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I need a good looking and good sounding speaker ....

I currently moved to a different apartment and my stereo system and TV are in the middle of my living room. 
My Aerial 10Ts are 25 years old and while they still sound great - they really at this point do not look very good.
I also have an Aerial CC3 center channel which looks OK but is quite big and bulky...

I live in a Manhattan apartment and have ppl below me and above me - 

Anyway - I am considering the following speakers:

- Sonus Faber Nova 2 - look and sound great - not cheap
- Sonus Faber Nova 3 - look and sound even better - not sure I need the extra bass - expensive
- Totem Tribe Tower - in black they look OK - surprisingly sound very good for their size - won't break the bank to buy them
- Aerial 7s - look great - never heard them - was thinking of trying another brand after having Aerial for 25 years.

Any opinions if in a small space in Manhattan - the Nova 3 would be an overkill ?

I have decent electronics - ARC LS25 mkii - Pass Labs X250.8 amp - and a new Marantz receiever for home theater.

Steve


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pianosteve22 OP
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thanks for everyone responses ..... but my question is really about about the totem tribe towers .... Anyone hear or own these speakers ?

Steve
jgross36
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Hi, am also in a Manhattan apartment and own the Tribe Towers.  I've been very happy with them; I use a Primare I25 integrated as my source.They sound great at reasonable volumes, but a few times I've gone louder with no neighbor complaints .  .and at the end, I just want to focus on the music, which the Tribes enable.  As a side note (and of course subjective) but their aesthetics are fantastic --sculptural and modern but they don't dominate the room either.  (I have them in the white gloss).
snips98
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Ohm Walsh 2000, oak or cherry. You can thank me later.
celtic66
1,654 posts
 
Penaudio fill the bill.  Just sold my Cenya pair only because I’ve an embarrassment of audio riches and needed to pare down.  They are gorgeous in all ways. 
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