I've had a pair of these for a few months now and I'm seriously impressed with the build quality and performance. Mission really set the bar high for performance value.
The build quality is very impressive, even on some and most other expensive speakers you don't see quality like that. I am impressed. Thanks a lot Tee-jay
Thanks for taking the time to do that autopsy and show us the guts out. Very revealing. I'm impressed with the build quality like most people will be. I was not expecting that!
Hi Tee-Jay, thanks for another very interesting post 👍. As ever, love your enthusiasm. 3.20am here in Scotland, having another painful night, your video to my mind off it for 22 minutes, for that I thank you. Jim. 🏴 🙂
Thank you for the comment , Hope you get better soon my friend stay as strong as you can One of my Bestfriends is from Scottland I call him Scotty ! 😆Its 10:30 pm here in the 🇺🇸 Kentucky .
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 thank you for your kind words 👍. Great to hear you have fellow Scot for a friend. It's spondylitis and arthritis in hips and knees, have good days and bad days. As I said, thanks for taking my mind off it for a bit.😉 Jim 🏴🙂
I bought a pair Nov 2023. Amazing budget speakers. I had an issue with the crossovers. They came unglued from the binding post bracket. The glue they use is terrible. Comes right off. Used Gorilla adhesive and supported the long crossovers better. They are long and not very well supported, so probably got jarred in shipping and made the crappy glue come off. Sadly Mission would do nothing for me. No repair, replacement or anything. Just advised me to glue myself. But they otherwise sound awesome and are made very well. Wish they continued the heavy gauged wire all the way to tweeter.
Espically for the price I bought these from the U.S. distributor and my friend with the Yamaha As 301 loves the combo ! These flew under the radar for pricepoint ' and gave Klisph and Triangle a run for the money '
Also stop kids putting Lego and small toys, the amount of times I've had to open up speakers to remove them. I have the mission qx2 the bigger brother and that has the mesh in the port as well, all manufacturers should do this. Brilliant idea that mission.
Hey Tee-jay, it’s been a while, you’ve been well! It’s not very often that you see a bookshelf speaker that is inverted, with the woofer on top and the tweeter on the bottom, and have never seen a speaker design, with the crossover soldered right on the binding post. That’s a really good idea, which I’d imagine would shorten the signal path! Very curious to check them out myself, but don’t have the room for another pair! I have seen that Dynaudio have released a new revised version of my bookshelf’s, the Emit M20. It’s too bad that Dynaudio are stingy about shipping out speakers to audio reviewers. I really think if they just agreed to do this, they would get a lot more attention! The price of the new Emit M20’s have gone up a bit, compared to the original M20’s. Think the new M20’s were around $1699.00AUD, and the old ones were $1299.00AUD. Anyways, I always enjoy your videos, keep rockin! 🤘😎
Thanks for stopping in Dragonfly I do believe dynaudio does have a group of reviewers , I would love to review them I have 4 sets of speakers in that price range to make reference point with. Also yeah my 70plus workweeks are over finally !! New job with weekends off I will try now to post atleasr 2 videos a week 😃 I have more gear still in boxes 😆
The bracing is impressive, most speakers in this price range don't have this much. The crossover looks like they could have spent a tad more on it though,. 2 iron core inductors seems like penny pinching. Once again, good content. Thanks
Theirs 2 inductors on woofer 1 conductor on tweeter for a budget speaker i am impressed look up the crossovers in speakers like the the Kef Q-350 /Q-150 Or Klispch 600m I think you will be shocked that they cost way more also 😃 Thanks for stopping in A total of 2 componetes
Dear Tee-Jay, hello, and congratulation for your very nice, fun and informative Chanel! I like that you say your opinion free & subjective and the way you do the reviews :) I would like to ask here few questions please: Are they the Lx2 or Lx 3 (mkii ver.)? How, do you guys believe, they 'll behave in a small relative room like bedroom, on the top of Tv furniture (wood) about 80 cm height , 40 mm wide, and how close to wall can i put them. If you have any experience with these or similar partnering with Rotel amp. (e.g. A11 Tribute). Thanks for your patient and understanding! John
Hay T.J . Thanks a lot for your clear and professional explanations. Would you please tell me how would those Mission get alone with my Denon PMA 600?The speaker haven't arrived home yet and I may have the chance to change Denon for Yamaha 301. Thanks a lot from Spain,the other side of the ocean¡¡
Denon may be to warm sounding with Missions my Marantz amps were to warm but the Yamaha is perfect for mission speakers The Missions are built very well for pricepoint but they also like taller stands you want the tweeter to be at ear level when your sitting down hope this helped
Hi T.J- You were right, Denon was quite warm sounding with Mission. Unfortunately I couldn´t get Yamaha as you rightly suggested me but anyway the Mission Speaker are amazingly working and they make real diference with the rest of the speaker I have tested. THANKS AGAING cause your video helped me to take the right desition and saving a lot of time ...Thanks¡¡
@@damians8458 How you digging the Denon Personally I have always had a soft spot with theirs amps - And Always Had good luck with B&W/Kef/Klispch speaker pairing- Love to try out the New PMA-1700 dual mono integrated that Steve Guttenberg video reviewed Looks great for Price point .
Hi Man, have you compared these to the Wharfedale diamond 12.1's? I'm torn between the two, but the LX2's are 82 USD cheaper than the Diamond 12.1's where i cuirrently live. So i'm really not sure if it's worth spending the extra on the Wharfedales?
No comparison, the Missions outperform by multiples, well worth the money. In fact, they aren't embarrassed by comparisons with speakers well above their price range.
Lol Yeah thats crossed my mind quite a bit ! I mean this much R&D for a budget speaker no telling what instored with Entry level ! Thanks for stopping in 😃
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 i still own a Nice pair of PSB Stratus Mini with also inverted drivers technology. It,s a Nice Canadian brand own by the legendary Paul Barton, who is also the head designer, like Peter Comeau for Mission/Wharfedale/Castle. A pity you don,t live in Canada, i would send you my pair for a deep review like this and a sound comparaison. Would be for sure very interesting, one higher end Canadian famous bookshelf pair from the 90,s early 2000 with an actual nice pair from Mission (from which the sound and build quality I pretty like too)!
QX2 Mk 2 has more premium (Brighter) tweeter technology 🎶 Great for the price I bought them to go with Marantz PM6006 the older model of the current PM6007 which both designed to drive 4ohm Sound like larger speakers 👍
@@nicotorres5867 The Marantz PM6006 /Mission QX2 Mk 2 is my number 2 system - just for the dining area. I don't play it very loud. Excellent stereo separation. Sound is much less forward & less etched & less analytical (some might find recessed than my main Naim /Focal set up. It has a very front to back Soundstage This makes for a very unfatiguing listen with a surprising amount of less harsh soft bass (rolled off) Speaker build & control are a bargain at this price point (UK retail £349 - so around 400 USD) I would think they would sound a little cleaner with the new "Mission 778" amp (rrp £549 or £799 marketed as package by them. As I understand its essentially an Audiolab 6000 inside. Hope this helps 👍🙂
I have been taking speakers apart for over 30 years I make sure theirs no risk of damage , their already back together but i forgot to ask Jam Industries for permission 1st , Hopefully they dont mind . Its perfect and I wanted to shoe people what their spending their money on 😆
Confused between wharfdale D 12.2 and this one. Can't audition personally at place where I live. Which will be better buy around 300£? I like warm sound signature. Thanks
looking at the MKII towers, it's curious they only weigh 15lbs, and there's no explanation I can find as to why they weight half or one-third the weight of other towers. no mention.
I've had a pair of these for a few months now and I'm seriously impressed with the build quality and performance. Mission really set the bar high for performance value.
The build quality is very impressive, even on some and most other expensive speakers you don't see quality like that. I am impressed. Thanks a lot Tee-jay
You did an amazing job. Thanks for what you do. Wonderful craftmanship for Mission, I am gonna buy a pair!
Thank you 😃
Thanks for taking the time to do that autopsy and show us the guts out. Very revealing. I'm impressed with the build quality like most people will be. I was not expecting that!
Hi Tee-Jay, thanks for another very interesting post 👍.
As ever, love your enthusiasm.
3.20am here in Scotland, having another painful night, your video to my mind off it for 22 minutes, for that I thank you.
Jim. 🏴 🙂
Thank you for the comment ,
Hope you get better soon my friend
stay as strong as you can
One of my Bestfriends is from Scottland I call him Scotty ! 😆Its 10:30 pm here in the 🇺🇸 Kentucky .
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 thank you for your kind words 👍.
Great to hear you have fellow Scot for a friend.
It's spondylitis and arthritis in hips and knees, have good days and bad days. As I said, thanks for taking my mind off it for a bit.😉
Jim 🏴🙂
@@jimsregaturntableshifijukebox Your welcome
Very good video bro. I already got hooked on by how warm and smooth the speaker sounds when paired with Leak Stereo 230.
I bought a pair Nov 2023. Amazing budget speakers. I had an issue with the crossovers. They came unglued from the binding post bracket. The glue they use is terrible. Comes right off. Used Gorilla adhesive and supported the long crossovers better. They are long and not very well supported, so probably got jarred in shipping and made the crappy glue come off. Sadly Mission would do nothing for me. No repair, replacement or anything. Just advised me to glue myself. But they otherwise sound awesome and are made very well. Wish they continued the heavy gauged wire all the way to tweeter.
Hey brother, loved the intro! Awesome!😂😂😂 👍🔊🔊🔊🔊 thanks for the vids TJ ✌️
Great speaker review, I love to see a speakers interior, build quality is important.
Yes build quality is very important to me as well, To me a review is only skin deep if you don't show build quality 😃
Great quality just like every IAG speaker. My original LX2's are so solid and nicely made. Nice video :-)
Espically for the price I bought these from the U.S. distributor and my friend with the Yamaha As 301 loves the combo ! These flew under the radar for pricepoint ' and gave Klisph and Triangle a run for the money '
I think another purpose of the mesh thing could be to prevent animals going through the air vent.
Great detail review as always! TJ.
Yes I think you are right, one time I had a mouse entered into my tower speaker thro the bottom port 😐
@@RanTausi And Cockroach can lay eggs inside.
@@SpikeoutBattleStreet Hhhh yes indeed as well 🕷️🕸️
Also stop kids putting Lego and small toys, the amount of times I've had to open up speakers to remove them. I have the mission qx2 the bigger brother and that has the mesh in the port as well, all manufacturers should do this. Brilliant idea that mission.
Hey Tee-jay, it’s been a while, you’ve been well! It’s not very often that you see a bookshelf speaker that is inverted, with the woofer on top and the tweeter on the bottom, and have never seen a speaker design, with the crossover soldered right on the binding post. That’s a really good idea, which I’d imagine would shorten the signal path! Very curious to check them out myself, but don’t have the room for another pair!
I have seen that Dynaudio have released a new revised version of my bookshelf’s, the Emit M20. It’s too bad that Dynaudio are stingy about shipping out speakers to audio reviewers. I really think if they just agreed to do this, they would get a lot more attention! The price of the new Emit M20’s have gone up a bit, compared to the original M20’s. Think the new M20’s were around $1699.00AUD, and the old ones were $1299.00AUD.
Anyways, I always enjoy your videos, keep rockin! 🤘😎
Thanks for stopping in Dragonfly I do believe dynaudio does have a group of reviewers , I would love to review them I have 4 sets of speakers in that price range to make reference point with.
Also yeah my 70plus workweeks are over finally !! New job with weekends off I will try now to post atleasr 2 videos a week 😃 I have more gear still in boxes 😆
The bracing is impressive, most speakers in this price range don't have this much. The crossover looks like they could have spent a tad more on it though,. 2 iron core inductors seems like penny pinching. Once again, good content. Thanks
Theirs 2 inductors on woofer 1 conductor on tweeter for a budget speaker i am impressed look up the crossovers in speakers like the the
Kef Q-350 /Q-150 Or Klispch 600m I think you will be shocked that they cost way more also 😃
Thanks for stopping in
A total of 2 componetes
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 The crossover quality of parts in the RP600M is crap compare this one.
Would Mission LX-3 MK2 and LX-C2 be a better buy over 3 x Kef Q150?
Thanks 👍. This was very interesting.
Dear Tee-Jay, hello, and congratulation for your very nice, fun and informative Chanel!
I like that you say your opinion free & subjective and the way you do the reviews :)
I would like to ask here few questions please:
Are they the Lx2 or Lx 3 (mkii ver.)?
How, do you guys believe, they 'll behave in a small relative room like bedroom, on the top of Tv furniture (wood) about 80 cm height , 40 mm wide, and how close to wall can i put them. If you have any experience with these or similar partnering with Rotel amp. (e.g. A11 Tribute).
Thanks for your patient and understanding!
John
Good review
Hay T.J . Thanks a lot for your clear and professional explanations. Would you please tell me how would those Mission get alone with my Denon PMA 600?The speaker haven't arrived home yet and I may have the chance to change Denon for Yamaha 301. Thanks a lot from Spain,the other side of the ocean¡¡
Denon may be to warm sounding with Missions my Marantz amps were to warm but the Yamaha is perfect for mission speakers The Missions are built very well for pricepoint but they also like taller stands you want the tweeter to be at ear level when your sitting down hope this helped
Hi T.J- You were right, Denon was quite warm sounding with Mission. Unfortunately I couldn´t get Yamaha as you rightly suggested me but anyway the Mission Speaker are amazingly working and they make real diference with the rest of the speaker I have tested. THANKS AGAING cause your video helped me to take the right desition and saving a lot of time ...Thanks¡¡
@@damians8458 How you digging the Denon Personally I have always had a soft spot with theirs amps - And Always Had good luck with B&W/Kef/Klispch speaker pairing- Love to try out the New PMA-1700 dual mono integrated that Steve Guttenberg video reviewed
Looks great for Price point .
Well done spying on them inside :D haha
thanks!video unlike athers
I am interested in the LX-4 MK2. would they have the same build quality and components as this LX 2 review?
LX4 would be Better 😃
Good quality
Hi Man, have you compared these to the Wharfedale diamond 12.1's?
I'm torn between the two, but the LX2's are 82 USD cheaper than the Diamond 12.1's where i cuirrently live. So i'm really not sure if it's worth spending the extra on the Wharfedales?
What amp are you using ?
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 Marantz pm5005. By the way there's also the option for the LX3 mk2s for 70 USD more.
We need a LX-2 mk ii/ Micca RB 42 shootout... Thanks
No comparison, the Missions outperform by multiples, well worth the money. In fact, they aren't embarrassed by comparisons with speakers well above their price range.
Hi pls review the zx1 thanks
"Neodymium magnet." Am i hearing it correctly?
Yeah my southern accent can be off sometime 🤣
Ask them if they can send you a pair of the higher end series ZX, or mid end QX, for à review/comparaison ;) 😉
Lol Yeah thats crossed my mind quite a bit ! I mean this much R&D for a budget speaker no telling what instored with Entry level ! Thanks for stopping in 😃
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 i still own a Nice pair of PSB Stratus Mini with also inverted drivers technology. It,s a Nice Canadian brand own by the legendary Paul Barton, who is also the head designer, like Peter Comeau for Mission/Wharfedale/Castle.
A pity you don,t live in Canada, i would send you my pair for a deep review like this and a sound comparaison. Would be for sure very interesting, one higher end Canadian famous bookshelf pair from the 90,s early 2000 with an actual nice pair from Mission (from which the sound and build quality I pretty like too)!
QX2 Mk 2 has more premium (Brighter) tweeter technology 🎶
Great for the price I bought them to go with Marantz PM6006 the older model of the current PM6007 which both designed to drive 4ohm
Sound like larger speakers 👍
@@andrewbrazier9664 Hello brother! How are you finding your QX2 MK2 so far? I am super keen on this too!
@@nicotorres5867 The Marantz PM6006 /Mission QX2 Mk 2 is my number 2 system - just for the dining area. I don't play it very loud. Excellent stereo separation.
Sound is much less forward & less etched & less analytical (some might find recessed than my main Naim /Focal set up. It has a very front to back Soundstage
This makes for a very unfatiguing listen with a surprising amount of less harsh soft bass (rolled off) Speaker build & control are a bargain at this price point (UK retail £349 - so around 400 USD) I would think they would sound a little cleaner with the new "Mission 778" amp (rrp £549 or £799 marketed as package by them. As I understand its essentially an Audiolab 6000 inside. Hope this helps 👍🙂
Hey what speaker is better the diamond 220 or the lx mk2 ? I thinking of buying one of those
Can you push for 225 ? Much better than both
The magnet is ferrite not neodymium
I was going to comment regarding this. Maybe the tweeter but not the woofer. That magnet is wayyy to big!🤔🤫🙄😬
How do you get away with pulling them speakers apart Tee-Jay ?
I have been taking speakers apart for over 30 years I make sure theirs no risk of damage , their already back together but i forgot to ask Jam Industries for permission 1st , Hopefully they dont mind . Its perfect and I wanted to shoe people what their spending their money on 😆
Is there a way to secure them to a stand?
No unless you drill in threaded incerts '
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 thanks 🙏
Confused between wharfdale D 12.2 and this one. Can't audition personally at place where I live. Which will be better buy around 300£? I like warm sound signature.
Thanks
I always keep it real both are on the warmside on netural i would go with the
Wharfdale 12.2 personally 😆
@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 thanks 👍
Your welcome , I think the LX3 MK3 would be mote compatable 😆
looking at the MKII towers, it's curious they only weigh 15lbs, and there's no explanation I can find as to why they weight half or one-third the weight of other towers. no mention.
That has to be wrong !! My standmounts weigh that ! Theirs noway the cabneit is so thick ! Send me link
ah, i see my mistake. I was equating kg to lbs, when it's 2:1. they weight 31lbs each.
where they made China?
that's some clever thought out principles in their.
Nearly as good as reall mission of the past
Yummy yummy 😋😋😋😋
How does it compare with Wharfdale diamond 12.1!!!
I had the Diamond 220 by memory the Lx2 has stronger bass . I would have to ab test to knoe exatly its been awhile since i owned the 220s
slow down Tee-Jay , you're gonna blow an output stage
I try to hurry so vidpeo isn't a half hour long 😆
Rock Star fruit punch !
четкий обзор все разобрал все показал !!!
Ｐ𝐫Ｏ𝕞Ｏ𝓢ｍ 😓