reference 3a is an awesome speaker and can be driven with very low power. in many (not all) it is equally enjoyable as the totem mani-2's...i auditioned them one after the other although in diferent systems, despite costing twice as much i couldn't say the mani's were uncategorically better at all...
the reference 3a definately sounds better with tube amps...i heard it with an 8 watt amp and it could play very loud.
Totems (with the exception of the forest) tend to need a lot of power to come alive...think 100w solid state.
the reference 3a definately sounds better with tube amps...i heard it with an 8 watt amp and it could play very loud.
Totems (with the exception of the forest) tend to need a lot of power to come alive...think 100w solid state.