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Hyperion 938 or Defenitive Technology Mythos ST??

Anyone heard both? Which of these two would you prefer starting from a pure sound quality point?

Here's my story...
I'm a happy owner of the Hyperion 938 and was considering upgrading to the 968 flagship model. I contacted a dealer about this and he told me i could do better for less money by buying hte DefTech Mythos ST!?! Is he joking? I was a bit shocked when he told this as the Hyperion 938 allready got rave reviews and is very good Price/quality wise. How could a speaker for almost half the price be better?? I didn't found any direct comparisons from both speakers when i google for them.
Are the Mythos actually like the 938 soundwise but much better or just different in sound?
rcduck7

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rcduck7 OP
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I think it might be the dealer wanting to sell the deftechs or his own personal taste. However i got intrested a few years ago on the DefTech's and i will listen to them and if i like them i should ask to get a home audition of these speakers. It's just to risky buying these speakers and selling my Hyperions without getting a home audition. But i suspect they can't be compared to the high end speakers. I suspect it's just a designspeaker that is build in a way to be as good as a full range speaker i suppose. That might be a pleasant suprise for reviewers.
rcduck7 OP
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Thanks for your comment Kijanki.
Yes, hyperion 938's are a bit polite, allthough sound is allready good for easy listening at low volume i tend to go relatively loud to lose that relaxed sound.
I heard the Paradigms with a dealer (allthough in not very ideal conditions) and they were to bright for me on my amp, i loved Dynaudio and Spendor though. I was also suprised by cheap german speakers named Heco. Very good and Dynamic with Live recordings but maybe not very transparant.

But i'm in a fase that i'm experimenting with components and finetuning to make the sound even more to my liking on the Hyperions. I ditched my mains conditioner and instead use isolation transformers and wireworld mains cables which inproved the sound. The midrange of the Hyperions can be out of phase, so it might be good to try and reverse it (easy to do if you triwire). But do me a pleasure, since you face a similar dilemma on the Hyperions, go to the audiocicle forum, there is a dedicated hyperion 938 forum with lots of info.
rcduck7 OP
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My Hyperion 906 that i use as surrounds are also very bright, they have about the same sound as the 938 but are a bit more forward and with much emphasis on the highs.
But i found they sound rather very good when adding a resistor of about 5 to 8 ohm at the + terminal of the tweeter.
The amp then would have to work a little harder though.
I also use Rothwell in-line attenuators, which made the sound more analogue and less bright.
Maybe you should try something similair?
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