Definitive Technology Mythos Gem Home Theater Speaker System
Coincidence struck when Disney released The Incredibles on DVD
the same week Definitive Technology sent me its Mythos Gem home
theater speaker system. I sought a soundtrack that would
determine if the Mythos Gems were superheroes or just retiring
speakers leading a bland existence. The Incredibles, which is
THX-certified, punched, stomped, beat, kicked, pummeled, and
detonated the Gems, but this stylishly diminutive
subwoofer/satellite system met the challenge with poise.  Def
Tech has wedged the $2,048 Mythos Gem system between a plethora
of smaller sub/sat systems and larger, floor-standing systems in
its lineup. The Gem joins the company's full-size Mythos
offerings, which are designed to mate cosmetically with flat-
panel TVs (reviewed in "Speaker, Speaker on the Wall," January
2004).  The Gem satellites, used here for both the left/right
front and surround channels, are about the size of a standard
loaf of white bread. Their contoured, brushed-