Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50 Brochure & Specs

from the
test bench
Definitive Technology Mythos
SSA-50 Speaker System
Surround sound — friend or faux?
"This is by far the best-sounding single-cabinet system I've heard to date"
BY DARRYL WILKINSON
When Definitive Technology
originally introduced its Mythos line of
speakers, the slender, curved, aluminum-
cabinet tower models were matched by
equally svelte, under-5-inch-deep on-
wall and center-channel models using
the same form and style turned horizon-
M I D R A N G E
"It's amazing ...
wrapping the
surround effects
around the room"
tally. A while ago, the company literally
expanded the Mythos center-channel
speakers by packing the front LCR
speakers into one horizontal cabinet to
help appease the speaker-phobic folks in
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the world. Now Definitive has
decided to take the next step
and make a Mythos all-in-one-
cabinet, five-channel surround
speaker system.
Despite the fact that I do not
currently own a flat-panel TV,
Definitive declined my sugges-
tion to send along a matching
plasma TV so I could accurately
judge the true aesthetic value of
the Mythos SSA-50 speaker
system hanging on the wall
underneath it. It's yet another
example of a company that has
little concern for the hardships
that reviewers endure. Neverthe-
less, I slogged on.
From the front, with the grille
on, the 46.25-inch-long Mythos
SSA-50 retains the upscale, less-
is-more physical appearance
found in the rest of the Mythos
line. There's nothing to indicate
whether it's a big center channel,
an LCR combo, or what it actually is, a
full-blown five-channel speaker system.
Even at that length, the speaker cabinet
almost disappears because it's only a
little over 4 inches deep and 5 inches
high, and you can mount it on the wall
(under the big flat-panel TV that I didn't
get) or set it on top of a large rear-
projection display or shelf.