Mission 778S

Half-width network streamer with a built-in DAC, balanced XLR outputs, a dedicated app and Roon Ready certification.

778S: the design

The 778S is Mission's first streamer, made to sit beside the 778X amplifier, whose size and style it shares. The streaming platform is developed with Silent Angel and is run from the Mission 778S app: AirPlay 2, DLNA, Qobuz Connect, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, TuneIn and music on USB drives or on the network. It connects over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

The converter is an ESS ES9038Q2M, with five reconstruction filters to choose from. Analogue outputs are RCA and balanced XLR; the digital ones, coaxial, optical and USB, suit those who already own a DAC. A headphone amplifier is on board too.

Specifications

• Services: AirPlay 2, Qobuz Connect, Roon Ready, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, TuneIn
• ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M 32-bit converter
• Network: 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet
• Analogue outputs: RCA and balanced XLR
• Digital outputs: coaxial, optical, USB audio
• Inputs: USB-C for computer, 2 USB-A for sticks and drives
• Formats: PCM up to 768 kHz, DSD up to DSD512 over USB-C
• Headphone output
• 2.23-inch OLED display, app for iOS and Android
• Width, height, depth: 236 x 98 x 380 mm
• Weight: 5.3 kg
• Finishes: black, silver