Mission 700 Bookshelf Speakers

The Mission 700 was a precursor for what would become a Mission standard in an unconventional driver array, something Mission refers to as ‘Inverted Driver Geometry’. Not just a design statement, IDG is a staple of Misson 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.

As with the flagship 770, Mission has developed a new polypropylene bass/midrange driver and model-specific motor system. This transducer not only upgrades the loudspeaker’s integral design to take account of modern power handling and dynamic requirements, but it also maintains the extended response and low colouration of the original model with all the hallmarks and distinction of a class-leading loudspeaker. From the rigid, cast chassis to low-density surround, every aspect has been revisited to offer a driver with improved rigidity and precision-controlled cone-termination for dynamic performances and offer tight, fast, energetic output.

Mission 700

Speaker type: 2-way vented-box / standmount

Enclosure type:Bass reflex

Treble driver: 28mm soft dome

Mid/bass driver: 165mm mineral-loaded polypropylene cone

Sensitivity (2.8V @ 1m):86dB

Nominal impedance:8 Ohms

Recommended amp power:25-150W

Frequency response (+/-3dB):45Hz-20kHz

Bass extension (-6dB):38Hz

Crossover frequency:3.0kHz

Cabinet volume:24.8 litres

Speaker dimensions (HxWxD):510x260x292mm (inc. cable terminals)

Weight (each speaker):12.8kg