The woofers are driven in parallel, which reportedly increases the low-frequency drive surface while maintaining good transient ability, high power handling, and even off-axis response.
#Mission cyrus 1. driver#
Additional woofer design features include a shaped pole piece to increase linearity during high cone excursions, rigid steel chassis to reduce driver resonances, and a tight tolerance between the voice-coil and magnet to increase sensitivity. The polypropylene woofer cones include a "mineral loading" that reportedly increases cone rigidity, thus decreasing cone breakup. Both woofer and tweeter were designed from scratch by Mission.
#Mission cyrus 1. drivers#
The drivers are arranged in a D'Appolito configuration to simulate point-source radiation characteristics. The $900/pair Cyrus 782 is a two-way design employing dual 7" (175mm) polypropylene-cone woofers and a single ¾" (19mm) fabric-dome tweeter. Interestingly, Mission also makes IBM-compatible personal computers. Among Mission's claimed "firsts" are the first polypropylene-cone drive-unit used in a product (1978), first widespread use of MDF loudspeaker enclosures (1981), and first CD player from a specialist manufacturer. The company has a long history of audio innovations, both in loudspeaker and electronic design. Mission also manufactures a wide range of electronics and CD players. The entire Mission loudspeaker line includes six products under the Mission label and three under Cyrus. In this review, I'll take a look at a somewhat more expensive, more ambitious product.Ĭyrus is the name given to the higher-priced line of loudspeakers made by England's Mission Electronics. Last month I reviewed three low-cost two-way loudspeakers (Tannoy E-11, Dana Audio Model 1, and the NHT 1.3), and was surprised by the overall high level of musicality they offered at their modest prices.
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