If you liked the Totem speakers sound then try to audition Dynaudio. I suspect that Totem Forest may use a copy of one of Dynaudio's drivers. Remember imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and Totem had great success using Dynaudio high quality drivers (Totem One).
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I have an aging pair of Totem Forests. They have been wonderful speakers. If I were to upgrade, I need to keep the dimensions reasonably similar: 34-38" tall by 10-14" deep by 8-12" wide. I'm largely stereo music (all types) but speakers will also be used for TV/Blu-Ray. Thanks in advance for your recommendations. Price range is $5000 - $8000.
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Hi Shadorne -- I read you many helpful posts with great interest, and thanks for the response. Well, your recommendation was right in line with my thinking -- in fact I have some very good experience with Dynaudio monitors in live sound and they were one of the first places I looked -- but the problem with their loudspeakers is none of them fit the dimensions that I specified above. So far, I've come up with Coincident Partial Eclipse and Wilson Benesch Curves. Both very hard to audition due limited dealers... |
with your budget I'd say check out the Devore Nines right at your max height requirement. The Nines.... Frequency Response:29Hz -40kHz Sensitivity: 90.5dB/W/M Impendence: 8 ohms Dimensions: 38"Hx8.5"Wx14.5"D about $6500US the Super 8s are shorter and less deep... Frequency Response:36Hz -40kHz Sensitivity: 90dB/W/M Impendence: 8 ohms Dimensions: 34"Hx8.125"Wx12"D about $4500US http://www.devorefidelity.com/gibbons.html BTW, I use my Super 8s for 2 channel music and as part of a 5.1 HT. Sounds great. havent heard the Forests though, so can't compare. But the totems appear to be less expensive. good luck. |