustics when they have to disign theaters). He visited me and tested the acoustics of my livingroom with a computer like instument and tune my equelizer. I could not beleive what I have heard.

Even the Teaks sounds so good that I keep them for extra sound. He said that he can make the cheapest speakers on the market sounds beter than the best of the best. "No, but you lads wants to use an equelizer to boast sound from one track to the next, not knowing that you are in fact f-up your speakers and sound while doing that" he told me. This was the best lesson I have learned in 30 years as a dedicated music fan of nearly all sorts of music.

I've been running a pair of Mission 702e stereo speakers for 3 years. I have them bi-wired with QED original, on concrete slabs, away from the wall and slightly "toed in". I currently run a Sony cdp-XB930 cd player through a Yamaha AX-492 amplifier (85wpc). After 3 years i am still totally sold on these speakers. Although they can sound a bit strained with a lower powered amp, having tried them with a NAD C3020 (25wpc) and a Sony TA-F30 (30wpc). Compared to newer mission offerings the vinyl wrap and resin baffle are starting to look a bit dated, but the white drivers are pure class. These sound fab, but as with all floorstanders, don't forget the slabs!

When I tried to buy these Mission 702e Stereo Speakers from Richer Sounds, they desperatley tried to flog me some Eltax Liberty floor standers. Eventually they gave me the missions and I have been very impressed. I am upgrading my amp to a NAD C350 and a guy a Richer said it wasn't worth it as the Missions would be rubbish, had a high failure rate and wouldn't cope with a loud kick drum. I have cranked up these speakers using a live version of Hotel California from the Eagles 'When Hell Freezes Over' album. The kick drum on the intro rocked the whole house!!! (And the speakers are still in one piece)!

I purchased these Mission 702e from audio T second hand for £65. These have been a great success. Their bass is satisfying and punchy. The treble is riddled with clarity and you can hear them at half volume a long way away. The quality is still exceptional from this far away to be honest. My grandfather who has owned various pieces of equipment made by quad (which are the so called best make of brand for hi-fi) said that he thought that they were better than his amasing Quad esl 63's when he listened to them. Quad esl 63's are £3000! Mission 702e's for the money and performance are in my opinion one of the best speakers on earth. The people who say that they are poor quality are wrong. Their reason for saying this is probably because they don't have a decent amplifier to drive them well. A good amplifier enhances the quality of bass, treble and volume levels. It cuts out distortion completely. I have a cambridge audio P500 power amp and a cambridge audio C500 pre-amp. These two amplifiers give you the maximum quality of sound you could ever get. I recommend these speakers thoroughly!

Well what can I say, I bought my Mission's from Richersounds in January 03 for a miniscule £80 BUT don't be fooled by the price because with these speakers you get a lot for your money. Fair enough the plastic styling around the drivers may not be to every ones taste but we are on about sound for the pound, not looks right?

These speakers perform great with Dance and Rock music sounding much better than some speakers costing £300+. With classical music they may lack the audiophile quality of much pricier speakers but for £80 you can't go far wrong with a mission.