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Overview: The
Definitive Technology Mythos XTR-40 loudspeaker offers maximum versatility for
your home theater and flat-panel entertainment system (perfect size for 32"-46" TV); it can be used as an on-wall
or shelf-mounted Front, Center, and Surround speaker. The Mythos XTR-40
features a high-gloss aircraft-grade extruded aluminum enclosure with
proprietary damping technologies to ensure total rigidity and perfectly accurate
sound. It also features two 3-1/2" XTDD anodized aluminum mid/bass drivers
pressure-coupled to two 3-1/2" dome low-bass radiators, and a 1" (25mm)
pure aluminum dome tweeter with an acoustically contoured faceplate for
excellent high frequency extension, detail, and natural smoothness.
Driver Technology
Enclosure Design
Connections
Mounting Options
Driver Technology
Pure Aluminum Dome Tweeter: The center-mounted 1" tweeter is
the same hyper-definition pure aluminum dome tweeter found in Definitive's
award-winning state-of-the-art Mythos ST SuperTower. The pure aluminum dome
tweeter provides clarity, dynamic range, and extended high-frequency response.
XTDD Technology Drivers: The Definitive Technology Mythos
XTR-40 loudspeaker utilizes Definitive's patent-pending XTDD technology anodized
aluminum dome drivers for extraordinary performance. Using state-of-the-art
computer modeling and decades of speaker design experience, Definitive engineers
eliminated every inch of wasted space, optimized every part, and maximized the
moving surface area of a dynamic driver to shrink it down to a very compact
dimension without giving up ultra high performance audio fidelity. The XTDD
drivers provide dynamic punch, a wide frequency range, and broad dispersion that
flat vibrating membrane panel-type speakers simply cannot match.
Pressure Coupled Design: To extend and deepen the bass
response of such a thin speaker, the two 3.5" XTDD drivers are pressure coupled
to two
anodized aluminum dome bass radiators.
Enclosure Design
Ultra-Thin Aluminum Enclosure: The Definitive Technology
Mythos XTR-40 features an ultra-thin (1.5" deep) aircraft-grade aluminum cabinet that fits today's flat-panel televisions perfectly.
By specially shaping the enclosure and incorporating stiffing ribs and channels,
Definitive made the space-efficient extruded aluminum enclosure ultra-rigid and
resonance-free. The magnets of the XTDD drivers protrude through the rear wall
of the enclosure to further minimize depth. A thermally conductive gasket seals
the enclosure/magnet interface and transfers heat from the driver's rare-earth
magnet to the enclosure, making the whole enclosure a giant heat dissipater.
Magnetic Grille: The Mythos XTR-40 LCR speaker features a
black cloth magnetic grille which easily attaches and detaches from the speaker.
Connections
Speaker Terminals: The Mythos XTR-40 is equipped with a
plug-in C-clamp speaker terminal to attach your receiver's speaker wire
(up to 14 AWG).
Mounting Options
Applications: The Mythos XTR-40 can be used as left & right
main, center, and surround speakers in your home theater audio system. The
Mythos XTR-40 can be mounted on the wall vertically or horizontally as a left & right main speaker, center speaker, or surround speaker. It can also be placed on a tabletop horizontally.
Tabletop Placement: The Mythos XTR-40 can be placed horizontally on a
table or shelf using the supplied feet-stabilizers. The feet-stabilizers screw
into the 1/4"-20 threaded inserts on the back of the speaker's enclosure.
Note: The XTR-40 does not allow for vertical tabletop placement.
Wall Mounting: The Definitive Technology Mythos XTR-40 can
be mounted directly to the wall using the two key-hole slots on the back of the
enclosure and the included wall-mount bracket (mounting screws sold separately).
The Mythos loudspeaker can be mounted on the wall horizontally or
vertically. The speaker measures 1.5625" deep with the wall-mount bracket
attached.
Note: A horizontal and vertical template is supplied to
help with installation.
