Mission 778x Integrated Amplifier & 750 Speaker Package Deal
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Mission 778x Integrated Amplifier
Over the past 45 years, Mission has become famed for loudspeakers that break the norms of price-point, technology and design. Yet, in its illustrious history, Mission was also responsible for some equally prolific hi-fi electronics.
Thus, the Mission 778X is a revisit of a classic Mission amplifier concept that was the Mission 778 – an affordable integrated amplifier that offered simplicity in operation but over-performed in the driving of loudspeakers.
Today’s Mission 778X maintains the influence of simplistic operation, large tractile controls, and a multitude of inputs. It’s a compact, ’80s inspired integrated amplifier that is fully equipped to meet the demands of modern music lovers, from vinyl fans to digital streamers. Modern twists, such as LED level indicators and all-encompassing connectivity options, make the 778X a truly contemporary integrated amplifier. Boasting a genuine 65 watts (@4 ohms) of power via an utterly modern and refined signal path, to standards akin to the exemplary standards to which Mission loudspeakers are developed.
That’s not all in terms of digital music facilitation. The 778X is also equipped with a high-performance ESS ES9018K2M Reference chip with ESS Technology’s 32-bit HyperStream architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator. In the world of digital music files, this means the 778X offers class-leading, ultra-low noise digital audio file compatibility, with a sampling rate of up to 384kHz (PCM) and DSD256!
Equal in performance to standalone headphone amplifiers, beyond the price- class of this complete system, the design offers high-speed output signal transition thanks to a high slew rate. The result is a dynamic, detailed and engaging performance with all manner of headphone types.
Equal in performance to standalone headphone amplifiers, beyond the price- class of this complete system, the design offers high-speed output signal transition thanks to a high slew rate. The result is a dynamic, detailed and engaging performance with all manner of headphone types.
Mission 750 Loudspeakers
Following in the footsteps of the award-laden flagship Mission 770 – which also heralded Mission’s return to UK-based manufacturing – and even more recently, the Mission 700, the all-new Mission 750 brings the award-winning ‘modern-classic’ design to a whole-new price-point and category.
Developed as a result of overwhelming demand for the ‘700 series’ standout industrial design, heavily influenced by Mission’s original and seminal 700 series, the Mission 750 brings technology and performance traits from critically acclaimed 770 and 700 models but in a more compact, stand-mount (or bookshelf) design.
Unlike the 770 and 700, which are both more than just reintroductions in being ‘bang up to date’ innovations based upon predecessor models, the new Mission 750 is an entirely new concept and model, designed specifically to accommodate the market segments and budgets below that of the larger models in the series.
Although equally complex as any loudspeaker, in terms of development, the all-new Mission 750 benefits from utilising many of the same innovations of award-winning predecessors, making for a loudspeaker model that is technically advanced yet classically styled.
Starting with the cabinet, the Mission 750’s housing is a mere 355mm (h) x 216 (w) x 270 (d). Perfect for a ‘bookshelf’ speaker application. Yet, it still employs a design and build standard equal to that of the Mission 700, including the multi-layer sandwich construction and specially developed acoustic damping adhesive complemented by a custom internal bracing structure. A lining of foam and long-hair fibre aids internal resonance control, while the custom-profiled rear reflex ports aid in bass extension beyond what is traditionally expected from a cabinet of these compact dimensions.
The now-famous-again white front baffle and Mission logo are instantly recognisable. As too is the rich black or walnut real-wood veneer, albeit in a format more accommodating for smaller spaces and easier placement. Taking the exceptional Mission 770 aside, you’d be forgiven for expecting a modern Mission loudspeaker to maintain the proprietary Inverted Geometry Design – and the Mission 750 does not disappoint!
IDG is not just a design statement; it is a crucial component of Misson’s loudspeaker design from the original 700 series onwards. By placing the treble unit below the bass/midrange driver, the length of the sound path is balanced, resulting in sound waves that coincide at the listener’s head height.
This technique improves ‘time alignment’. However, this design is not simply a matter of inverting the speaker cabinet.
Every aspect of the industrial and mechanical design requires precise calculations to ensure that the positioning, spacing, and alignment contribute to the goal of achieving optimal ‘time alignment’. This is achieved through a meticulous crossover design process that is of artisan quality.
Within the IDG format, the all-new Mission 750 model, just like the 700 and 770, uses a newly developed polypropylene bass/midrange driver and motor system but is now in a new 5.25” profile specifically designed for this model. This innovative cone and driver technology not only enhances the loudspeaker’s overall design to meet modern power handling and dynamic requirements, but it also maintains the 700 series extended response and low colouration.
Every aspect, from the rigid, cast chassis to the low-density surround, has been thoroughly examined to deliver a driver with greater rigidity and precision-controlled cone-termination for dynamic performances and tight, fast, and energetic output.
High-frequency reproduction is provided by the 28mm, lightweight, coated microfibre dome, as found in the Mission 700 model, and likewise, placed below that bass/midrange driver. With a high-frequency performance eerily close to that of the flagship 770, the Mission 750 also incorporates a specially damped rear chamber which aids in resonance control, extends bandwidth and facilitates the crossover frequency for super smooth treble performance.
As with all Mission loudspeakers, an uncompromising workflow and standard is employed from concept to delivery. This includes hundreds of hours of listening plus custom-designed Computer-aided Optimisation technology that allows for fine-tuning the crossover, perfecting the combination of the driver selection for the ultimate loudspeaker system cohesion.
The result is a ‘sum of all its parts’ design that brings a musical character with thrilling detail and musicality not just matching the acclaimed level of performance set by the original Mission 700 series, but exceeding it in the same vein as the new Mission 700 and 770. A new classic in its own right: the Mission 750!
