Keith G wrote:

I'm auditioning some speakers at the moment including a pair of very
nice
Mission 752s in black ash.

It's on the cards they will be going back to the shop unless anyone
here
wants them. They are highly sort after and don't turn up every day -
be
a
pity to let them go if anyone wanted them. (I know of at least one
person
here looking for a bit more bass.....)


If only the bloody car hadn't just cost me £700 !*$@##&*$


Ray, that's the way of the world - cars know *exactly* when to go tits-up!

If it can be trusted now, come and hear these buggers for yourself. You
would have to spend a *lot* more money to better them, I reckon! (I
believe
they were 6 or 7 hundred new....)

They feature in the HFW 'World Classics' on a permanent basis described
thus:

"Cracking Henry Azima-designed floorstanders combined HDA* drive units and
metal dome tweeters with surprisingly warm results. Benign load
characteristics makes them great for valves." (Also says £495 in 1995...)

Black floorstanders mind, but not too bulky.

I used to have a pair of these. They retailed for £499 throughout their life
as HFW says and they were terrific - they had an enormous image, were
incredibly easy to drive and went VERY loud if you wanted! Used them on an
Incatec (sp?) Claymore then an Audiolab 8000s for a bit and then an AMC
valve amp (which was far more fun then the Audiolab, if slightly unruly).

The 752 was replaced by the, IMO, inferior 752freedom which had a fattened
up bass and softer top end. They inverted the drivers, used a textile
tweeter and drilled another hole in the back of the cabinet. They also did
away with the sloping cabinet too.

If you were local to Manchester or could deliver I'd take 'em for £200-£220
(depending on condition) as I'm just about to move into a new house and will
need yet another pair of speakers!