Fairly good looking and compact. But nothing exceptional to shout about. Makes good for casual listening. Sounds pretty impressive at the beginning, however, becomes a little "dull" over time. It lacks the punch and fun.

I did some research and listening and, like many, probably read this site before purchase. I got the 781 and the 78c as one package. The brightness that others have mentioned can be tempered or alleviated by allowing the speakers to have some burn in...

In response to some of the earlier reviews about these speakers being bright and harsh, maybe these people might want to let thier 781''s run in properly first. Yes, when I first hooked up my pair they were very bright but after a long run in period...

This pair, mission 781, is bright at first but i has a little faith that the bright will go away or pipe down a bit because the mission 772 now provides me wonderful sound which also has the same problem. Now after a little more than a month, the...