Def Tech Mythos Ones and Mythos Twos

jbreezy5

Nabbed a pair of each tonight for $300 total; thank you The Record Exchange!

Only hooked up the Ones so far.



First impressions: clean, detailed, honest, good bass depth (but likely not as low as specs suggest), tight, fast, and punchy sound.

Can say with certainty, sealed subs will bring these to a whole new level. These are articulate and defined in the bass, but lacking some body.

Presumably these will perform admirably in a surround sound application with a proper bass foundation.

Will serve double duty very well if required.

Do they compete with the ESLs behind them? HECK NO!

But as far as dynamic drivers go, they have a lot to offer and sound very good and lively.

Clipdat

What's up with the UPSes

jbreezy5

CAPS?

Emphasis

IMO, the ESLs outclass the Mythos Ones quite a bit.

I would say the Dynaudio Audience 82s do also. But this mostly comes down to overall balance.

The Ones do not give true full-range response on their own; as a result, they simply cannot suspend disbelief on music without low frequency assistance.

As a matter of fact even Wharfedale Diamond 10.2s (bookies), flesh out the bass more convincingly, even if not reaching as deeply there.

jbreezy5

Clipdat wrote: »

What's up with the UPSes

😄 I see I replied during edit.

These are:

UPS/voltage regulation/line filtration/surge protection/sine wave.

I have them in all my systems. Protect from unplanned electric meter installers, thunderstorms, brownouts, and under/over voltage.

People usually cite concerns of current limiting. I’ve never gotten even slightly close to that and have peace of mind my gear won’t be damaged by unexpected power loss.

jbreezy5

Last weekend had to replace a binding post on one of the Mythos Ones; luckily Def Tech had some available for this legacy product. It was about $10 shipped.

To replace had to remove the bottom plate, which was odd, because the rear bottom screws were partially covered by a bit of metal flange which was distinct, yet attached, to the speaker base (the base of the actual speaker itself, not the screw-on glass stand).

This resulted in some damage to the quasi-metal flange blocking the screws (philips head). This lead me to think maybe this design was purposeful to discourage owners from disassembly, or risk voiding their warranty.

Purely speculative on my part, but the flange being damaged had no negative impact on reassembly, and was absolutely necessary to remove the bottom plate to get to the binding posts.

I had to use a socket by hand (opening too small due to size/shape of the cabinet) to remove the binding post, which was connected by wire with one of those slide-on clip things. Can you tell I’m a Mr. Fix-it, or what? 😄

Anyway, the job was relatively simple, moderately easy to do, but a little tedious at different points in the process.

mantis

I've Installed the Mythos series many times. The 1's are damn nice sounding speakers. They are not full range as you noticed. If you mate them with a proper subwoofer or 2, cross them over at 80hz, they are a different speaker all together. They really open up and sound incredible. I really like the Mythos 1's a lot . But I don't like them on their own.

Def Tech I don't know where they get their frequency response measurements from , they the do not hit anywhere near 20hz. It's been a long time since I tested them but I recall somewhere in the 30hz range they start to fall off hard. Maybe it was like 35hz? I don't remember.

pitdogg2

mantis wrote: »

I've Installed the Mythos series many times. The 1's are damn nice sounding speakers. They are not full range as you noticed. If you mate them with a proper subwoofer or 2, cross them over at 80hz, they are a different speaker all together. They really open up and sound incredible. I really like the Mythos 1's a lot . But I don't like them on their own.

Welcome back Dan!

VR3

Definitive does -10db measurements so 20hz is like 45hz or so