Was never a fan of Mission , but cant ignore the fact that you get floorstanding speaker from a known HIFI brand for £149 . WhatHiFi gave it 5 stars when they tested them @ £350 and were impressed with the value they offer so I guess at less then half the price they are a bit of a bargain.
Richer Sounds are known for releasing bargains like this every now and then , but are mostly instore which is not very practical for most of us with these you get them delivered for free. At almost 20kg each the build quality should be quite good , there is also 6 years warranty included for a piece of mind. Getting them that cheap also means that depreciation shouldnt be a big issue if you decide to sell them after a few years of use.
Had mine for about 5 years and they are still great, tempting to buy 2 more and create a 5.1
georgieboy123
9 Apr 164#16
I've just told the wife I'm off out to drink lots of beer responsibly. Best wait before I mention the new speakers :P
got_the_feelin
9 Apr 164#3
Great bargain! I had Mission M73's a few years back I got second hand. Even though they were old they played great and a massive step up from the all-in-one Panny surround system I had.
They were just a bit too big and boomy for the room I had. About 10 x 10 feet. They work better away from a wall.
Looking for active bookshelf style speakers now.
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rev6
9 Apr 1615#1
Just click hot and move on :smile:
neoconker to rev6
10 Apr 16#85
I tried and failed.
weenski76 to rev6
10 Apr 16#91
this
cisk
9 Apr 165#2
Had mine for about 5 years and they are still great, tempting to buy 2 more and create a 5.1
Monzer to cisk
10 Apr 161#53
I've had my Mission M74's for 15 years. They still look and sound like new. No decay to the woofer foams at all. Pity they aint made in England any more though....
got_the_feelin
9 Apr 164#3
Great bargain! I had Mission M73's a few years back I got second hand. Even though they were old they played great and a massive step up from the all-in-one Panny surround system I had.
They were just a bit too big and boomy for the room I had. About 10 x 10 feet. They work better away from a wall.
Looking for active bookshelf style speakers now.
cicobuff to got_the_feelin
9 Apr 162#4
I do not know what current Mission speakers are like now they are designed here and assembled in China, although theoretically that should not affect quality, but I have been a fan of Mission speakers for a number of years. Have V61s as fronts and the V6C as centre with M5DS as surrounds in the lounge and M71i's as fronts and M3C1 centre in the bedroom.
Dobsie to got_the_feelin
10 Apr 16#76
Still running my M73's, cracking pair of speakers. Must not upgrade
georgieboy123
9 Apr 16#5
Can they be used as front speakers in a 5.1 system ?
rev6 to georgieboy123
9 Apr 161#6
Of course they can :smiley:
j3remy42 to georgieboy123
9 Apr 16#7
they sure can.
cicobuff to georgieboy123
9 Apr 161#8
The best location for them.
georgieboy123
9 Apr 16#9
Thanks guys, wasn't sure
cicobuff to georgieboy123
9 Apr 16#10
Match with either the MXC1 (100mm cone) or MXC2 (130mm Cone) centre speaker, if you were going for the larger coned (165mm) MX4's then I would say do not even look at the MXC1 as you want decent balance with your front speakers.
Ideally you should match front and centres from the same manufacturer, if price dictates however, ensure you are looking at between 100-130mm cones for balance.
georgieboy123
9 Apr 16#11
I currently have the centre and front speakers below the tv. I want to move the front speakers further apart and leave the centre under the TV. I'm limited for height though under the tv. I guess unless mission do a low height speaker I have a problem?
Guess it depends on the height of your tv and if anything already is above your tv. You could have these two front floorstanding MX3i speakers either side of your tv and consider [Btech BT15] brackets and have wall mounted the centre above your tv...an option but without knowing your current lounge layout I don't know.
grillnun
9 Apr 162#13
Tempted they remind me of my 702e's I used to annoy my parents next door neighbors with in my youth.
MajorCockUp to grillnun
9 Apr 163#15
'god bless the queen/ she aint no human being'.
Cpt_Fool to grillnun
10 Apr 16#65
I still have my 701's in my man cave, great series of speaker!!
georgieboy123
9 Apr 164#16
I've just told the wife I'm off out to drink lots of beer responsibly. Best wait before I mention the new speakers :P
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Richer Sounds are known for releasing bargains like this every now and then , but are mostly instore which is not very practical for most of us with these you get them delivered for free. At almost 20kg each the build quality should be quite good , there is also 6 years warranty included for a piece of mind. Getting them that cheap also means that depreciation shouldnt be a big issue if you decide to sell them after a few years of use.
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Full MX manual: [pdf]
http://www.richersounds.com/static/manuals/Mission_MX.pdf
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They were just a bit too big and boomy for the room I had. About 10 x 10 feet. They work better away from a wall.
Looking for active bookshelf style speakers now.
All comments (135)
They were just a bit too big and boomy for the room I had. About 10 x 10 feet. They work better away from a wall.
Looking for active bookshelf style speakers now.
Ideally you should match front and centres from the same manufacturer, if price dictates however, ensure you are looking at between 100-130mm cones for balance.
http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-3257-mission-mx1-speakers-pair.aspx