The Mission Page

Here I will gradually write up stuff about Mission's speakers from pre-2000.  I've given a good few a try and will endeavour to give some reviews, thoughts, comments, observations and gradually build a timeline.

For now I will post up a (probably not complete) list of those that I've tried over the years (dates are my estimates and may not be entirely accurate):

70MkII (late 1980s)

77 (late 1980s)

700 (1981)

700 (early 2000s)

700LE (late 1980s)

707 (early 1980s)

710 (1970s)

710 (early 1980s)

730 (1990s)
737 (mid 1980s)

737R (mid 1980s)

737 Renaissance MkI (mid 1980s)

737 Renaissance MkII (mid-late 1980s)

751 (mid 1990s?)

760 (late 1980s / early 1990s)

770 MkI (1978)

 

 

770 MkII (early 1980s - visually the same as the Mk1 but have the terminals on the back panel)

770S (mid 1980s - the worst ones, very bright and hard sounding)

 

770 Freedom MkI (mid to late 1980s)

770 Freedom MkII (late 1980s - the best sounding of the generations)

771e (early 1990s)

773e (early 1990s)

780 Argonaut MkI (mid to late 1980s)

780 Argonaut MkII (late 1980s)

782 (mid 1990s) - this with the original light greay Keraform mid drivers that leak fluid and eventually fail.  If you're looking at a pair, look for them with the replacement Aerogel mid blue glossy drivers. The Aerogels sound better and are reliable

Here's the complex machining / foam inside the 782 - impressive that so much effort has gone into something invisible to the user

783 (mid 1990s) this pair fitted with the replacement (mid blue glossy) Aerogel drivers which are a must - the earlier Keraform (light grey) drivers suffer failures.