Quote Originally Posted by Odionic
Do the Quad or Mission have even output from 100 Hz to 15000 Hz?
Well I would listen to the speakers rather than worrying about the measurement. You have to correlate what sounds best - ideally you would listen to 400 loudspeakers pick the best ones that actually sounded best to you and THEN look at the measurements and see what the correlation is. Even then they would have to be virtually identical graphs to have any relevance - like a slight dip at 1-2khz. If one had that and another had a huge spike - then where are you? And of course the room would have to be identical.

Plus it always depends on which models - some missions are not as good as others same for most speaker makers.

These guys review speakers in a panel of listeners in a blind environment - Make a note that speakers getting 4 or 5 stars are not the same thing. For instance some speakers that get 5 stars is comprised of SOUND/BUILD and VALUE for money. While some 4 star speakers actually get 5 stars for sound. And you have to look at the general price range - because a 4 star 3k speaker is still better than a $300.00 speaker getting 5 stars. And of course it is difficult to objectify subjective experiences like speakers.

http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_l...category=LSPKS

Also certain 4 star speakers(overall) but that get 5 for sound quality may also get a hi-fi choice recommended or best buy tag.