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I was thinking about buying a pair of Mission m70 speakers for 40euros.
Are they ok, despite the small size? I'm gonna use them with a pioneer SA-410 integrated amplifier. What do you guys think? D'you have any experience with them?

Thanks

"u235vu239" wrote in message
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I was thinking about buying a pair of Mission m70 speakers for
40euros.

Are they ok, despite the small size? I'm gonna use them with a
pioneer
SA-410 integrated amplifier. What do you guys think? D'you have any
experience with them?

Thanks


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u235vu239

Almost any Mission speakers would be regarded as 'respectable.'
Whether you like the sound they produce or not is another matter, but
if you just want something to play music and you are not too critical
(i.e. they may sound OK with middle-of-the-road music, lighter
classical and easy listening/light jazz at normal listening levels,
but not if you want full-blooded rock, full bore classical, or
detailed jazz at high level) then they are a gift, assuming they are
undamaged. Make sure if you can before buying that (a) they work OK
and (b) that the speaker surrounds are still intact.

If you do buy them put them on decent stands and park them well away
from any wall. If you don't they will 'boom.'


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Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com

[u235vu239]

if you just want something to play music and you are not too critical
(i.e. they may sound OK with middle-of-the-road music, lighter
classical and easy listening/light jazz at normal listening levels,
but not if you want ) then they are a gift

Oh, I really like "full-blooded rock, full bore classical, or
detailed jazz at high level". I shouldn't buy them, then?

Thanks

I have a pair of the M70's in my study and they're sitting on my
bookshelves. They are front ported and, although I'm sure they'd sound
better on stands, they still sound fine as they are. They can handle volume
well and project more sound than appearances say they should. I listen
almost exclusively to classical, especially "full blown" classical (I'm
currently listen to a Robert Simpson symphony). Compared to my budget
Athena AS-B2's in my living room system (Yamaha AX-596 Amp), the Missions
are darker sounding, and may not be as articulate. Yet they are certainly
warmer and they are very pleasant to listen to, but that may also because of
the amp (NAD 3020) I'm using. When I do my serious listening, I use
headphones (Sennheiser 580's/Cambridge Audio D500 CD player/Musical Fidelity
X-Cans V3 Headphone Amp), which give me more detail, but also make the music
sound brighter and even edgier at times. The M70's are a great value and I
would recommend giving them a listen.

Regards,

Roland Goetz.


"u235vu239" wrote in message
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if you just want something to play music and you are not too critical
(i.e. they may sound OK with middle-of-the-road music, lighter
classical and easy listening/light jazz at normal listening levels,
but not if you want ) then they are a gift


Oh, I really like "full-blooded rock, full bore classical, or
detailed jazz at high level". I shouldn't buy them, then?

Thanks


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u235vu239

[u235vu239]

If you do buy them put them on decent stands and park them well away
from any wall. If you don't they will 'boom.'

What do you mean by "they will boom"?
15 cm away from the wall isn't enough?

by the way, I bought them. I think it was a nice deal, as they don't sell for less than 100euros on ebay. I payed 40euros and they're like new.

Thanks for your help