JohnNewman:Tony_R:
Hughes123:However, I've broken some woofers on a pair of Missions when they were only a couple of months old and I wasn't playing music that loud and I was using a 100watt/channel amplifier which is well within the recommended limits.
I wouldn't be surprised if you were given a difficult time getting those replaced under warranty though.
It's pretty rare for drive units to simply just blow, unless a manufacturing defect is present.
Tony.
If it was the 78 series, they had some serious reliability issues when they were first released. The mid drivers on floor standers and bass unit on the bookshelf speakers (essentially the same thing) failed very easily, without abuse. All of these drivers in my 5.1 system (6 drivers) failed, but Mission were brilliant. They replaced all units with new drivers which did not have the problem, even 5 years after I bought them.
No, it was the E series - a pair of Mission E30s. They were repaired, but now my second pair are going exactly the same; they make a rattling sound when any excursion takes place.