Mission 750 - New ( and old ! )

[Geoff P.]

The recent Mission 750 review in WHF prompted me to consider the following for discussion :

1. The assertion that the new 750's have no heritage is flawed - my 750LE's ( bought new in 1999 for £200 during a sale at Audio Excellence ) are also 2 way ported standmounters - don't they count ?

2. I know my model has internal faces to the cabinetry machined with curved grooves to control unwanted resonances ( see pic.of WHF Sept.'97 test )


Do Mission go this far on the new model, to justify the price ?

3. In 2001, we had the misfortune to suffer a lightning strike on the house damaging, amongst other things, the bass drivers of my Missions. A quick e-mail to them resulted in me buying 2 new drivers for £49, fitted them myself and fine ever since !
Could new Mission buyers expect the same level of spares provision and customer care in 2025 ?

Happy New Year, all.

 

[Gray]

I reckon the 750 model number only, might be the biggest similarity to yours Geoff.

That was some lightning strike you had, to take out your drivers ⚡😱
Glad you're still around 👍

 

[Al ears]

Unfortunately the likes of many good manufacturers with an excellent customer service have now been amalgamated into huge concerns run by accountants so I guess customer service will never be what it was unless you find a very good dealer that still values his customers as that is always your first port of call.
Unfortunately in these days of buying online that's out the window.

 

[Geoff P.]

I reckon the 750 model number only, might be the biggest similarity to yours Geoff.

That was some lightning strike you had, to take out your drivers ⚡😱
Glad you're still around 👍

Nice of you to say so Gray, but being in work at the time I wasn't in too much danger ! ( 'Er Indoors, however, was not happy !!! ).

We also lost the tv, phone handset, modem and Arcam Alpha amp ( Boo-Hoo ! ).

It could have been worse - next door had a hole punched in their central heating pipework, and the resultant mess.
Almost every house in the street was affected by what seems to have been sheet lightning.