Mission 700 Standmount Speakers The distinctive reflex port has been carefully profiled both internally and externally to achieve very low distortion and extension to below 38Hz in-room - quite an achievement from a cabinet of this size!Employing a new lightweight, coated microfibre dome for the high-frequency driver, the Mission 700 replicates the flagship 770 with a specially damped rear chamber that offers super smooth treble performance, largely thanks to the resonance control offered by such a design. Manufacturer Details: The Mission 700 was a precursor for what would become a Mission standard in anunconventional driver array, something Mission refers to as ‘Inverted Driver Geometry’. Not just a design statement, IDG is a staple ofMission loudspeaker design from the 700 onwards. By positioning the treble unit below the bass/midrange driver, the length of the path is equalised so the sound waves coincide at the listener’s head height. This principle improves ‘time alignment’. Such design requires more than just inverting the speaker cabinet. Every aspect of the industrial and mechanical design requires a precision calculation to ensure the positioning, spacing and alignment aids the objective of optimum ‘time alignment’. This is perfected by an artisan-level crossover design. Engineered with Care: Part of the Mission design process includes advanced software-based crossover mapping and simulation to accurately equalise the balance of the drivers for seamless integration into the overall loudspeaker performance. Not breaking with tradition or protocol, the efficiency of the software-based development is matched in equal part with 1000s of hours of listening tests. The resulting crossover design brings a musical character with thrilling detail and musicality not just matching but superseding the acclaimed level of performance set by the original Mission 700Form factor remains true to the original, wherever possible. This includes hand-applied, rich rose-tinted walnut or black real wood veneers and a luxurious laminated white-front baffle. However, as spoken of in the original design, the Mission 700 makes use of less visible innovations incorporated into the design. The new700 cabinet uses a sandwich construction of differing woods bonded by a layer of damping adhesive. Internal bracing adds further strength and support while a mixture of foam and long hair fibre provides internal resonance and reflection absorption. As it was in the beginning with the original, the newMission 700 packs technology and know-how into a benchmark loudspeaker design that is never short in bass definition, frequency response; lack of colouration; imaging; transient attack; depth and perspective; accuracy and linearity; speed and dynamic range. And as you’d expect from a model with such nostalgia andhistory, the emotion in the musical performance is never short in supply! The Design Concept Classic Mission Inverted Drive Geometry (IDG) format - the length of the path is equalised so the sound waves coincide at the listener’s head height. This principle improves ‘time alignment’. Form factor remains true to the original - including thehand-applied, rich rose-tinted walnut or black real wood veneers and a luxurious laminated white-front baffle. Drivers Anew The Mission 700 replicates the flagship 770 with a specially damped rear chamber that offers super smooth treble performance. As with the flagship 770, Missionhas developed a new polypropylene bass/midrange driver and model-specific motor system. The distinctive reflex port has been carefully profiled both internally and externally to achieve very low distortion and extension to below 38Hz in-room. The Mission Hi-Fi Ethos Celebrating 45th anniversary this year, as a company dedicated to acoustic innovation and development; Mission is a brand which purveys lifestyle audio that fuses Hi-Fi heritage with contemporary design. Emotion is Never Short in Supply The new Mission 700 packs technology and know-how into a benchmark loudspeaker design. The Mission 700 portrays the timeless design of a stunning loudspeaker cabinet with an authentic legacy. Mission 700 Stand Precise - perfected to fraction of a millimetre measurements, the Mission 700 Stand is precision manufactured Solid - the Mission 700 Stand base plate and structure are perfectly stable and offers critical damping from unwanted vibrations, ensuring you hear the Mission 700 perform as it was intended! Endless Development As per the uncompromising workflow and standard of Mission loudspeaker development, hundreds of hours of listening plus custom designed Computer AidedOptimisation technology allows for the fine tuning of the crossover, perfecting the combination of the driver selection for ultimate performance. 1000s of hours of listening tests - the resulting crossover design brings a musical character withthrilling detail and musicality not just matching but superseding the acclaimed level of performance set by the original Mission 700.