Old Mission speakers
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Beobloke
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I always thought they reached their zenith in the mid 1980s range that went 70II/700LE/707/737 Renaissance/770 Freedom/780 Argonaut. The 770F and 780A were a particular favourite of mine, and my dad lived happily with 707s for years. IMHO, the subsequent 760 - 765 may have looked similar but weren’t a patch on their predecessors.
As to their very best, it has to be the 767 - the loudspeakers that taught a young me what imaging was. I spent 20 years looking for a pair before giving up!
As to their very best, it has to be the 767 - the loudspeakers that taught a young me what imaging was. I spent 20 years looking for a pair before giving up!
Martyn Miles
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Not exactly relevant, but I have often wondered why all their models started with a ‘7’.
Ugly Tuco
pfm Member
Thank you. I've never heard any mission speakers so what is the "family sound" do they have?
Beobloke
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The models I’ve mentioned above do tend to have a punchy and detailed sort of nature to them. The 737R can be a bit too explicit if you don’t partner it carefully and, yes, they err towards the brighter end of the balance scale but if the treble makes your ears bleed then you’re doing something wrong.
Beobloke
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Dammit, I’ve never even considered this question but now you’ve raised it, I want to know, too!
davidsrsb
pfm Member
Not compared with many modern brands.
I would say Mission tended to have boosted mid-bass for that "fast bass" sound
mikeyb
pfm Member
Can't find the answer to the 7 question but found this interesting article in my hunt.
http://www.audio4maniacs.co.uk/blog-article-mission770.html
http://www.audio4maniacs.co.uk/blog-article-mission770.html
Martyn Miles
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Thanks for the above. I recall reading it many years ago.
I well remember the 770. Couldn’t get on with it, as I was ‘hooked’ on my Spendor BC1s.
Going back to the ‘7’ query, I seem to recall it had some cultural ( or even religious ) basis.
davidsrsb
pfm Member
Look carefully at the measurements on the old review in that article and you can see a rolled off high treble and bass falling away before the port really stats coming in.
The mid/bass seems very well behaved.
The impedance curve shows a lack of cabinet nasties, which blighted my 752s
The mid/bass seems very well behaved.
The impedance curve shows a lack of cabinet nasties, which blighted my 752s
Arkless Electronics
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Original white front 770's are the one! Fantastic speakers.
david ellwood
Kirabosi Kognoscente
I find myself in agreement with jez!
Arkless Electronics
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Dowser
Learning to bodge again..
I ran 737-Rs for many years - they were the best speaker Lasky’s sold IMO, and as I worked for their service department, and they had a generous staff discount scheme for damaged goods, I ended up buying 3 pairs that somehow attained cabinet damage...luckily, all on the bottom plate so not visible in normal use 
pocketkitchen
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The 7 thing was Farad Azima's doing. Whether superstition or religion I don't know but all the 6 digit part of all the Cyrus reps' mobile numbers started with 777 too!
Martyn Miles
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I have been doing some investigating and found that the word ‘Haft’ ( seven ) has cultural significance in Iranian history.
Presumably Henry Azima, being Iranian, used this connection.
Seven often conveys the idea of perfection.
