Definitive Technology Mythos ST are in the HOUSE!!!!!
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Dan
How would you compare them to the Rti a9's?
I don't think it is a fair comparison. I don't have RTiA9, but I do hav RTi8 (I understand there is a big diff betn RTiA9 to RTi8) Mythos produce a SQ (both Music and HT) which is way too good that can't be compared to RTi's.
Living Room: 7.3: Samsung - LN52A750, Pioneer Elite SC07, logitech 880
Def Tech Mythos ST
Fronts, Def Tech Mythos 10 Center, Def Tech BP-30 Surr, Def Tech Mythos GemXL SurrBack, MartinLogan Dynamo
2Ch: Carver TL-3200 CD player, Carver CT-17 pre, Carver TFM-45 amp driving SDA-1C
Bed Room: Pioneer Elite VSX-52 , Monitor 50
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Dan
How would you compare them to the Rti a9's?
The rtia series are the very best polk has made with the rt series. They are a great speaker and I would own them myself. I really liked the 7's when I sat with them. When I worked at Tweeter and they came in, we set up our demo room and let them play from days. Afterwards we went back for a demo and all of us where pretty shocked with what we heard.
I think they are in a different class then the ST's. The St's are a damn good speaker at it's price class, so are the RTIA9's. They are in different price classes so comparing them might be slightly unfair. But I think they are a damn good speaker meaning the RTIA series.
It would be fun to have them in the same room at the same time vs each other. Just from memory I think the ST's would beat them up on theater and shine over them with music. That doesn't take anything away from the 9's.Dan
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Dan, as always, impressive gear you have there. The thought of changing brands of speakers have crossed my mind on my "what to upgrade next list" and the DT ST's are on the top of my list. Having spent so much time with my current RTi setup though really hesitant to let them go. Who knows, PA isn't that far from me, may just have to stop in one weekend for a listen.Money Talks, Mine says Goodbye Rob!!!!
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Beautiful speakers! What ru driving them with?
Currently a Pioneer ELite SC-07 which could change down the road. Who Am I kidding , it probably will. I find the ICE amps to work great with Mythos series speakers.Dan
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I don't think it is a fair comparison. I don't have RTiA9, but I do hav RTi8 (I understand there is a big diff betn RTiA9 to RTi8) Mythos produce a SQ (both Music and HT) which is way too good that can't be compared to RTi's.
Without knocking the Rt series speakers I do feel this way.Dan
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let me know if your in town, you are welcome to hear them.Grimster74 wrote: »Dan, as always, impressive gear you have there. The thought of changing brands of speakers have crossed my mind on my "what to upgrade next list" and the DT ST's are on the top of my list. Having spent so much time with my current RTi setup though really hesitant to let them go. Who knows, PA isn't that far from me, may just have to stop in one weekend for a listen.Dan
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Mantis, have you heard the ST/ STS's via a tubed integrated? Just curious:D
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Mantis, have you heard the ST/ STS's via a tubed integrated? Just curious:D
This hobby SUX!:mad:
No I have not. We have powered them with Krell which is insane , Pioneer Elite SC-09tx which is also insane and the mighty SC-07. O one job we used a SC-05 but it basically sounds exactly like the SC-07.
I got them on and want to get past the break in period. It's annoying . I should have left them at the store and let them play for a few days before I took them home. Or gave my boss mine and took the floor models. O well I just hate waiting.
DanDan
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You may be waiting a while. I've had mine for 2 weeks, and they sound good, but...
Now I'm wondering what they would sound like with tubes
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Congrats very elegant set up, and now review please, and also how much did you pay for them.
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Nice work! Any plans for a Definitve Reference Sub?
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Down the road I may add a Reference Supercube but I don't think I need it in my living room. The St's got a lot of bottom end . After the break in period , I will really judge there performance.SolidSqual wrote: »Nice work! Any plans for a Definitve Reference Sub?Dan
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jacob.simpson wrote: »Congrats very elegant set up, and now review please, and also how much did you pay for them.
Thanks probably in a few weeks after a serious break in. Then I plan on a detailed review.
I don't talk about what I pay for my gear. I got a good deal I work for a Def Tech dealer.Dan
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Nice looking speakers Dan. Kind of makes you wonder why Polk went away from the passive radiators. Your St's have them, two no less, and they seem to have got it right with the low end on these. Granted they are arranged differently than what the old Polks used to be. Am looking forward to hearing your impressions after break-in!
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Mantis,
I must have been enroute to the USA when you started this thread bro. Nice speakers man. What do they sound like? How do they perform with bass? Any plans on a sub or ar e you using one already? Congrats bro, all you need now is that Oppo and we're in business
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Nice looking speakers Dan. Kind of makes you wonder why Polk went away from the passive radiators. Your St's have them, two no less, and they seem to have got it right with the low end on these. Granted they are arranged differently than what the old Polks used to be. Am looking forward to hearing your impressions after break-in!
BTW, isn't the person who started Definitive the one who used to work with Matthew Polk when they both started out?
His name is Sandy Gross. He worked at polk in the beginning. he then moved on to his own speaker line. The passive radiators you will find all over Def Tech's lines. They use them and use them well. All of my new speakers have them in a "racetrack" design.
Polk has made some fantastic speakers over the years. For the money you can't be mad at them.Dan
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Mantis,
I must have been enroute to the USA when you started this thread bro. Nice speakers man. What do they sound like? How do they perform with bass? Any plans on a sub or ar e you using one already? Congrats bro, all you need now is that Oppo and we're in business
How do they sound?? Well that is a wide open question I will try to answer. They now have probably 20 hours on them. They where on all day yesterday so many give or take a few hours. they are coming into there own.
At first I thought I made a mistake for music but I judged them alittle early. Right out the box they sounded good just not Dynaudio good. yesterday I let them play and lastnight we watched Resident Evil and RE 2. I was shocked on the theater performance and dynamic range. WOW man they rock for theater.
As far as a sub goes, I want to run them with there internal subs for now. It was part of my goal not to have a floor standing sub. So far so good , movie impact is sick Bro. They hit you in the chest and rattle my house. I love it. I have them tuned to the room but after a full break in I plan on retuning them.
I noticed on thing about them is that they are placement sensitive. When I was listening to music I had them to close together. They where about 7 feet apart and I sat 10 feet away . So the 3/4 rule don't work out so well with them. I found 8 feet to work better so far. I plan on spending a day with them and tweaking them until I get that perfect center image. I got it pretty good right now but I know I can make it better.
So sit tight and probably next weekend or so I will do my official review on them. So far man they are amazing theater speakers. Just totally awesome dude (in my surfer voice).
The oppo I will get. I installed one and loved every minute of it. I can push the open button and guess what? It opens. Something that simple yet puts a smile on my face. Built quality is average to good. It's nice looking to. The audio and video performance I really thought it was a good as anything I have used so far and installed. Nice player.Dan
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I had initially ordered a reference sub with my Mythos, but never took it out of the box. The two ST's up front really went low and added the impact I needed for home theatre use. This was with the gain set at the 11 o'clock position. During some movies (Pirates of the Carribbean during the cannon blasts) I found them not as full as I would ultimately want, same with certain music tracks, but those moments are about 5% of my listening and seems to vary. The odd thing is that during other movies with less bass or explosions, they surprise me with how much they rattle the entire house. One area I was surprised was with some of my concert DVD's, especially the acoustic versions, where the mythos system sounded far better than I anticipated. Great choice, Mantis, and I hope you keep playing with them until you are content.
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Wow great looking speakers.
