Plinius 9100 or Simaudio Moon i5 for Totem Hawks?

Imho the plinius is not even close to the sim or to the krell. I have always been mystified about the adoration of the plinius, but I have had very good success with both krell and sim with arro's, mani 2 and staffs.

I have a Plinius 9200 I don't need any more. Email me if you are interested.

Hi Emster. Thanks for your input. What were the Plinius and Simaudio models that you compared, and what differences did you hear that made you prefer the Plinius? Thanks again.

I have not heard both, but have the I-5 with a pair of totem hawks in a NYC apartment, and love what I hear. I use a Sim Nova as a source. I have a large living room, about 300 sq feet, and have no problem driving the hawks with the I-5. I do not necessarily blast my music very loud, but at 80-85db, I'm at like "30" max, on the 0-50 Sim I-5 volume control.

From what I have read, the Sim's and Plinius's are both recommended by Totem. The sim is fast, neutral-ish, and has snappy sound. I have not heard the Plinius, but have read that they are warm-ish, lush, full-bodied. I'm sure that there's a wine-like analogy between the two.

Good luck

FWIW, I just picked up a nice used I-5, and partnered it with my old Totem Sttafs. A very happy union indeed. I would only expect the Hawks to sound that much better.
-paul-