| |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
April-20-12 |
| Reviewer:
Steve
from New York, NY
|
|
First some back round info, This item was replacing two boston acoustics book shelf speakers. I felt this sound bar did not produce any mid to deep-mid base. There was no depth to the sound. That being said it did produce excellent hi notes. Excellent fit and finish, my wife loved the look of the speaker. I mainly use this for watching movies and tv. I couldn't live with it, so I did return to crutchfield with no problems, excellent customer service. I'm know using Definitive pro monitor 800's with the 1000 center channel. These are execellent sounding speakers. Hope this helps
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Excellent speaker |
February-24-12 |
| Reviewer:
Hunter
from Charleston, SC
|
|
My living room is prewired for 5.1, however its an odd shaped room and not very conducive to rear speaker placement... should have built a dedicated theater room.. oh well.. Anyway, the speaker is coupled to an NAD T747. It sounds amazing. I hear things in my music I didn't know were there before. I previously had a 5 channel set of DCM loudspeakers (3 way 10" woofer front speakers, bookshelf rears, DCM center channel). The sound is much richer, and crisper.. and I was pleased with the DCMs. Make no mistake... you need a good subwoofer as you can only ask so much of such a thin speaker. The speaker really shines in classical music and I've had several audiophiles shocked at the sound that the speaker setup produces.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Definitive Mythos XTR-SSA5 |
January-31-12 |
| Reviewer:
EdwardGrz
from Milton, GA
|
|
An excellent alternative to a full surround system if your space is limited. Very easy to set up and use and very good sound for a soundbar. You will definitely want to pair it with a subwoofer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
November-01-11 |
| Reviewer:
asz
from Los Angeles, CA
|
|
I was intending to replace my set of Polk bookshelf + center speakers for a single soundbar in order to save some space and improve the child-proofing of my living room.
I wasn't under any illusions that the soundbar would have as big a sound as my existing speakers ( Polk Rti4 + CSi6 + sub )... but man, the sound on the SSA5 was quite tinny and fell off significantly in the mid-range and was almost imperceptibly low on the low-end.
To be as fair as possible, I tried a number of different sources:
dvd - the speaker required a much higher volume setting to get an acceptable level of loudness. Even with the powered sub, the mid & low end was lacking.
A classical track of harpsichord was not as noticeably wimpy on first listen, but knowing how it sounded before again left me wanting more...
Finally a listen to a few pop tracks sealed the deal. My Bose Companion 2 speakers seem to have more mid and bass performance than this.
Perhaps the deck was a bit stacked to begin with, but I was only hoping to get a speaker that had a good wide performance, albeit smaller than my current setup.. unfortunately the gap was too wide and the idea of spending $1,000 for a speaker that sounds maybe 20% better than my TV speakers has me itching to get my RMA going.
If you don't have a discerning ear or need a super low profile soundbar, this might be ok for you - but definitely find a place to listen to it BEFORE you buy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
