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So far have Definitive Mythos Ones and need help choosing other parts of home theater

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shekhat

Discussion Starter · Jun 17, 2008

Hi Everybody,

I am a newbie and I hope this is the right place to post this question. I currently have a pair of the Definitive Mythos Ones and that is all. I wanted to know what you guys would recommend in terms of getting a receiver that won't cost me an arm and a leg. I am looking primarily to use it as a home theater. I know some people are recommending the Onkyo TX-NR905, but that is a little steep for my current budget. Cheapest I can find it is on ebay for 1399 shipped. My budget is in the 700-800 max range. I am really getting some information overload by trying to search through all the threads. Please help.

Current setup:

Front: Definitive Mythos Ones x 2

Rear: None

Center: None...was thinking Mythos Three

Sub: None

Receiver: None

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justthinking

· #2 · Jun 17, 2008

Here is the list of receivers that fits your budget & has lots of discussion on the forum, which should help you narrow down to the right choice..

Onkyo TX-SR805, Denon AVR-2808CI, Yamaha RX-V1800, Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH

As far as speakers, since you already have the Mythos Ones, why don't you go w/ Def Tech for the rest of the setup? (except for the subwoofer, you can do better w/ same budget)

For subwoofer, it all depend on your room size and your budget...

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shekhat

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 17, 2008

thanks for the info just thinking...i will check those receivers out...it seems like the pioneer is getting good press. would you recommend a eD a2-300 for the sub or something by velodyne? thanks again

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justthinking

· #4 · Jun 17, 2008

shekhat, what's your room dimension?

eD a2-300 is a good sub, assuming you don't have room that's larger than 2,500 cubic ft. or w/ large opening into other part of the house..

other subs to consider..Hsu VTF2 MK3, Hsu VTF3 MK2, Outlaw LFM-1 Plus..

If you don't mind used gear and you can wait a bit, you can monitor the listings at audiogon, w/ luck, you can actually get better gear at great price..

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shekhat

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jun 17, 2008

hey justhinking, room is a little less than 1800 square feet. Room size is probably

15 x 20 with really tall ceilings...about 20-30 feet. Thanks again...will rep

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justthinking

· #6 · Jun 17, 2008

shekhat, you have a quite large room...you are looking at about 6,000 cubic ft. of space to fill...

For a room w/ tall ceilings, I don't think a2-300 will be able to get the job done...

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shekhat

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 17, 2008

yikes you are right...definitely didn't factor in the ceilings. Hmmm....does this mean that I will have to spend a lot to get a decent sub for the space.

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shekhat

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 20, 2008

A little update:

Front: Myhtos One

Center: Mythos 3

Rear: None

Sub: None

Receiver: Onkyo sr805

Any recommendations for the rear and sub?

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ymarker

· #9 · Jun 20, 2008

OP - just curious as to why the Mythos one VS their super tower. I'm asking since I'd like to pick up some def techs at some point.

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shekhat

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 20, 2008

Hey ymarker, I really don't know the answer to that. Of course the ST would be a much better choice for front speakers but at this point, since I am a newbie, I think that the Mythos Ones were a great choice for an initial speaker purchase. In many of the threads I have read people have started off the same way. The Mythos Ones are a superb speaker and if you decide to upgrade to the ST's in the future you can put these Ones as your rear set. I have seen many people set up there system as such. Hope that answers your question. Plus I got the Ones for $850. There is a seller on ebay selling it for 1099 and I used the Microsoft Live.com cash back trick to get 35% off up to $250 dollars.

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