I had the time to audition these at my local hi-fi shop, I was more driven by curiousity than anything else since the price is fair and magazines rated them good.
Amplifier used: Denon DM31 with a thick set of monster cables.
Wow! was I impressed or what?
I haven't spend enough time ... Read review
Advantages: Small, biwire terminals, great looks Disadvantages: none
I had the time to audition these at my local hi-fi shop, I was more driven by curiousity than anything else since the price is fair and magazines rated them good.
Amplifier used: Denon DM31 with a thick set of monster cables.
Wow! was I impressed or what?
I haven't spend enough time with them to tell about stereo imigeing and placement but one thing is for sure they sound awesome from the word go. Lows are quite ... ...Midband and midrange are expresive and even with heavy rock music they gave no hint of struggling. Highs are detailed and sweet for a speaker in this class.
Final thought:
Exellent budget speakers that sounds bigger and louder than what they look and should be on anyone's shortlist who's on the lookout for small musical speakers. ... more
I had the time to audition these at my local hi-fi shop, I was more driven by curiousity than anything else since the price is fair and magazines rated them good.
Amplifier used: Denon DM31 with a thick set of monster cables. Wow! was I impressed or what?
I haven't spend enough time with them to tell about stereo imigeing and placement but one thing is for sure they sound awesome from the word go. Lows are quite deep(for a spaeker this size) and spot on aswell. Midband and midrange are expresive and even with heavy rock music they gave no hint of struggling. Highs are detailed and sweet for a speaker in this class.
Final thought: Exellent budget speakers that sounds bigger and louder than what they look and should be on anyone's shortlist who's on the lookout for small musical speakers.
Advantages: Quality sound at a budget price Disadvantages: Must be placed away from rear wall
As part of a compact system for a 3m x 3m lstening room, I auditioned several packages and selected MissionM31i's to partner my Denon DF101 system. I have been delighted with the choice. Mounted on Mission Stancette stands and connected to my DF101 with Supra Rondo biwire cable, these speakers give a full, rich and detailed sound, with suprisingly good bass performance for the compact size. They also look very smart. I have the beech finish but others are available. The only disadvantages is that as the bass ports are located at the rear, they need to be some distance away from the back wall to avoid any booming. Mine are fine at approximately 40 cm from the wall. Highly recommended ...
Advantages: Great looker, great noise maker. Disadvantages: Size may be too small for some.
. The tuner is similar really, having an RDS (what station is tuned, on FM) display feature, and the usual programmable gubbins. All good really, all very simple and foolproof to operate. I should mention that the unit play CDR discs play fine, but there is no MP3 playback available. Radio pickup is via a basic wire, although a proper FM coaxial cable can be connected should you choose to. Oh, and AM reception is available too, you Sports/Chat/Golden Oldie fans.
The speakers for this M-31 system are Denon branded speakers, but upon further inspection are actually built by Mission for Denon. The speakers are SCM-51?s and are part of the standard M-31 Denon system package. The dimensions are 16 cm wide, 21 cm high, and the same deep. They really do sound brilliant for their size; they have to be heard to be believed, coping with the most radical ...
alflavor 22.07.2003 (23.07.2003)
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