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Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-42 Collection review

We audition a US-made soundbar that promises to 'bend' sound

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-10-11October 11th 2009

Price at launch £1,648.00
Front Speaker Dimensions 1016 x 105 x 105
Front Speaker Drive Units Three 3-1/4" (8.3 cm) BDSS High-output drivers with coincident array 3/4" (20 mm) ferro-magnetic fluid damped pure aluminum dome tweeter; Two 3-1/4" (8.3 cm) BDSS High-output full-range drivers; Four 3" (7.6 cm) full-range high-output surround drivers with butyl rubber surrounds
Front Speaker Enclosure Type Sound bar
Front Speaker Frequency Response 60Hz - 30kHz
Front Speaker Sensitivity 89dB
Front Speaker Weight 9.07
Impedance (Ohm) 8
Subwoofer Dimensions 260 x 260 x 260
Subwoofer Drive Units One 7-1/2" long-throw driver to two 7-1/2" pressure-driven infrasonic bass radiators
Subwoofer Power 650
Subwoofer Weight 17.2

Product Summary

Mythos SSA-42 Collection

Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-42 Collection

Price at launch

£1,648.00

For

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Compact and convenient design

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Potent subwoofer

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Deep and well-projected soundfield

Against

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LF isn't super-low

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Doesn't quite reach behind convincingly

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