- Five discrete channels from one superb speaker.
- Ultra slim design only 1 5/8 perfect for Ultra Slim TV.
- The dynamic punch wide frequency range and broad dispersion of full size speakers.
- Ten anodized aluminum dome xtdd drivers and three pure aluminum dome tweeters.
Product Description
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Definitive Technology mythos xtr-ssa5 Ultra slim surround bar, 2
each three and a half inch aluminum dome drivers in a BIPOLAR
array.
From the Manufacturer
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Ultra-shallow TVs are the hottest category in TVs today. People
love their space-saving qualities and elegant design. But it
comes at a high cost: significantly poorer sound quality. The
speakers in these ultra-thin TVs are small and poorly
placed--usually on the bottom or on the back of the set, not even
facing the listener. The result is sound that is good enough for
news broadcasts but far from what is acceptable for sports,
movies, and action/adventure programming. Imagine the letdown
when you return home after seeing blockbuster movie in a Dolby
Digital cinema and turn on your TV to watch a DVD with cheap
2-inch speakers providing the sound.
Delivers clarity, dynamic impact, and life-like realism while
matching the slim styling of HDTVs
Spatial Array technology brings you enveloping surround sound
without the bother of rear ed speakers
Slim profile, clean modern styling, and sound quality equivalent
to full-size speakers
Ten active XTDD drivers are combined with 3 hyper-definition Pure
Aluminum Dome Tweeters. View larger
In order to equal the total high-impact and sound
experience that high definition digital sources are capable of
delivering, a great TV deserves a great component audio system.
And the only component loudspeakers that can deliver clarity,
dynamic impact, and life-like realism while matching the slim
styling of new generation TVs are the Definitive XTR series.
The Future Has Arrived
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Science fiction films have long featured impossibly thin video
screens ed on walls or floating in air. While the
floating-in-air technology might be some time off, super-shallow
video screens are here now. TVs less than 2 inches thick are in
stores now and more are on their way. If you have an ultra-thin
TV, you're going to want to use speakers that can match that slim
profile while still sounding great.
Definitive Technology answered the need for ultra-shallow
high-performance loudspeakers to match the latest ultra-thin TVs
with the critically accled Mythos XTR Series speakers. Their
slim profile (only 1-5/8" deep), clean modern styling, and sound
quality equivalent to full-size speakers made the XTR series an
instant hit with audio critics and home theater enthusiasts. Now
Definitive offers the three-channel XTR-SSA5 L/C/R loudspeaker.
Mythos XTR-SSA5: The Perfectly Thin Surround Solution
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If you want all the thrills of five-channel surround sound
without the need for separate rear speakers, Definitive
Technology has the solution: the XTR-SSA5. The SSA5 incorporates
Spatial Array, a patented technology that optimizes the spatial
presentation of five channels to create the illusion that you are
surrounded by five separate high performance speakers. Enjoying a
superb sounding audiophile-grade surround experience has never
been more convenient. Simply connect an SSA5 to any multichannel
receiver and powered subwoofer to enjoy enveloping surround sound
without the bother of running wires and finding locations for
rear speakers. SSA technology uses complex directional cues to
completely free the sound from the box and convince your ears and
brain that you are surrounded by great-sounding Definitive
loudspeakers. Since SSA does not depend on bouncing sound off
walls, it works in virtually any room and setup configuration.
With SSA5 technology, you'll get big, lifelike, three-dimensional
imaging from all multi-channel sources.
Revolutionary XTDD Technology Drivers
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The secret to the SSA5's extraordinary performance is
Definitive's patent-pending XTDD technology anodized Aluminum
dome driver. Using state-of-the-art computer modeling and decades
of speaker design experience, Definitive engineers eliminated
every bit of wasted space, optimized every part and maximized the
moving surface area of a dynamic driver to shrink it down to an
impossibly compact dimension without giving up
ultra-high-performance audio fidelity. The XTDD driver has the
kind of dynamic punch, wide frequency range, and broad dispersion
that flat vibrating membrane panel-type speakers simply cannot
match.
Ten active XTDD drivers are combined with three of the same
hyper-definition Pure Aluminum Dome Tweeter found in Definitive's
award-winning state-of-the-art Mythos ST SuperTower. The total
effect is the kind of clarity, dynamic range, and extended
response that one would expect from a premium-priced normal-sized
speaker. Your friends and family will be agog with amazement when
they hear the huge rich sound that comes out of the wafer-thin
XTR-SSA5.
Aircraft-Grade Aluminum Enclosure Saves Space and Improves
Performance
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Like the entire Mythos Series, the XTR-SSA models are fabricated
from aircraft-grade extruded aluminum styled to perfectly match
today's ultra-shallow flat panel TVs. The gloss black finish has
been hand polished to a beautiful pearlescent sheen. But there's
more than beauty at work, the enclosure is an integral part of
the astounding performance. By specially shaping the enclosure
and incorporating stiffing ribs and channels, we've made the
space-efficient aluminum extrusion 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 ket 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.
And everyone knows that a cool driver is a happy, reliable
driver.
Ultimate Placement Versatility
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The XTR-SSA5 comes supplied with everything you need to place it
wherever you want to use it--it can be ed to either a wall
or a TV bracket accessory speaker arm with the supplied wall
bracket. For shelf-ing in front of or below the TV,
the SSA5 comes with clever adjustable feet that can raise the
speaker over the TV's protruding shelf stand. It can also be
placed on a shelf below the TV and angled up towards your ears
via the supplied shelf supports.
Technical Specifications
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* Dimensions: 45" L x 1-5/8" D x 5-1/4" H (114.3cm L x 4cm D x
13.2cm H)
* Driver Complement: 10 x 3-1/2" (90mm) XTDD dome mid/bass
drivers, 3 x 1" (25mm) Pure Aluminum Dome Tweeters
* Frequency Response: 60Hz - 30kHz
* Sensitivity: 90dB
* Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms