General Information - Definitive Technology Mythos Gem Supplementary Manual

bump to give you the impression
that they've got more junk in the
trunk than they really do, the Gems
are tuned to roll off smoothly and
accurately. The result is less coloration
in the midrange and much better
blending with a subwoofer.
"the Gems are light
and fast on their
feet and play with
an openness that's
not easy to find"
In addition to four Gems, the
Mythos system Definitive sent my
way included a SuperCube III sub and
a Mythos Seven — the baby center
channel of the Mythos line. Its driver
complement matches the Gem's,
although the 3.5-inch bass/midrange
drivers are forward-firing rather
than angled, and it includes a pair
of pressure-driven 3.5-inch planar
technology bass radiators. It sounds
funny talking about a 3.5-inch bass
radiator, but it's a scaled-down version
of the drivers that help make Defini-
DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY MYTHOS GEM SPEAKER SYSTEM
Value
Build Quality
It's hard to My subwoofer
find such internal can kick your
damping and
subwoofer's butt
cabinet density
in a satellite at It only looks —
and sounds —
this price
expensive
Classic Definitive
Turn it on, and
Technology looks
you'll completely
conceal a subwoofer
forget how much
you paid
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Mythos Gem Monitor Speaker, $249/each; Mythos Seven Center-Channel Speaker, $349;
Definitive Technology, (410) 363-7148, www.definitivetech.com
tive's SuperCube subwoofers such
heavy hitters. As for the Mythos
Seven, it's intended to extend the mid-
bass reach, which was readily appar-
ent with the dialogue-driven movies
like Frank Miller's Sin City.
When it comes to music, the Gems
are light and fast on their feet and play
with an openness and transparency
that's not easy to find in a small
speaker in the less-than-$500-a-pair
price range. They filled both the Ray
Brown Trio's Soular Energy DVD-
Audio and Chesky's SACD compila-
tion of 17th Century Music and Dance
from the Viennese Court with delight-
ful detail. But the one piece that really
brought home how good the Gems are
was Chesky's 4.0 mix of Bucky Piz-
zarelli's Swing Live on DVD-Audio.
I like this recording because of the
very natural ambiance in the sound
channels, which the Gems recreated
spectacularly. I'd forgotten that this
mix doesn't use the center channel —
and, thanks to the way the Gems per-
formed, I had no idea that the Mythos
Seven was as silent as a mime until I
read the liner notes again.
Features
Variable crossover,
phase, and output
control on
SuperCube III
Wall-, stand-,
or shelf-mount
for Mythos Gems
and Seven
Silver or Black
Mythos finishes
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General information

SuperCube III Subwoofer, $699
Performance Ergonomics
Included wall
Gem/SuperCube
brackets are easy
integration is so
to mount
good it's scary
Threaded inserts
Similar drivers and
for pivot mount
cabinet construction
creates a nearly
The Gems have a
flawless soundfield
small wallprint, and
the Mythos Seven has
a small footprint
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H I G H L I G H T S
Excellent integration of sats and sub
The beauty is more than skin deep
Gems work great in just about any
speaker location
"the Gems recreated
spectacularly ...
a nearly flawless
performance"
Need a subwoofer?
Definitive Technology needs to
include the following advisory on their
SuperCube subs: "Warning: Pregnant
women; people with heart, back,
kidney, or liver problems, those suf-
fering from post traumatic stress dis-
order, people who live near a poten-
tially explosive meth lab, anyone
living on the New Madrid fault line,
and Canadians should avoid using this
subwoofer without consulting the
OVERALL RATING
9 7
9 7
The Mythos Gems and
matching Mythos Seven
center channel work so
seamlessly with the
SuperCube III, create
such a coherent sound-
field, and looks so
gorgeous together, it's
hard to imagine anoth-
er home theater speak-
er package that can
offer as much bang—or
bling—for the buck.