Definitive Technology Mythos Eight Bedienungsanleitung

It’s not often that I ﬁnd something to

complainaboutwhenitcomestoDeﬁnitive

Technology, but, lately, I have cause. Every

year,duringeachofthetwomajorconsumer

electronics trade shows, CES and CEDIA,

I(and plenty of other journalists, dealers,

and a few hangers-on who shouldn’t have

beenletintobeginwith)havemadethetra-

ditional pilgrimage to the Def Tech booth.

Wegothere,drawnlikecorn-breadmufﬁns

to butter, to hear the latest Def Tech incar-

nation, thanks to the genius of head honcho

Sandy Gross and company.As you would

expect,someofthesespeakerintroductions

have been more exciting than others—

the unveiling of the ﬁrst Mythos

speakers being one of the extra-special

highlights in recent memory. Regardless,

the Deﬁnitive Technology booth never

disappoints.

Ah,butthere’s the rub. More than almost

any other company, Def Tech has come up

with speakers that sound good, look good,

and simply make audible sense (rather than

havinga$299,$399,$499,ﬁll-in-the-blank

approach).Infact,theseguyshavehitmore

home runs than Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron,

Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds com-

bined—allwithoutaccusationsofillegalste-

riod use. But, to continue the baseball anal-

ogy, visiting theDefTech booth isabit like

going to the Home Run Derby before the

All-Star Game. It’s tremendously exciting

at ﬁrst, but, after a while, the excess of suc-

cessleadsyoutotakeitallforgranted—and

soon you’re heading out to get a beer and a

hot dog. Of course, that doesn’tmake the

achievement any less of an achievement. It

just means that, once you’ve seen a ball

reachtheupperdecks,theonesthatlandjust

overthewallinthebleachersdon’tgetquite

as much applause as they should.

I’m sure the self-imposed stress that

comesfrompushingyourselftocontinueto

amaze and delight fans (and frustrate com-

petitors) must be enormous. So, when you

hear things like “the best thing we’ve ever

done”comingfromtheconﬁdentbutunpre-

tentious group at Deﬁnitive, you can’t help

“Deﬁnitive Technology

hit this one out of the

park... sound, looks

and construction this

good arealmost

impossible to ﬁnd

at anywhere near

this price.”

HIGH PERFORMANCE $$$ – $$$$

Deﬁnitive Technology Mythos ST

SuperTower Speaker System

Mythos the magniﬁcent.

from the

test bench

“this is the ﬂoorstanding

speaker I’d recommend

that you buy.”

BY DARRYL WILKINSON

butthinkthateitherthepressure hasﬁnally

gotten to them or they’ve come up with

something truly special.

Mythos Optimus

This year’s unveiling was of a speaker that

Sandy Gross had been hinting at for

months—the mother of all Mythos speak-

ers,theMythosST.TheMythosline,incase

you’reunfamiliarwithit,wasrevolutionary

when it ﬁrst appeared several years ago.

(Sincethen,manyotherspeakercompanies

have brought out similar designs.) Mythos

speakers are very slender, with curved alu-

minum cabinets, and are available as

ﬂoorstanding towers and on-wall/bookshelf

speakers.Inotherwords,theyaren’trectan-

gularboxes,andtheyexhibitabitmorestyle

than is typical.

At the time of their introduction, how-

ever, unlike the majority of the other styl-

ishly svelte speakers available up to that

time,theMythosspeakerssoundedgood—

really goodtome.Andtheydidn’tcarrythe

standardexorbitant“style”surcharge.Since

then, Def Tech has continued to reﬁne the

Mythos concept, adding ﬂoorstanding and

on-wall models of various sizes.

Ican’tquite call the new Mythos ST a

reﬁnement; and, yet, it’s not a revolution,

either,since it’sso ﬁrmly grounded in its

Mythosological heritage. But the ST is dra-

maticallydifferent—theemphasisbeingon

“drama.” Whereas all of the previous

Mythos models possessed style and class,

the Mythos ST adds gravitas, a sense of

sophistication and strength. It’ssomething

that’snot easy to come by, even in much

more expensive speakers. The best way to

characterize this powerful new beauty is to

call it an achievement. In fact, the Mythos

STmaywellbetheultimateachievementof

the Mythos milieu—a true tour de Mythos.

Mythmaker

In order to maintain their slender form

factor, Mythos speakers rely on relatively

smallmidbassdrivers.Theysoundgoodon

their own, but Def Tech designed the series

to be used with a powered subwoofer. The

Mythos STs depart from that tradition by

including a powered woofer in each tower,

asdomanyofDeﬁnitiveTechnology’sother

speakers. Def Tech designed this particular

woofer speciﬁcally for the Mythos ST; it

uses a new 6-by-10-inch “racetrack” (oval)

activedriverthat’s acoustically coupled with

apairofsimilarlysizedplanarpassiveradi-

ators. A 300-watt internal digital amp

powers the driver. Deﬁnitive claims the

built-in woofer is the sonic equivalent of

their $1,199 SuperCube I standalone

powered subwoofer.But the Mythos ST’s

overallformfactorandbasicproportionsare

similartothoseoftheotherMythosmodels.

The result is a speaker that exudes power

and class.

The 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter in

the Mythos ST is new from the ground up,

including a new voice coil and high-energy

magnet, a new dome design, a new

“due to the might of the

Mythos STsbuilt-in

woofers... I felt the

impact of individual

pressure waves from

the left and right

drum sets.”

“Mythos STswerejust as

adept at letting loose as

they wereat getting up

close and personal”

“

these guys have hit more

home runs than Babe

Ruth, Hank Aaron,

Mark McGwire, and

Barry Bonds combined”

DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY MYTHOS ST SUPERTOWER SPEAKER SYSTEM

OVERALL RATING

Value

àSound, looks, and

construction this

good are almost

impossible to ﬁnd

at anywhere near

this price

Features

àLFE inputs on

Mythos STs for

optional use

àOn-wall brackets

included with cen-

ter and surrounds

Performance

àHas dynamic bass

response with seri-

ous punch

àSmooth transition

between surrounds

and fronts It’s extremely rare to ﬁnd a

system that offers performance for

both music and movies in a pack-

age that looks this stunning. And

it’seven more rare to ﬁnd it at

this price.

Build Quality

àAluminum mono-

coque cabinet is

extremely dense

and nonresonant

àGranite base is

attractive, but

attach carefully to

avoid noisy air leaks

Ergonomics

àCenter and sur-

rounds are designed

for on-wall or

off-wall use

àYou don’t even

have to consider

using a separate

subwoofer

93 98 94

General information

Mythos ST SuperTower Powered Tower Speaker, $1,799/each; Mythos Eight On-Wall Center Channel Speaker, $699/each;

Mythos Gem XL Surround Speaker, $349/each àDeﬁnitive Technology, (410) 363-7148, www.deﬁnitivetech.com àDealer Locator Code DEF

97 93

“thanks to the genius of

head honcho Sandy Gross

and company... visiting

the Def Tech booth is a

bit like going to the

Home Run Derby before

the All-Star Game

”

surround,andafaceplatethat’s acoustically

contoured for better dispersion. The two

5.25-inch midbass drivers use what Deﬁni-

tive calls Balanced Double Surround

System technology. These circular drivers

have the expected ﬂexible surround for

suspension around the cone’s outside edge,

as well as a second surround near the

cone’s apex.

The system that Def Tech sent me con-

sistedofapairoftheMythosSTs,aMythos

Eight for the center channel, and a pair of

Mythos Gem XL speakers for the

surrounds. The Mythos Eight is an on-wall

speakerthatyoucanusehorizontallyorver-

tically. It has two 5.25-inch midbass drivers

that are acoustically coupled to a pair of

5.25-inch pressure-driven radiators and a

single 1-inch aluminum dome. The Gem

XLcomes with a bracket for on-wall mount-

ing, or you can use it with optional stands.

Itincludestwo4.5-inchmidbassdriversthat

ﬁre askew from the speaker’s forward-

facing 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter. Def

Tech didn’t send a separate subwoofer (nor

did they need to), due to the might of the

Mythos STs built-in woofers.

The Sound of Sublime

WhiletherestofthespeakersintheMythos

line are striking (in both sound quality

and looks), the Mythos STs are simply

sublime. It doesn’ttake long to realize

it, either.Dave Kakenmaster,Deﬁnitive’s

regionalsalesmanagerandaveritablefount

ofgreatmusicrecommendations,introduced

me to Kathy Kosins’ Vintage CD. As far

asI’m concerned, as a songstress, Kosins

is everything Diana Krall should be.

The new tweeters in the Mythos STs were

fabulous at bringing out the subtleties

in Kosin’ssilky,sultry voice, and the brief

bass-clarinet solo at the beginning of “Go

Slow” showed the graceful blend between

the tweeters and the midbass drivers. (By

the way, if you order a copy of Vintage

fromwww.kathykosins.com and mention

“Mythos ST review,” Kosins will sign the

disc and ship it at no additional charge.)

While it’s not as great a recording as

Kosins’CD,blues-guitarist Coco Montoya’s

Dirty Deal disc is full of gritty life and

energy, and the Mythos STs were just as

adeptatlettinglooseastheywereatgetting

upclose and personal.The built-in woofers

showed their mettle on Godsmack’s amaz-

ing dueling-drum video, “Batalla de los

Tambores.” The racetrack drivers sound

tightandarejustascapable of blowing you

out of the room as any good standalone

poweredsubwoofer.InthecaseoftheGods-

mackvideo,onebeneﬁtofhavingpowered

woofers in each tower was that I felt the

impact of individual pressure waves from

the left and right drum sets. You wouldn’t

experience that with a single subwoofer in

the room.

Theentiresystemfunctionsspectacularly

well as one cohesive whole when it comes

to home theater. When Saladin attacks

JerusaleminKingdomofHeavenwithgiant

trebuchets ﬂinging what sound like nuclear

ﬁreballs,Iwonderedhowitwasthatthecity

walls held up to even one direct hit—and

then I began to wonder if my own walls

wouldsurvive.(AndthenIwonderedifmy

HIGHLIGHTS

The ﬁrst Mythos speakers with

powered woofers built-in

Incredibly smooth performance

from newly designed tweeters

Racetrack-style oval woofers

help maintain slender shape

“the ultimate

achievement of

the Mythos milieu—

atrue tour de

Mythos.”

“

The new tweeters in

the Mythos STs were

fabulous

”

“

The result is a speaker

that exudes power

and class.

”

“capable of blowing

you out of the room...

You don’t even have

to consider using a

separate subwoofer”

“The entire system

functions spectacularly

well as one cohesive

whole when it comes

to home theater.”

brainwouldsurvivetheinanityofthemovie

itself.) The Gem XLs proved to be a great

match for the Mythos STs as the ﬁreworks

ﬂew back and forth. Likewise, the Mythos

Eight performed well as the center channel

during dialogue-heavy scenes, especially

whenKingBaldwinspeaksfrombehindthe

silver mask.

Although Deﬁnitive touts the Mythos

Eightasamatchingcenterchannel,Ihopea Mythos ST center channel is in the works.

The Mythos Eight is great, but having the

ﬂuidityoftheMythosST’s tweeters and the

strengthofthosemidbassdriversinacenter

channel would make an already phenome-

nal system absolutely unbelievable.

Oneofthesweeteraspectsof DefTech’s

Mythos line has been its surprising afford-

ability.TheMythosSTs,at$1,799each,will

certainly be a budget stretcher for many

people.But,ifthere’s any way short of risk-

ing time in a federal penitentiary to get the

cash, this is the ﬂoorstanding speaker I’d

recommend that you buy. You’d have to

spendgobsmoremoneytogetanythingelse

thatoffersthiscombinationofperformance

and beauty. The Mythos STs are an audio-

phile’s speaker wrapped in an interior

designer’s cabinet that sells for much less

than you’d expect to pay for either.

This isn’t just an upper-deck shot.

DeﬁnitiveTechnology hit this one out of the

park.

from the test bench DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY MYTHOS ST

SUPERTOWER SPEAKER SYSTEM

Reprinted from HOME THEATER, June 2007.

For information and dealers

www.deﬁnitivetech.com

11433 Cronridge Dr. • Owings Mills, MD 21117

(410)363-7148

AT A GLANCE

SPEAKER:

Type:

Tweeter (size in inches, type):

Midrange (size in inches, type):

Woofer (size in inches, type):

Nominal Impedance (ohms):

Recommended Amp Power (watts):

Available Finishes:

Dimensions (H x W x D, inches):

Weight (pounds):

Price:

MYTHOS ST

SUPERTOWER

Three-way, tower

1, aluminum dome

5.25, mid range (2)

5.25, upper mid (2)

6x10, active

6x10, passive (2)

4-8

20-350

Silver, Gloss Black

51.5 x 6.75 x 9.5

$1,799/each

MYTHOS

EIGHT

Three-way, center

1, aluminum dome

5.25, midbass (2)

5.25, passive(2)

4-8

10-250

Silver, Gloss Black

6.1 x 28.5 x 4.375

14.5

$699

MYTHOS

GEM XL

Two-way, monitor

1, aluminum dome

4.5, midbass (2)

N/A

4-8

10-200

Silver, Gloss Black

12.625 x 4.5 x 5.5

$349/each

L/R Sensitivity:

91 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

Center Sensitivity:

91 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

Surround Sensitivity:

89.5 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

This graph shows the quasi-anechoic (employing close-

miking of all subwoofers) frequency response of the

Mythos ST L/R (purple trace), Mythos Eight

center channel (green trace), and Mythos Gem XL

surround (red trace).All passive loudspeakers were

measured with grilles at a distance of 1 meter with a

2.83-volt input and scaled for display purposes.

The Mythos ST’s listening-window response (a five

point average of axial and +/–15 degree horizontal and

vertical responses) measures +1.28/–1.68 decibels from

200 hertz to 10 kilohertz.The –3-dB point is at 30 Hz,

and the –6-dB point is at 26 Hz. Impedance reaches a

minimum of 5.21 ohms at 356 Hz and a phase angle of

–36.19 degrees at 179 Hz.

The Mythos Eight’s listening-window response

measures +2.18/–4.55dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. An

average of axial and +/–15 degree horizontal responses

measures +2.21/–4.88 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz.The

–3-dB point is at 88 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 66

Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 4.63 ohms at 247

Hz and a phase angle of –51.51 degrees at 139 Hz.

The Mythos Gem XL’s listening-window response

measures +6.06/–1.73 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz.The

–3-dB point is at 120 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 106

Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 3.98 ohms at

288 Hz and a phase angle of –49.63 degrees at

158 Hz. —MJP

HT Labs Measures: Deﬁnitive Technology Mythos ST

SuperTower Speaker System

DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY MYTHOS ST

SUPER TOWER SPEAKER SYSTEM

These listings are based on the manufacturer’s stated specs; the HT Labs box below indicates the

gear’s performance on our test bench.

“Mythos STs

are simply

sublime... You’d have to

spend gobs more money

to get anything else that

offers this combination

of performance and

beauty

”

The ST’sbuilt-in 300-watt

powered-subs incorporate

Deﬁnitive’s new racetrack-shaped

carbon ﬁber coned driver coupled

to two planar infrasonic radiators.

“

The Mythos STs are an

audiophile’s speaker

wrapped in an interior

designer’s cabinet that

sells for much less

than you’d expect to

pay for either.

”

“Mythos STs were

fabulous at bringing

out the subtleties

in Kosin’s silky,

sultry voice”

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