The Mission 778S Music Streamer lets you listen to an almost unlimited number of songs. This device is a reflection of the company’s mission to embed simplicity and quality in users’ musical journeys. The 778S Music Streamer makes it easy to stream music and the sound is amazing.
Mission 778S Music Streamer
Building on this success, the company’s next audio electronics mission was to design a network music streamer in the same compact chassis as the Mission 778X. Ideally matched to that classy little amp, as well as Mission’s award-winning range of speakers, but equally well suited to partnering with products from other brands. Thus, the Mission 778S Music Streamer was born.
Connectivity
A broad range of digital inputs includes dual-band Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet for network streaming, together with USB-C for PC/Mac connection and two USB-A ports to plug in USB storage devices. In terms of audio outputs, balanced XLR and single-ended RCA sockets are supplied for connection to an analogue amplifier. Alongside coaxial, optical and USB-A digital outputs to hook up an external DAC.
There’s even a headphone output, so the Mission 778S can be used as a standalone ‘head-fi’ music streamer without requiring connection to a stereo amp and speakers. Mission’s new streamer is clearly a versatile device. But its greatest asset is its heavenly sound, the voice of an angel. With a mission to bring sonic rapture to music-loving souls on this earthly plane…
Powered by Silent Angel
Mission’s objective was to create a compact music streamer with celestial sonic skills at a down-to-earth price. Following an exhaustive search for a suitable streaming technology specialist with which to partner, the company settled on Silent Angel.
Formed in 2014, Silent Angel has spent the last decade cultivating an excellent reputation for its network streaming platform, around which its own highly regarded products are built. The company’s technology is cleverly designed, giving its accessibly priced music streamers a clear sonic advantage over other sub-£1,000 devices. It is stable in use, delivering unerring quality however you stream.
With an accompanying app that is built for performance and simple to use. When selecting a partner to aid Mission in its quest to deliver an excellent quality/price ratio, Silent Angel was the clear winner.
ARM Cortex-A72 and Cortex-A53 Multi Core CPUs
Mission and Silent Angel have worked closely together to develop the Mission 778S Music Streamer. Integrating a custom version of Silent Angel’s streaming engine with Mission’s own circuit designs. ARM Cortex-A72 and Cortex-A53 multi-core CPUs supply ample processing power for seamless operation. Plus, a specialised app based on Silent Angel’s VitOS software provides a crisply designed and user-friendly interface on iOS and Android devices.
Various Options
Tidal Connect, Qobuz Connect, Spotify Connect and TuneIn Radio are all embedded, each service supported to its highest audio quality. While AirPlay 2 offers another way to stream via Apple devices. And because Mission’s streamer is fully UPnP/DLNA compliant it connects seamlessly with other DLNA devices on a home network – NAS drives, for example – with the option to control the streamer via third-party UPnP/DLNA apps.
Roon Ready
The Mission 778S Music Streamer is certified Roon Ready, with RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) protocol built in. This ensures it works seamlessly as an endpoint in a Roon-connected audio environment, controlled by the Roon app. The software of choice for many audiophiles building high-performance integrated digital music systems in their homes.
Proprietary Circuitry Lets the Music Shine
The Mission 778S Music Streamer fuses Silent Angel’s streaming technology with Mission’s own first-rate electronics. Including a DAC stage built for sonic excellence. At its heart lies the ES9038Q2M, a high-specification 32-bit DAC chip from the ESS Sabre series. Accompanied by proprietary clock and power supply circuitry to make the most of ESS Technology’s HyperStream II architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator.
ES9038Q2M Sabre DAC Set
Although technically excellent, Sabre DAC chips must be implemented with care to extract their full sonic potential. The post DAC active filter is a critical element – Mission has incorporated a Class A circuit that is perfectly tailored to unlock the full potential of the ES9038Q2M’s exceptional signal-to-noise performance and dynamic range.
The Mission 778S benefits from a noise-isolated signal path and expertly engineered linear power supply incorporating a high-quality toroidal transformer. Delivering clean, consistent power to all the sensitive parts of the digital and analogue stages. The XMOS chip, MCU and DAC each have their own dedicated supply, with multiple discrete ultra-low-noise regulators providing power separately for each stage of the digital-to-analogue conversion process. A critical contributor to the streamer’s performance.
Headphone Input
The post-DAC analogue circuitry incorporates high quality components and features a balanced topology. Designed to eliminate noise and distortion in the signal path. This feeds the XLR outputs directly, enabling anyone connecting the Mission 778S Music Streamer to an amp with balanced analogue inputs to reap the full sonic benefits.
Meanwhile, those making use of the 6.35mm headphone output profit from an onboard amp with a high quality current-feedback design and high slew rate. Ensuring a dynamic and detailed performance with all manner of headphones.
PCM up to 32-bit/768kHz
Hi-res audio support is state-of-the-art. Handling PCM up to 32-bit/768kHz (including fixed-point PCM via the Mission app) and native DSD up to 22.5MHz (DSD512). Every significant Hi-Res and lossless audio format is catered for, spanning FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF and APE, alongside native DSD in DSF and DIFF form.
As well as DoP (DSD over PCM). ‘Lossy’ format support includes MP3, WMA, AAC and OGG. No matter how the audio you play is formattet. The 778S delivers its full sonic potential.
Outstanding Sound Reproduction
PCM audio streams are upsampled to 352.8kHz or 384kHz prior to conversion to analogue. This is not just to look good on a ‘spec sheet’. It pushes digital artefacts further away from the audible spectrum. Allowing gentler reconstruction filtering and helping to maintain a clean, consistent feed into the DAC. In combination with ESS Technology’s Time Domain Jitter Eliminator.
This supports the ES9038Q2M chip’s low-noise, low distortion performance, producing sharper transients, greater dynamic nuance and a more natural soundstage.
Features and Benifits
- Simple Setup: It won’t take you long to set up everything and it really is very simple. You won’t feel like you’ve been disturbed at all.
- Universal Compatibility: Basically, you can use it on all the devices that you really like to use.
- Top-notch Sound Quality: There is no other source which can provide you with such multi-layered. Rich and deep music as this one.
- Different Ways to Enjoy Music: Streaming music services and internet radio are not the only ways you can listen to the music. Playing the music from your local collection and discovering new songs are also great options.
- Future-Ready: The system keeps on adding new features with every update.
- User-Friendly Interface: Finding your favorite songs is so simple that you will rarely if ever come across the word stress.
Summary of the Mission 778S Music Streamer
Mission’s official slogan – ‘music leads, technology follows’ – inspires every Mission product design. Not least the 778S. From source to output, every aspect of its technical design is focused on delivering sonic excellence. A means to achieve a marvellous musical end.
Engaging The Listener in Music
Its sound is fluid, full-bodied, detailed and dynamic, engaging the listener in the music, the whole music and nothing but the music – always the Mission way. In classic Hi-Fi terms, it is the ideal step-up model from the best ‘budget’ streamers on the market today.
Mission’s first network music player measures just 236x98x357mm (WxHxD), yet packs in fabulous streaming tech. A high performance DAC and impressive connectivity. Its symmetrically arranged front panel features two rotary controls – ‘select’ and ‘volume’ – which flank a dimmable OLED display.
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