Mythos SSA-50

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 horizontally.

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 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 do not currently own a flat panel TV, Definitive declined my suggestion to send along a matching plasma TV so it 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.

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 that big flat panel TV that I didn�t get) or set it on top of a large rear-projection display or shelf.