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Introducing Mission's New Compact Home-Theatre System: Bringing Style To Audio (8/12/2004)

Mission, the Great British loudspeaker manufacturer renowned worldwide for its leading edge design and craftsmanship of quality audio products, launches M-Cube, a revolutionary 5.1 home theatre package.

Mission engineers have teamed up with internationally renowned product designers, Seymourpowell, to revolutionise the way consumers integrate home theatre into their living environment.

M-Cube consists of five neat, curvaceous, cuboid satellites coupled with a compact subwoofer that matches their fashionable form. Each satellite features pioneering technology combined with the use of advanced materials with the added feature of interchangeable wraps, enabling them to be tailored to personal taste and home furnishings. Style and form aren't the only talents M-Cube possesses; the quality of sound available from these cute satellites has to be heard to be believed.

Customisation

M-Cube is available in two standard finishes, Ivory and Midnight, with further colour adaptability for owners provided by a central coloured 'Comfort' fabric wrap. The lighter (Ivory) satellite is fitted with a 'mushroom' wrap, whilst the darker (Midnight) finish is fitted with a 'slate' wrap as standard. Three further fabric wraps, 'umber', 'ruby' and 'olive' are included in the M-Cube pack.

Floor stands, cables and wall brackets are all part of the package and ensure M-Cube seamlessly blends with any home furnishing style.

DML Technology

Utilising Mission's expertise working with the latest advances in speaker design, M-Cube has been engineered using Distributed Mode Loudspeaker (DML) flat panel technology, combining wide ranging acoustics with freedom in aesthetic design. Due to its excellent dispersion characteristics, M-Cube produces a remarkably pure, coherent and uncoloured sound that is exceptionally smooth and balanced anywhere in the room no matter where the satellites are positioned. A further advantage of DML technology is its ability to generate an even power level throughout the listening space, so that anyone can enjoy the perfect home theatre experience from any seating position.

Design & Build

Soft corners and chamfered faces play with the minimalistic form to create a style that owners will be proud to have in their living rooms. The satellites are constructed from cast aluminium and thick-walled Mineral Loaded Polymer that, in combination with the Comfort fabric wraps, create a warm to cold, soft to hard contrast that encourages the tactile experience. Usually in speaker design the vulnerable components, namely the drive units, are protected from accidental damage by a speaker grille. M-Cube's sound panel, however, is unusually robust and does not require extra protection of a grille, thus taking a step away from the traditional speaker box paradigm.

Subwoofer

The M-Cube subwoofer is available in two finishes to complement either the Ivory or Midnight satellite package. Featuring twin high power 200mm (8") drive units in a force cancelling cabinet arrangement driven by an integrated 250W amplifier, the M-Cube subwoofer will easily deliver powerful Low Frequency Effects from modern movie soundtracks.

User controls are cleverly sited in the top panel of the unit, rather than hidden round the back, enabling easy access for user adjustment. Another neat feature is the LED-backlighting that creates an ambient glow in conjunction with the recessed controls that pop up when needed.

With many AV amplifiers now available in 6.1 format, M-Cube is equally versatile in offering 5.1 or 6.1 capability in one system, with the subwoofer capable of six-channel input and extra satellites available as an option.

In summary, M-Cube offers the consumer the advanced styling, sound performance and versatility that brings high fidelity right into the 21st century.

M-Cube will be available from November at £1199 at selected Mission dealers and distributors.

www.mission-cube.com