Has anyone experience of the new 770 model paired with a 272/250 combination (+RP3/ND5)?
I love my ATC SCM11’s but feel the need to upgrade. Smallish office application.
I couldn’t afford them first time around when I was a student in 1980 and bought the 720s (which I loved) as they were £100 cheaper! Nostalgia abounds but not many of the specialist dealers stock them; perhaps because Mission went into the wilderness until recently?
What should I use as a comparison?
Welcome to the forum Monks!
I had a pair of 770s for several years up until the early/mid 2000s. I loved them but I heard some lovely Castle Severn 2 speakers that suited a new room much better and so the missions went but I rather wish I still had them.
I can’t help with the new versions, I have not heard them yet.
I had the originals in my early audio years. They were too bright for my room and gear. (Spectral) Also I remember having difficulty with their recommended stands. Early to mid 1980’s.
Mine were 770 freedom which were a kind of mk2 from the original. I used Quad 34/405-2 at first but then had Naim Olive setup.
Mission’s owner impressed me at the time.
I see that Castle have relaunched and have some nice models such as the new Windsor Series. Very nice indeed.
Castle are part of the International Audio Group along with Wharfedale, Audiolab, Quad, Mission, Luxman…
I can’t help re Mission, but seeing mention of Castle it is worth noting that they are one of the few manufacturers of transmission line speakers, though only their top couple of models.
And being part of the same parent group doesn’t itself imply any commonality between the different brands
LOL - I had gone further to save both space and $ (IIRC), I bought a pair of Mission 710’s. I don’t think I’d even heard them as only the larger models were on display. Was very happy with them and the traditional wood was better than much of what was out there even back then.
For comparison, the 770 are very much on line with other re-releases from JBL like the L-52/82/100 Classics.
And those have all proven to be the real deal. Still retaining the unashamedly coloured presentation of their predecessors but very much updated for the modern expectation of performance and fidelity.
I’d start there since you asked for comparison.
While I’ve had four pairs of Mission speakers over the years, I can’t help but think that as well as performance, nostalgia plays a role and with that in mind, the JBLs were more iconic and win out on the aesthetic nostalgia front.
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