Buy Definitive Technology VDCB Mythos 8 Speaker(Single, Black)Definitive Technology VDCB Mythos 8 Speaker(Single, Black) Product Description:
- Single on-wall loudspeaker for placement anywhere
- Equipped with two 5.25-inch high definition midrange drivers and one 1-inch pure aluminum dome tweeter
- Frequency response: 38Hz - 30kHz
- Equipped with two 5.25-inch pressure-driven planar technology bass radiators
- Magnetically shielded for safe placement near other equipment with no risk of video distortion.
Product Description
This is where the real on-wall magic of Mythos takes place. Nothing complements your new high definition flat screen television with more style, versatility and sheer performance than the beautiful Mythos Series Table- and Wall-Mounting models. Each one comes with easy-to-install mounting hardware that allows them to hang effortlessly on the wall astride your new television. Their exclusive narrow baffle design, incorporating Definitive's Planar Technology Pressure Driven Bass Radiators to enhance low frequency response, delivers dynamic wide dispersion sound. Mythos Table- and Wall-Mounting models are engineered to be placed flush with the wall and close to the sides of your television (very sonically-unforgiving placements!) and still deliver realistic sound that is accurate and utterly unexpected, with lifelike imaging and remarkable clarity.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By D. VanderLoon
I've always been a huge audio fanatic and borderline audiophile to the best of my ability. I don't have tons of free time to devote to my audio facination as I work as much as 55 hours per week but I do devote a big chunk of my free time to listening to music and watching Blurays.I am using a Pioneer VSX-9040TXH receiver with 110 watts per channel which I have also reviewed on Amazon. It is a phenomenal mid-grade receiver around the $500 mark with excellent sound quality. I would highly recommend using at least a good mid-grade receiver with these speakers. Before I bought three Mythos Eights for my L,C,R channels, I owned the Energy Take Classic 5.1 speaker system which is somewhere around $400 for the complete package. I really loved my Energy's and I still do think they are probably one of the best speaker packages in the $400 price range. I was very worried when I ordered the Mythos Eight's without hearing them that they would sound about the same or even possibly sound worse than my Energy's. But to my relief they definitely sound much better than the Energy's! I think the biggest differences will be wider soundstage, more realistic midrange and much more powerful. So at this point in time my speaker system is a mixture of the Energy Take Classic 5.1 system (subwoofer and surround left and right channels) and the Mythos Eights (L,C,R channels). I will be upgrading to either a supercube I or 6000 as well as Mythos Gem XL's for the surround sound. I am confident it will make the experience that much better. The Energy sub and surrounds suffice for now but I know they are not up to par with the Mythos!I've been researching Definitive Technology products for around a year now and I have been anxious to own some of their products since the begining. I've read review after review of many different speaker brands and I try to figure out what is the best speakers sound quality wise within a somewhat reasonable price range. I was looking to spend no more than around $2k for a complete 5.1 system. Definitive Technology isn't known for being cheap on price but if you do compare them to most of the cheaper or similarly priced products you will be hard pressed to find much better sound quality. Especially something that is in an attractive, modestly sized speaker. I wanted something that wasn't huge and didn't take up tons of space in my living room but they didn't necesarilly have to be satellite speakers. The wall mounted Mythos Eights fit the bill for me. I have the left and right channels mounted on the wall which is what they are best suited for and the center channel just below the TV on a glass shelf pushed back as far as it will go so it is almost touching the wall. I felt like I liked the sound better when the center was pushed back to the wall vs all the way forward on my shelf.My room is around 11 feet wide by 22 feet deep with the right wall open to the diningroom/kitchen. I have the left and right channels about 6 to 7 feet apart. My couch is around 10 feet back. I ran the Full Auto MCACC with the microphone sitting ear level in my listening position. I would recommend using some sort of tripod as it will help give you more accurate results vs just setting it on some books or the couch. Once the tests were done I checked it's results to make sure it set it up right. It had set the Front and Center to LARGE and the surrounds to SMALL and a crossover setting of 80 hz. I changed the Front and Center settings to SMALL which is where definitive recommends these speakers and I would agree. I also raised my center channel volume as well as both surrounds about 2 or 3 db. I recommend double checking them manually with your own ears with the test tones. At this point I went to manual MCACC and reran the standing wave test as well as EQ professional using ALL CHANNEL ADJUST. I believe after changing speaker settings it may affect how those tests run. I could be wrong but I ran them anyways to be safe. I then checked the EQ settings and it had set the 125 HZ band for the front L and R channels at -8.5 db which I felt it was over adjusting. I ended up changing it to a more modest -3.5 db. All the other bands for all the speakers were within + or - 4 db which sounds realistic to me so I left them alone. I believe I have acheived near perfect settings.I have now owned my Mythos Eights for around 2 solid months and I could not be happier. I can definitely say they do open up more and more the more you use them just like the manual says. They do not need to be played at excessively loud volumes to break them in. All you're trying to do here is warm up the voice coils and tweeter. I would recommend running your sound calibration right when u get them and then run it again after you've had a solid month of good use out of them. I have watched a wide variety of Blu rays as well as a wide variety of Music on PandoraONE. Pay the 35 bucks and get PandoraONE vs regular Pandora as you will get much better sound quality. You will hear the difference between poor and excellent sound quality more than ever. There has really been nothing that I've been disappointed with so far. They perform equally well for both music and movies. I believe they are well worth $750 MSRP each but if you look around you can find discounts as well as refurbished models for cheaper. Check out bajawaverunner on ebay. He has a plethora of refurbished deftech products. I would imagine the newer Mythos NINE and TEN would have similar sound quality to the EIGHT. One nice thing about the Mythos EIGHT vs the TWO or THREE models is obviously the larger drivers but also it comes with a ceramic coated heat treated tweeter which is the same one used in the Mythos ST and STS towers. I have to say the trebble is just how the website describes it: They "produce extended highs that reveal nuance and shimmer without a trace of edginess". I couldn't agree more. The midrange I was worried about as I had read ONE expert review and the only negative comment he made about the EIGHTS out of his very impressed review was he felt there was some upper midrange sweetness lacking. After I ordered these I worried that I would not be exceedingly happy with the upper midrange but I definitely am. I have not noticed anything less than amazing throughout the whole audio spectrum. Although I have never heard speakers that cost many thousands of dollars. Obviously you will want to pair these with a high quality subwoofer as these speakers are not recommended for playing sound below 80 HZ. In other words, they are not made to create super low bass notes. 80Hz and beyond is incredible! I believe the Supercube I or 6000 would be a perfect mate. I'm sure there is something of even higher sound quality for an unaffordable price but for most audiophiles and definitely ALL casual listeners will be thrilled beyond belief.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By C. G. Chambers
I bought the Mythos 8 to upgrade my existing system. The old system used the Synergy speakers from Klipsch for the center, rear surround, and front effect speakers. The Mythos 8 is noticeably more efficient and has a wider range as well. This unit works quite well as a center channel speaker, but it would be too harsh and it would lack the low-end punch to serve as a main. Its not fully broken in yet, but I do sense a growing clarity at the low end after about 20 hours of use.The front panel is dark gray and the aluminum body can stand out if it does not match the rest of the system. However, since it is mounted behind and above the screen, this is not really an issue. Accepting this finish reduces the price considerably, and even if you have black speakers for the rest of the system, you can replace the front cover with a black one to blend in if n eeded.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By GA
I am very pleased with imaging and depth of sound. I combined Mythos 1 and 6 for front, Mythos 5s and Mission omnipolars for rear. Adcom amp for front, Hafler for the rear. Previous speakers were Infinity Kappas. The Mythos are asethetic and sound musical. Also great for cinema. No complaints. Worth the price.
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