FS: Mission 752s anyone?

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.....)

They are marked up at £299 but could be had for a lot less (£200/220??) due
to *my* track record of ****ing money into this particular shop!! (And would
have to be collected from mine. - St Neots, Cambs on the A1)

Let me know NOW, if you are tempted or forever hold your piece - or they
might have gone back (no skin off my nose, either way).



(Don't bother to point out the mis-spelling - it was intentional.....;-)

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 !*$@##&*$

MrBitsy

"MrBitsy" wrote in message
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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.


* Whatever TF that is...??


(Off out for a while now.)

Keith G wrote:

(Don't bother to point out the mis-spelling - it was
intentional.....;-)

Which one? ;-)

Speaking of speakers, I was in the local HMV an hour ago - they were playing
what sounds like a remix of one of Duran Duran's tunes, and the sound was
awful. If it was any more coloured, it would be like Piccasso on a bad hair
day. I had a look at the boxes - they were little wall-mounted thingies with
JBL on the front.


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk/music

"Wally" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:

(Don't bother to point out the mis-spelling - it was
intentional.....;-)

Which one? ;-)


STFU


Speaking of speakers, I was in the local HMV an hour ago - they were
playing
what sounds like a remix of one of Duran Duran's tunes, and the sound was
awful. If it was any more coloured, it would be like Piccasso on a bad
hair
day. I had a look at the boxes - they were little wall-mounted thingies
with
JBL on the front.


The same shop the Missions are from has also got itself stuck with a pair of
big £2,800 JBLs - I know they're brand new but I wouldn't give 'em
houseroom - dry and weedy things. (Serves 'em right - thought they were on a
winner with some poor old geezer they were gradually cleaning out at the
time!)

The 'fag packets' I'm auditioning are Dynaudios and are cracking good,
believe you me! (I can't use bass where they are, I've kicked out one of the
nicest speakers with 38 Hz bass I've heard - my Ruark Paladins.) To give you
a clue on Dynaudio per se. - they make the most expensive speakers I've ever
heard OF - Evidence Masters which, I believe, would go for $104,000 a pair
if there was more than 2 pairs of them in the world! (The piano black on
them is done by an outfit called Steinway, apparently.......)

See this:

"over the years, this is where I cut my teeth with the Dynaudio speaker
line. Back before they moved to their new location, I had the extreme good
fortune to listen (quite frequently I might add) to the Dynaudio Evidence
Master speakers, all $105,000 worth of them (the Masters base price is
$85,000, want 'em in Steinway Black and you can add just a few more bucks
:-) They were in the shop for about a year or so. The owner of MFP decided
he wanted a pair for himself.
The piano black Evidence's were finished by Steinway (the piano guru's).
These were the only pair in existence at the time, in fact, there are only
two pairs in the world now. The Masters were driven by none other than the
flagship Krell 650Mc's, balanced mono blocks (the 650Mc's have since been
replaced with the 750Mx's) and the Krell combination Pre and CD player KPS
25sc. Together, the Krell gear weighed in at slightly over $45,000. The
cables were the $31,000 Transparent Opus (carpet cockroaches) and the Opus
interconnects. In a word (or few), this was like attaining Nirvana. I could
have kacked right there on the spot, without regret and felt that I had
experienced everything in life. The sound was like none other that I have
ever experienced, or probably ever will again. This wasn't about money. This
was about music. In-f***ing-credible is the only way put it (sorry about
that :-)"

from this page:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/casse/dynaudio42_e.html

which features another pair of 'fagpacket' Dynaudios' which are rated *very*
highly even if they are (strangely) prone to the attraction of dust when
sited in close proximity to certain clear plastics.....

:-)

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!

"just me" wrote

I used to have a pair of these. They retailed for £499 throughout their
life
as HFW says


OK, I got my figure from the shop they came from - ought to have bloody
known! (But academic anyway - these are a bloody lot of speaker for not much
more than the price of a pair of current '5 star cheapo' bookshelf
offerings!)


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.


The only holes in the back of these appear to have been made by rats.

(Only kidding! - They are actually very tidy indeed, with no scarring or
other damage at all, from what I can see.)


They also did
away with the sloping cabinet too.


These slope a bit (but not like in the ****ty picture below)......


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!


Well, as I'm on £0.00 here, you'll forgive me if I say I'm not in a good
position to help (other than hold the speakers for anyone who wanted them)!

They are actually only available to me at that price on condition that I buy
the Dynaudios at considerably more money! (I am looking for 2 pairs of
speakers, as it happens.) They are desperate to shift the Dynies - see my
earlier post about saddling themselves with speakers they can't sell in here
in Turnip Town - only to ****s like me and one other!

I'll probably hook 'em up to a nice little Audio Innovations Series 400 (12
wpc EL84 valve amp) I've got tomorrow and see how they go. If they sound as
good as I expect them to. I might just hide 'em away for now (or even keep
them where they are - see 'em next to the 'Fag Packet' Dynies he

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...wospeakers.jpg )

(I love 'Show N Tell' - I wish more people than just me and Ronnie Mack did
it - mebbe it's because I'm a nosey git.....!!!)

I used to have a pair of these. They retailed for £499 throughout their
life
as HFW says


OK, I got my figure from the shop they came from - ought to have bloody
known! (But academic anyway - these are a bloody lot of speaker for not
much
more than the price of a pair of current '5 star cheapo' bookshelf
offerings!)


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.


The only holes in the back of these appear to have been made by rats.

(Only kidding! - They are actually very tidy indeed, with no scarring or
other damage at all, from what I can see.)


They also did
away with the sloping cabinet too.


These slope a bit (but not like in the ****ty picture below)......


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!


Well, as I'm on £0.00 here, you'll forgive me if I say I'm not in a good
position to help (other than hold the speakers for anyone who wanted
them)!

They are actually only available to me at that price on condition that I
buy
the Dynaudios at considerably more money! (I am looking for 2 pairs of
speakers, as it happens.) They are desperate to shift the Dynies - see my
earlier post about saddling themselves with speakers they can't sell in
here
in Turnip Town - only to ****s like me and one other!

I'll probably hook 'em up to a nice little Audio Innovations Series 400
(12
wpc EL84 valve amp) I've got tomorrow and see how they go. If they sound
as
good as I expect them to. I might just hide 'em away for now (or even keep
them where they are - see 'em next to the 'Fag Packet' Dynies he

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...wospeakers.jpg )

(I love 'Show N Tell' - I wish more people than just me and Ronnie Mack
did
it - mebbe it's because I'm a nosey git.....!!!)

)
Well if you find yourself encumbered by these and want a quick sale, drop me
a line!

"just me" wrote in message
...
I used to have a pair of these. They retailed for £499 throughout
their
life
as HFW says


OK, I got my figure from the shop they came from - ought to have bloody
known! (But academic anyway - these are a bloody lot of speaker for not
much
more than the price of a pair of current '5 star cheapo' bookshelf
offerings!)


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.


The only holes in the back of these appear to have been made by rats.

(Only kidding! - They are actually very tidy indeed, with no scarring or
other damage at all, from what I can see.)


They also did
away with the sloping cabinet too.


These slope a bit (but not like in the ****ty picture below)......


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!


Well, as I'm on £0.00 here, you'll forgive me if I say I'm not in a good
position to help (other than hold the speakers for anyone who wanted
them)!

They are actually only available to me at that price on condition that I
buy
the Dynaudios at considerably more money! (I am looking for 2 pairs of
speakers, as it happens.) They are desperate to shift the Dynies - see
my
earlier post about saddling themselves with speakers they can't sell in
here
in Turnip Town - only to ****s like me and one other!

I'll probably hook 'em up to a nice little Audio Innovations Series 400
(12
wpc EL84 valve amp) I've got tomorrow and see how they go. If they sound
as
good as I expect them to. I might just hide 'em away for now (or even
keep
them where they are - see 'em next to the 'Fag Packet' Dynies he

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...wospeakers.jpg )

(I love 'Show N Tell' - I wish more people than just me and Ronnie Mack
did
it - mebbe it's because I'm a nosey git.....!!!)

)
Well if you find yourself encumbered by these and want a quick sale, drop
me
a line!


Ah..... Just got back from the shop having returned *both* pairs of
speakers!


The, er, 'hunt' continues.......

:-)