KEF R3 or Totem Signature One


Hi folks,

Looking to purchase bookshelf speakers for a smaller room and have narrowed it down to the KEF R3 and the Totem Signature One as I can get a pretty decent deal on both. I'm very familiar with Totem as I've owned the Hawk (twice) and Forest. What can I expect from the R3? Looking specifically at bookshelf speakers and powering with an Arcam SA20 integrated. Room is 12X15 with 10' ceilings. Will either or both of these over pressurize the room? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Showing 1 response by rongvk

Hi all. Thought I'd chime in on this. I have Totem Sky's in a little bit larger room (18 x 21) but lower 8' ceilings. Running an NAD T-758 to the Sky's, a Totem Tribe In-wall for my center, REL sub, and NHT in-walls for rear/surround. For music I'm streaming (Qobuz, Amazon Music, Radio Paradise and whatever CD's I've ripped onto my Vault). The Totems are on 'floating' shelves. So far, I've found the Totems to have the most open and natural sound I've heard. I probably don't play them loud enough to 'over pressurize' the room though. I would just suggest that if the Signature Ones are even better performers than the Skys, I can't imagine you not being satisfied with their performance. Wondering what effect you would be hearing if they were over pressurizing the room?