Definitive Technology Mythos Series Thread - Page 18

DT makes excellent in ceiling speakers, I would explore that option.

Finally installed my setup:
Mythos 2(rt/lt)
Mythos 3(center)
Mythos GEM XL's(surround)
SC 1(sub)

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Last weekend I picked up a pair of Ones, a 10 for the center and some gem xls for the rear. How much distance can the center be from the TV? I'm out of town this week and have not set them up yet so no pictures yet.

I don't think I can convince the wife to let the Mytho Ten sit between the actual face of the TV and the stand (the TV is a Samsung 52" LCD)
So the only other place is about 12-16 inches above the top of the TV. I should be able to angle it down to the listening area some.

My old bose center speaker I had directly on top of my TV...when upgrading to LCD TV and Mythos 8 front.... the speaker would not set on the top of the LCD and is about 6" above the tv and it realy feels disconnected. I think after being use to it directly on top on the TV I got use to it...now I am trying to devise a way to get it back on top. So I am a believer that it needs to be as close to the screen as possible. Keeping the wife happy is important....mine really like the small bose sats and I found the Mythos line and started by convincing her we could use the Mythos GEMs for frounts...but when I went in to pick them up....low and behold they had Mythos 1's on sale...can't pass on a sale.

That is the best place, but I don't think it can be done with all TV's without blocking the view. It works perfectly for me, though, with my Three and Pioneer PDP-5080. Mythos centers fit there better than most because of their slim cabinet.

I have a Mythos Ten for my center. I mounted mine about 1 inch below my Elite kuro. When I mounted it on the wall , I used rubber gromets between the wall and the flush mount that comes with the Mythos Ten. The rubber gromets I used were about 2 inches long on the bottom two holes and about 1.75 inches long on the top two holes. This brought the speaker out from the wall to the same distance as the plasma and had it pointing very slightly upwards. If you wall mounted yours using two different size rubber gromets with a larger difference in length than me, lets say .75 inch on the bottom and 2 inch on the top, it should point it towards your listening position nicely.

Is this a preferred method? I have my 10 in route and plan on putting my center below my panni on my stereo cabinet which sits about 3-4 inches from the wall.
But when money allows, I hope to get two more for the fronts if I don't get floor standing. When I wall mount them, would I need to do this or this is just for the center, or again, is this method a preferred one for wall mounting?

I have my center channel Ten attached to my articulating wall mount. It is an accessory for the Sanus Mount that brings it flush beneath my Kuro 151. This works great. As I tilt or pan the display the center is always lined up in the sweet spot.

It's rock solid as if it were welded together. However, moving the display away from the wall and panning takes a little more effort, especially to be sure not to touch the screen or smudge the bezel.

Pictures.
I have several 35 mm cameras with many lenses etc. but I don't have a digitalyet. I have to pick one up. My cell phone doesn't even have a camera. The only digital camera I have is the one in my Mac Book but I'm not about to try that. Soon I'll get oneI love seeing others photos too. I like the first page of your thread with the links. By the way, where's the link to your pictures?

Just got some Aluminum Mythos Two as place holders for my ST's that I should have by July. I have a 141 now, so I needed something. I'll be selling them soon afterwards, but they sure do sound nice.

Well i deceided to go with the nines L/C/R to go with my gem side surrounds. Ordered the today from an authorized online dealer. Awesome price and free shipping. should be here in a couple days. Thanks to everyone who shares their knowldege here. now just have to wait for the pb13-ultra. I knoticed svs has stoped their free shipping. Crap...that's an extra $100

I'll keep an eye out for this one :P. I have been looking in the classifieds here, audiogon, etc and never seem to find any Mythos Two up for sale. I'm looking for a pair in black though but we'll see.

I'll keep you mind. We don't live too far from each other.

Can anyone recommend a speaker mount for the Ten? Will the ProMount 90 work?

The new 10 I just installed yesterday has a mount included. While I did'nt mount it to the wall you need to use the mount for the angle adjustment leg.

CH

The problem is I use banana plugs, so the mount it comes with won't allow for the added depth.

I thought I've seen "Right-Angle" banana plugs pr something similar. Or cut them off and use the old righty-tighty lefty-loosie regular wire method.

CH

Hey Movieman

Just a suggestion..when I was looking at Def Techs..I assumed they would only be sold for msrp since there was a select few dealers. But when I was ready to pull the string I asked the salesman if he could give a deal if I bought the whole setup. He says it never hurts to ask? I just looked at him and smiled...ended up getting them for about 30% off. hmmm that might get you close to a decent id sub.

Just got my Gems and my Mythos 10 center is in route.

What are the best connectors folks are using? Banana, 90 degree connectors? What else is out there?

Thanks.

That is what I might have to do. And since I'm installing a Ten, then going vertical will be less of an issue. I was just trying to avoid more holes.

I'm glad I have the skills to covers holes, because the apartment management might have a heart attack.

I have a question on the BP7000 series hook up.

My rec. has 7.1 low level outputs and I have seperate amps. Can I take the low level output to the right and left and attach y connects then run one to the amp and one to the sub connector on the BP7000? I'm not much of a fan of geting normal bass and lfe bass out of the high level. I've found the low level input to be much clearer.

I don't see this type of a setup in the manual...thoughts?

You might want to ask this in the "regular" DefTech owners thread. This one is directed to Mythos owners. I will submit that you have the opposite view of most of the posters there, though, who seem to favor the high level connection.

That said, the setup that you mention probably isn't in the manual because it is so unconventional and I don't think DefTech would recommend it. If you set your BP7000's to Large in the AVR, you'll wind up duplicating your bass signal, resulting in an artificially boosted output (might as well just crank up the amp). If you set them to Small, you'd have to use your LFE output anyway.

Why not just connect a "Y" connector to your LFE output and feed your BP7000's from it? You'd still set the AVR to Large for them and run your high level connections to your BP7000's to achieve a full range output on L/R signals. This is DefTech's recommended approach. Or, if you don't want to use the high level input for any bass, set the AVR to Small for your BP7000's, which will transfer all the bass below your selected crossover point to the LFE output and avoid sending any through the high level connection.