Mission M-Cube 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System, Midnight

by Mission

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 66 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000ARISWU
• Item model number: M-Cube 5.1 AV System - midnight
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A home theater speaker system that truly looks as good as it sounds, Mission's M-Cube 5.1 package is a must for the discriminating movie and music fan. The M-Cube system, which comes with five satellite speakers and a powerful 250-watt subwoofer, was engineered using distributed mode loudspeaker (DML) flat-panel technology, which combines wide-ranging acoustics with freedom in aesthetic design. As a result, Mission had the flexibility to team with British designers Seymour Powell to create a compelling cube-shaped housing that measure 3.5 inches in each direction. The compact speaker size is perfect for wall or ceiling mounting (three speaker brackets are included), or for placing on a bookshelf near the main listening area (Mission also included two attractive floor stands for the front speakers, which fit discreetly on either side of the TV). The headliner, though, is the elegant midnight black color and the listener's choice of olive-, ruby-, or umber-colored fabric wraps. The wraps fit tightly around the sides, letting you tailor the speakers' design to your personal taste and furniture style.

The speakers' offer more than just a pretty face, however. Thanks to Mission's advanced NXT driver panels, you can point the speakers in any direction and still enjoy the same clarity and volume level. In fact, the audio is so smooth, pure, and balanced that you can position the speakers anywhere in the room without suffering any ill effects. The subwoofer, meanwhile, features twin high-powered 8-inch bass drivers and a high-efficiency 250-watt amplifier, which combine to deliver rich and robust low-frequency effects. The sub's user controls are also neatly positioned on the top panel rather than hidden around the back, letting the user easily adjust the crossover and volume level. And should listeners want to add an extra satellite, they can use the six-channel input on the sub's rear.

The system's overall frequency response (with subwoofer) is an impressive 28 Hz to 30 kHz, with a compatible amp load of 30 to 150 watts. It's the perfect system for listeners who value style as much as sound, and those who don't want the hassle of large, space-hogging speakers. In addition to the stands and brackets, the M-Cube comes with all the necessary speaker cables and three wraps for each satellite cube.

What's in the Box
Five satellite speakers, subwoofer, three wall-mount brackets, 15 speaker wraps, three 23-foot speaker cables, two 52.5-foot speaker cables, one 16.5-foot umbilical cable, user's manual.

Product Description

M-Cube Furnish your home with sound! The new M-Cube is a revolutionary 5.1 home theater system for the discerning listener who desires sound quality and style in equal combination. M-Cube incorporates radical new technological advances as well as an overall design philosophy that parallels leading trends in contemporary living. Mission's innovative use of NXT panels gives a rich, detailed and spacious sound which belies the size of the satellites and makes viewing movies and listening to music an irresistible pleasure. M-Cube is simple to set-up and install, and is supplied with sleek, good looking stands, adjustable wall-brackets and all necessary cables.M-Cube can be installed anywhere - around a plasma screen, in corners, or at ceiling level, to fit in with furnishings and the owner's preferences. Thanks to Mission's advanced NXT driver panels, clarity and loudness are maintained at all angles and for all listeners. The stylish M-Cube subwoofer with illuminated logo and pop-up controls for user adjustment.Features twin 200mm bass drivers and 250W cool running hybrid amplifier, the M-Cube sub is no lightweight when delivering the power necessary for movie effects, yet is precise and tuneful for music discs. M-Cube is available in two color options - Ivory and Midnight - Also unique to this system is each satellite has no speaker grille, thus enabling the aesthetics to remain true to the designer's vision, and further moving away from the usual wooden box speaker paradigm.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully and aesthetically pleasing to the eye and ears, but..., July 18, 2006

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C. Doan (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission M-Cube 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System, Midnight (Electronics)

First of all, I would like to say that given the preceding reviews before me, I am in no way affiliated, coerced or paid by Mission to write this review. I did this just to let you know how I enjoy (or not enjoy, read on) these speakers for the last 1.5 years that I've owned them. And yes, this is my first official review on Amazon.com.

Secondly, I am an established pseudo-audiophile. I work part-time as a sound engineer and own a private home studio. Therefore, please take whatever you are about to read with a grain of salt as I am not a professional audiophile like some others here.

Here are my sound setups: Marantz SR4600 5.1 receiver, Marantz SR8400 7.1 receiver, OPPO Digital OPDV971H dvd player, Panasonic RP87 DVD player, AVIA home theater setup disc, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon SACD, Gladiator Special Edition DVD-Audio, Mission M-cube 5.1 on surround system #1 and KEF KHT-3005 5.1 on surround system #2.

Appearance: The 5 satellite speakers are smallish ~3 inches across (slightly larger than Bose single satellites) and therefore are very easy to "hide"... Since they come in glossy black or ivory white, you can simply hook them up on wall mounts (only 2 are included in the box - for the rears I presume, so you'd have to order extras for the front) and they "disappear" into room decor. Very pleasing to the wife... They also come with 3 colored cloth wraps to increase invisibility. As far as I know, Mission M-cube is the only system that ships with these in the box. The subwoofer cube is smaller than most others in its class and has round edges. It can be cute if you can use it for another function, like propping up a vase. However, by putting things on top you make it difficult to access the functions that you need, so I ended up just putting in on the floor and hope my 1.5 year old son doesn't kick it around too much.

Sound: Built on the NXT flat panel drivers, the surrounds are extremely easy to set up because you can put them just about anywhere and achieve instant integration. The "sweet spot", unlike typical cone and diaphragm drivers, is about as big as your room (literally) so I did not even have to do a lot of tweaking using AVIA home theater disc. Pink Floyd's orchestral works sound wonderfully detailed, with midranges and highs rivalling my KEF's. At the lower end of the midrange (i.e. Russell Crowe's Maximus talking softly in the prison scene with Connie Nielsen) the sound disintegrates a bit and becomes thinner (I know it's not typical of midrange to sound thin but I don't know how else to describe it). This is an inherent problem with flat panel technology, as described below.

The main problem (and why I'm docking 1 star from the rating) is with the subwoofer. It's powerful enough to drive most DVD's low frequencies and is a bit tight with bass lines. However, because its crossover frequency is best at ~250 Hz, it becomes extremely directional, a.k.a non-surround. If you put the subwoofer out of the way behind you or in a corner (as most people would) and watch a 5.1 DVD, you will be able to tell that Russell Crowe's voice sometimes seems to come from that corner behind you and not from the screen, as it should. Thunderous volleys, though thumping, sound like they come from someone shooting at you from the back. It's at the very least annoying and at most capable of destroying your 5.1 experience all together. Your only option is to put the subwoofer in front of you underneath the TV, at which point it may stick out like a sore thumb aesthetically. It's just hard to hide.

Overall, I like the system given its ease of setup and invisibility. Plus it comes with most things you need right out of the box (including cables and 2 speaker stands, cool!!!). It's a great system for enthusiasts and beginners who don't want to waste a lot of time setting up. As for me, I prefer my black KEF speakers to these given the above problem with the subwoofer.

As I'm writing this review Amazon has decided to pull this from their inventory. That's too bad, since its price and user-friendliness are unbeatable for a speaker system in this range.

99 of 123 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huh?, May 5, 2006

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Margot O. Copeland "Geekette from Phoenix" (Phoenix, AZ 85014) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission M-Cube 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System, Midnight (Electronics)

For the gentleman who "hasn't heard these speakers"...C'mon. Just another marketing robot for Bose Corporation, spewing out a "review" that's as accurate as the speakers he touts...which is NOT AT ALL!

I worked in the Bose engineering lab back in the late 60's, and have friends that still are involved with the company. One of them was given a Lifestyle system (at a significant discount!) and immediately sold it for a set of Missions. Cheap drivers in cheap boxes with GREAT marketing.

I could give a long dissertation on the WHYS, but the best advice I can give is: Take just about any Bose product, subtract about 66% off the selling price, and you'll have some idea of the VALUE of the product you'll be getting (in many cases this is a conservative estimate).

In the case of these Missions, there's not a Bose product at ANY price point that comes close to delivering half the sound, value, and quality of parts and workmanship.

Saying Bose is "high end" is as laughable as saying a Ford Pinto is a "luxury" car.

20 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Margot is Right on the Money, May 16, 2006

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Jeff Elward (Harrisburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission M-Cube 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System, Midnight (Electronics)

I worked overseas selling high end audio speakers like Infinity Kappa series, Mordaundt Short, Kef, Mission, Wharfedale and B&W. (I wanted a pair of those so bad I could taste it!). Oh yes, we also carried the 'high end' line such as Infinity's lower lines, Polk, the lower end of Klipsch and of course, Bose.

Although I've never owned these, I am proud to have owned a pair of Mission 765s (on channel A), and for channel B, a pair
of Wharfedale Diamond IVs.

People who bought real high-end, would power them with Rotel, Crown, Mission (of course), Infinity, and even certain lines of Denon and Harmon-Kardon as minimums. Products which had good damping factors, good current delivery and good power bandwidth. And even these were not true "High-End" but they are a far cry from Bose.

The people who bought Bose, would power them with a Pioneer, or Technics receiver or if they were really into 'high-end', would get Carver or Sony.

If you truly prefer Bose to a good pair of speakers, then buy them. But if you like to hear ALL of the music equally well with a clarity that would allow you to hear a pin drop in the recording booth at *low volume*, then look seriously at these and other Mission products.

Just for the record, my current system consists of Denon, Onkyo, Harmon-Kardon and Kef

And if you want to know how Bose rates in high end, I suggest you pick up a copy of Absolute Sound! And don't spout off when you are ill equipped to do so.