center channel speakers - Martin Logan vs Definitive Technology?


Howdy!

I have an extremely restrictive space in my cabinet to put a center channel speaker...6 inches tall and 22 wide. the height is a killer as almost all of the speakers I have found that I may want to use are 7 inches or taller.

And then I finally found the Revel c10 and it's exactly 1 inch too wide.. :(

Anyway, after extensive looking the two most likely candidates I have found that will work are:

Martin Logan Motion 8i
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_839MO8IB/MartinLogan-Motion-8i.html

Definitive Technology Mythos Seven
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_735MYTH7/Definitive-Technology-Mythos-Seven.html?tp=191&awcp=1t2&a...

Does anyone have any particular comments/impressions on either of these? I am going to go out and try them if I can find them in local stores but thought I would see if anyone has had any experience with them.

Thanks!

babyseaotter99

I don't know that anybody here has experience with these specific items.  Logic tells me that the Martin Logan may be better sound quality.  The ribbon tweeter on the ML will probably be sweeter/nicer than the aluminum dome tweeter on the Def Tech.  Aluminum dome at this price point could be somewhat bright/harsh.

On the other hand, the Def Tech has an aluminum cabinet, which -could- resist cabinet resonance better.


The center channel should match the L&R. If the matching center channel to your L&R is too large, you should at least use something from the same company.