matthewpiano said:
the record spot said:
matthewpiano said:
Well, not really RS. I'm not that impressed with what Comeau has done with the two brands overall. They've both produced substantially better speakers in their seperate pasts.
The 10.3 were effectively a 10.1 with the extra problems of a cheap floorstanding cabinet. I'd take the 10.1 (or preferably the 9.1) any day.
His record is sound IMO; the World Designs WD25EX-T speaker kit was well rated and popular (for a kit, though it could be bought assembled). Yes, sure we can all look back at Mission in 1993 with the 75 series, but the company dipped long before IAG came along. Architects of their own demise. Never heard any of the current Mission range, so am not in a position to comment, but producing a speaker that consumers want at a price they can afford is one thing,
it doesn't make him a poor designer.
Whether you'd take the standmount over the 10.3 is another matter MP.
The HFW review was very favourable and as mentioned, I would trust that review.
I never said he was a poor designer. I'm saying that by and large I'm not really impressed with what he has done with the Wharfedale and Mission ranges, supporting this with the example of the Diamond 9.1 (pre-Comeau) being (IMO) the best of all the recent small Diamond standmounts.
As for reviews, I don't really trust any of them and read them more for different personal opinions on equipment than any sort of definitive statement. I picked up a copy of HFW the other day and I think it has gone downhill since David Price left. Funnily enough I rather like HFC these days, but I only ever see a review as another person's opinion and nothing more.
Anyway I'm not sure our little disagreement is really helping the OP that much. The point I'm making is that there are many far more capable speakers around than those big lumbering Missions and a good pair of standmounts will give the OP far more clarity and insight.
I think this is actually a pretty important thread, well it was before it got so badly derailed.
It highlights all kinds of issues, component choice, system building, setup, room effects and the perils of buying blind. There are some good lessons to be learned here but it seems they are being ignored.
One point that I mentioned that was ignored was the 'expectation' of the OP, we have no idea what he wanted or expected to get out of his system, for people new to the hobby this is a really big thing.
The hype that surrounds so much modern product suggests, very forcibly in some cases, that this component or that system is brilliant, thrilling, top class etc, etc, when in reality we are talking abount a slightly better than average mid-fi set-up. Enthusiasts tend to make an awful lot of small differences, sometimes new users hear such systems and wonder what all the fuss is about.
There is another factor to this too, I had a customer return a perfectly decent £2k system for a refund, it turned out that it was 'no good' as it did not sound like a bigger, better version of his aftermarket car stereo setup.
I imaging dealers in todays market get a similar thing with the users of (for example) Beats headphones.
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