I've just picked up a pair of these for the price of a takeaway for two for my little office system, and I'm sure my enjoyment of them will last longer than a meat madras. It's difficult to compare them objectively to other Missions I've owned - the office is new and I'm using a Yamaha mini HiFi instead of separates. I have heard JPW Mini Monitors under the same conditions and they were tighter and more polite & neutral; due in part to their sealed design. The 760is are ported, and seem more exciting at first - drum rhythms in electronic music stand out, but there is little in the way of bass. It's commendable that Mission didn't tune the bass port to flatter 'showroom' frequencies, especially given the budget market these were pitched at. This is a sensible ported design aimed at fidelity, and certainly not the boombox crowd. Other first impressions are that the speakers seem a little bright and slightly muddled in the low mids. All of this could be attributed to either my office room or the mediocre system though. This is not my impression of them from online videos, and I suspect they come alive with a more capable amplifier. The space is large and relatively empty, which probably creates it's own problems in terms of deflection. I positioned the speakers on a low window sill; something the sealed boxes probably tolerated better. Mission say these are happiest close to a wall, however they probably intended them to be further from the floor (and wall) than in my space. I've also had 751s, 734s & 732s, and 703s. The less said about the 703s the better, but the 732s are significantly better and the 751s in a different league. I'm not saying these are bad speakers - far from it, they're pretty good - but I can see them being too bright for some tastes and possibly a bit fatiguing over time. Still, my instincts tell me they would sing with a decent system - something I'd love to try if I hadn't just got them under the wife radar due to their similarity to the JPWs!

Bought them in 1994 and back then i underrated them. but every time i heard them i came back to the sound of Mission speakers. And it is true, if you have a small livingroom witch is well damped they will sound amazing.
And what is even better to upgrade them!!!! The sound wil improve in such a degree that everyone can hear it. you will be amazed how gituirstrings wil sound and the bteath of a voice you didn't hear before. If you upgrade you can hardly understand that the speakers made a good sound with the standart lousy components, but they do and that makes mission in my eyes a very good company. but back to the upgrade again also put a better coil in it and then the powerhandling gets a lot better so that the bais will have the chance the kick in at higher levels. On this way the loss of bais will be reduced and the maincomment for this spaeaker wil be more gone. It still doesn't go as low as bigger speakers but it goes all the way it should and in the lowest regions it won't give up, what gives the effect it sounds better and deeper, robuuster.
I used clarity caps se and 1.8mm coils.

Vocals, highs, midbass, binding posts, power handling

Lower freqs, placement

Mine is 760iSE. I bought them from a store in Bournemouth in 1994. I have been using them since. They are very sensitive to placement. If you place them right you will get superb vocal and higher frequencies with a good lower frequencies production. This means that if you like bassy sounds they will be not enough to satisfy you. Other than that they have a very classy sound for all type of musics especially for acoustic demanding ones. Although they look pretty small power handling is very good.

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price, robust, puncy, clear, enougth bass if you have perfect acoustics in the room.

getting old and difficult to get hold off (i want 2 more). maybe need more bass

i replaced my original sony speakers with these, it was only a cheap system so i wasn't experecting any miracles. Even with dorbelll wire connecting they sound incredible. very punchy and dont strain when played loud. very good reproduction. my friend is a bit of an audiophile, he admits that on some songs my £200! system sounds better than his with these speakers.

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sony midi system (don't laugth, i'm only 16)

A good value-for-money product especially if found secondhand. Its strengths are typical Mission: fast sounding, fair transparency, and good with vocals. However, the treble is rough, the bass/mid driver can be better made, and like other Mission speakers I have owned tend to lose it when asked to reproduce anything complex. Buyers with low-current budget amplifiers should beware, it is not a push-over load as the price may lead you to think. Needs care in system matching. For a similar price the new Tannoys
bookshelves (R1s ?)offer a more engaging sound.

System 1: Micromega Stage 3, Densen Beat-100, with Audioquest cabling.
System 2: Arcam 8SE, Cyrus 3 PSX-R, with Wireworld cabling.

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Mission 751/753.

Precise, clear, small, discreet

Deep bass could use a bit of help (sub)

Even after 7 years, and the purchase of the brilliant CDM's, I really enjoy listening to these. Sure it could do with a bit more deep bass, but hey the bass that's there is surprisingly pleasant and keeps you from constantly begging for more. I think few brands if any brand delivers better sound considered prize and size. If you're into vocals, these can be really stirring. Furthermore, if sound isolation isn't terrific, your neighbours will be pleased with your purchase too. In short, yes they are very nice for nice music, no for movies or young rockers look someplace else, or buy a sub. My bet is that if you really feel like listening to the music, you will turn the sub off.

Although they performed well with every bit of equipment I threw at them, their performance varied tremendously depending on the location. Do yourself a favour and don't place these low or out of sight. They are small and elegant enough to put them were they belong: at 90cm from the ground 15cm of the wall. Really, you will not notice them after a while, but the enjoyment of crisp, clear and stirring vocals will stay with you.

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small, very solid and precise..

none if price and size concidered. ugly or strange in some eyes..:-)

i bought'em real cheap, had them since new.. i second that they lack bottom; but what did you expect from shoeboxes??

pair it with at least 100wpc and they almost live, but the bass port distort at high volumes [some freq.].
-anyone else experience this..?
big difference on different amps..

i enjoy them everyday in my computer setup:

sony cd-player [model number covered my pre, cheap but works] computer main source here anyways.
Technics SE-A7 poweramp, Tandberg 3038control amplifier and a Vivanco MX720.

the dustcovers are ridiculus, take'em off, forget'em and loose'em... :-)

sounds really amazing with active xover and a couple of subs..:-)

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and other missions, jamo, sony, philips, cv, jbl, mgr, zachry, klipsh, b&o

Mid frequences.
Perfect with small jazz orchestra and voices.
It sounds better that a lot of expensive speakers.

It has no deep bass (20 - 50 Hz),
but it is quite normal with this kind of speakers.

Combined with NAD 302 amp and a Sony CD player, with a little amount of money I have a very good sound.

I have a pair of these great little speakers. A deceptively well-rounded sound from a smaller "budget" speaker. Give them a good current and keep the other rules (good leads, right height, metal stands) and they really wake up. I found they especially like guitar and soprano voices. Ideal for a small to medium-sized room.
System:
CD: Technics SL-PG300
Receiver: NAD 710
Speakers: Mission 760

Great sound for the money. One of the best speakers in this price range. Will outperform more expensive speakers.

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The reason I give these speakers a 5 star rating is because of the price I paid for these. I was able to purchase them used and thus saved a tremendous amount of money. I have these speakers connected to a Pro Musica modified Dynaco Stereo 70 and a Carver tubed CD player. Speaker wires and interconnects are the cheaper Tara Labs cables. Black diamond racing cones #4 and Synergistic Labs AC coupler running to a Atus power conditioner.

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