Post by paulsaints on Jul 9, 2018 1:29:37 GMT 12
Anyone have a pair of Mission Argonauts (MKII version) they want to sell on? -Paul
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 9, 2018 12:13:52 GMT 12
Vintage 80s(?) Mission
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 Post by paulsaints on Jul 9, 2018 12:33:16 GMT 12
Yep - I have a pair of Mission 770 Freedom V's and would love to find a decent pair of the bigger Mission 780 Argonaut Mark II (circa 1986) to go with my pile of early Mission gear. They look like the pic. -Paul
 
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 9, 2018 12:41:29 GMT 12
I think my pal still has his 770 Freedoms - Mission classic signature sound.
 Am I mistaken in thinking that the original 780 Argonauts had these classic Mission-style stands? (Whereas the 'mk IIs' were floorstanders?) DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by paulsaints on Jul 9, 2018 12:47:38 GMT 12
yes - looking for the floorstanders
"Design The Mark II Argonaut is the most highly developed version. Based extensively on the successful Mk V Mission Freedom Loudspeaker the design aim was to further improve low frequency bandwidth and overall sensitivity [1].. This was achieved by raising the cabinet volume, converting it to a sealed enclosure and fitting a second 215mm homopolymer woofer. This second drive unit merely augmented the bass, leaving the remaining woofer/tweeter combination to operate as per the 770 Freedom (with the crossover maintained at 1.9kHz). Thus, "the neutral and musical character and fine imaging of the Freedoms [is retained] but with substantially added zest and power" [2].. The cabinet is constructed from sandwiched non-resonant particle board with a time-aligned MDF baffle (as per the 770 Freedom). The drive unit compliment is also as per the Mission Freedom Loudspeaker. With an exceptionally high sensitivity of 95dB 1w @ 1m, and very high power handing (nominal 200w but as per the Freedoms considerably more in practice) they were capable of high sound levels. Sound At £700 in 1987 these were expensive and comparatively rare loudspeakers. Under review by HiFi Choice Magazine they gained a 'Recommended' rating and the verdict: "Perhaps not the most subtle or sweet these were recommended for their excitement, drama, power handling and...good looks".
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Post by paulsaints on Jul 9, 2018 12:52:13 GMT 12
Here's a good link to the Mission Freedom series:
www.thefullwiki.org/Mission_Freedom_Loudspeaker and the Argonauts versions: www.thefullwiki.org/Mission_Argonaut_Loudspeaker#References
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