A new amp from Mission.

[Alex S]

Leaving politics aside, don’t blame the Chinese for making crap. Western companies ask them to make it as cheap as possible not as well as possible. Nonetheless, they doubtless have far better manufacturing than Wolverhampton. Then Mission or whoever stick a ‘designed in UK’ label on it.

Reminds me of white goods: most people think AEG is still German at all or that Bosch is made in Germany.

 

[sunbeamgls]

Its a little confusing, Mission launching a budget amp at the same time as the much higher priced nostalgia speakers.
I wish they were planning to take a room at the Bristol show, but nothing on the list at the moment.

 

[davidsrsb]

It looks very smart and is clearly styled for the European market, not one of these milled out of aluminium billet bling jobs

 

[ChrisS]

Quad Vena - pretty good actually.

Very pleased with mine with the Quad L-ite speakers as a desktop system.

 

[Del monaco]

Always liked Mission. Looks nice.

 

[dalryc]

Always liked Mission. Looks nice.

I like it too - reminds me of my old Onix OA21 back in the day.

If I didn't have a Nad D3020 for my TV setup, I'd buy one too.

The volume control on the Nad is rubbish - it takes too many turns to get it to a decent level.
It's learning remote function doesn't seem reliable either.

 

[daytona600]

Leaving politics aside, don’t blame the Chinese for making crap. Western companies ask them to make it as cheap as possible not as well as possible. Nonetheless, they doubtless have far better manufacturing than Wolverhampton. Then Mission or whoever stick a ‘designed in UK’ label on it.

Reminds me of white goods: most people think AEG is still German at all or that Bosch is made in Germany.

Same Price - Same Spec
Project MaiA S3 Compact & Versatile Audiophile Integrated Amplifier
Made In Europe

 

[Craig B]

Perhaps we should start numbering these post IAG Audiolab IAG integrated amplifiers.

IAG Integrated Amplifier 1:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 1 (internal):

IAG Integrated Amplifier 2:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 2 (internal):

IAG Integrated Amplifier 3:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 3 (internal):

 

[chartz]

You’re probably right.

 

[booja30]

Perhaps we should start numbering these post IAG Audiolab IAG integrated amplifiers.

IAG Integrated Amplifier 1:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 1 (internal):

IAG Integrated Amplifier 2:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 2 (internal):

IAG Integrated Amplifier 3:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 3 (internal):

COMING SOON

Perhaps we should start numbering these post IAG Audiolab IAG integrated amplifiers.

IAG Integrated Amplifier 1:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 1 (internal):

IAG Integrated Amplifier 2:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 2 (internal):

IAG Integrated Amplifier 3:

IAG Integrated Amplifier 3 (internal):

COMING SOON

Pretty rock solid evidence for a cut n paste approach. Aside from the colors of the heat sinks and some components, and the panel layouts, they’re pretty much the same.

 

[daytona600]

 

[Craig B]

We Pro-ject ever increasing shrinkflation in the current economic climate.

 

[daytona600]

Easy to seek past the wife

 

[mindlagoon]

Excellent: ‘Caution - Made in China’.

'May contain counterfeit parts'

 

[Woodface]

It will be rubbish.

 

[Mozart]

China = Cut and Paste

 

[PerF]

It will be rubbish.

Not this

 

[miktec]

Very pleased with mine with the Quad L-ite speakers as a desktop system.

Me too - have exactly the same combo. 5 years on and still going strong

 

[miktec]

Same Price - Same Spec
Project MaiA S3 Compact & Versatile Audiophile Integrated Amplifier
Made In Europe

Nice - shame there are no digital outputs though.

 

[davidsrsb]

Interesting, the Quad and Leak are chip amplifiers

The Project I cannot see, but the heatsink is tiny