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5-channel home theater sound bar

Our Price: CAD $1,299.99


Stock Status: In Stock


Product Code: 735MYSSA50


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Enjoy 3D sound from this slender, room-friendly sound bar

Definitive Technology's Mythos SSA-50 gives you surprisingly three-dimensional home theatre sound when installing a complete five-speaker system isn't an option. Definitive's Spatial Array™ technology precisely controls which sounds are played by each of the nine drivers, creating the illusion that you are surrounded by five separate high-performance speakers. The result is a wide listening area with excellent performance to the sides, in which you can clearly pinpoint action happening to your left and to your right. The SSA-50 doesn't depend on bouncing sound off of your walls, unlike some sound bar speakers, so it works well in just about any room. And it's designed to perform equally as well with your favourite music as it does with your Hollywood blockbusters.

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High-tech speaker design produces detailed surround-like effects

The SSA-50 houses nine total drivers — five for the front soundstage and four to handle the rear channels. Three of those drivers have a pure aluminum dome tweeter mounted in front of the speaker cone, for extended highs that reveal nuance and shimmer without a trace of edginess. And Definitive's BDSS driver technology helps increase the tiny speakers' output without increasing the size of the enclosure. Connect it to a multi-channel receiver and you've got a simple, high-performance home theatre solution that's sure to impress.

Driver closeup

A behind the scenes look at the drivers
that go into the SSA-50's 3D sound.

Driver closeup

Definitive's BDSS technology helps these
speakers deliver exceptional sound.


Gorgeous aircraft-grade aluminum cabinet

The slim enclosure is made of stunning black hand-polished aluminum, and is sized to matched TVs with screens measuring 50" or larger. The SSA-50 can be wall mounted using the supplied mounting bracket, or placed on a shelf in front of your TV.

Add Definitive's ProSub800 subwoofer to get full-range sound that reaches down to 20 Hz.


BDSS drivers
 
Details:
   » frequency response 50-30,000 Hz
   » sensitivity 90 dB
   » 8-ohm impedance
   » handles up to 200 watts
   » Balanced Dual Surround System (BDSS) technology — places rubber surrounds on both the outer and inner edges of each speaker cone for greater, more precise motion resulting in exceptional clarity
   » three 4-1/2" BDSS drivers with axially aligned 1" pure aluminum domed tweeters
   » two 4-1/2" BDSS full-range drivers
   » four 3-1/4" full-range surround drivers
   » non-powered for use with a home theatre receiver
   » five pairs of 5-way binding posts
   » aircraft grade extruded aluminum cabinet
   » gloss black finish
   » includes wall mounting bracket and leveler feet
   » 46-3/16"W x 5-9/16"H x 4-1/8"D
   » warranty: 5 years

Average Customer Rating: Based on 3 Reviews.


 
Mythos on a Denon AVR1912 May-04-12
Reviewer: Josh from Sherwood, Oregon  
I have installed the SSA5-50 in our family room, 16ft wide by 22ft wide, and it sounds wonderful. Clear and crisp sound on the five channel configuration from the Denon AVR-1912; 90-watt per channel discrete amplifier. I typically run the bar at about -35 to -40 db depending in the source and is more than enough to fill the room. Bass is significantly lacking as expected, but is complimented very nicely with the pro-sub 800.  

During install I would recommend installing speaker wire to the binding posts first then attaching the mounting bracket. This will greatly ease installation due to the confined space around the binding posts.  

Additionally, I have a 47" LCD sitting above the soundbar and the looks are aesthetically pleasing, so feel confident in going with this over the SSA-42 despite a less than 50" TV. You never know when you will go bigger, but you will never go smaller on the TV.


 
Engineering Nightmare August-01-11
Reviewer: Jim from Kensington, MD  
Someday someone at Def Tech will have to explain the engineering nightmare they've created with their stupid mounting bracket for this speaker. I didn't question the brand, quality of speaker, or price. I wanted it and I bought it. I was prepared for the nightmare as I had done my due diligence reading others opinions about the bracket. When I finally was ready to install it, on a shelf not wall, i took the bracket out to my garage and chopped it up with my recip saw. By doing so I was able to use banana plugs and didn't compromise the bracket at all, at least for a shelf application. One would assume the the engineers at Def Tech would have figured this out and resolved it by now. Speaker-GREAT, Hardware-TERRIBLE!


 
February-08-11
Reviewer: SA from Nashville  
Nice sound, well made, provided best alternative to floor speaker system for our den.  Flaw with design of wall bracket (only if used as stabilizing stand without attachment to wall):  I choose to let soundbar sit below TV on shelf.  The included wall bracket (attaches to back of speaker) should be used with included "feet" to stabilize speaker at desired angle.  Unfortunately, if your speaker wire uses bannana plugs....you cannot use the bracket...won't fit / won't work.  Cut out for speaker wire not large enough in diameter to accomodate plugs.  To utilize bracket, on shelf, you will need something besides straight banna plugs on speaker wire.  Note, the space between speaker posts is extremely tight.

Very nice sound...all in all...nice speaker



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