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Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures

I am putting together a new 2 channel system! I am looking for a new pair of speakers and my budget is around $7000. This thread has to deal only with the Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures!!!!!!  I have always been a fan of Totem Acoustic and love the Totem sound.  I have owned almost all their speakers except for the element series and the Forest Signatures. I have been trying to find reviews on the signatures but can't find anything useful so I am turning to the Audiogon crowd.

Has anyone demoed these or does anyone currently own a pair or owned a pair in the past that can give some useful insight? I don't listen to my music at high volumes and my music mainly consists of R&B from the 50's till now.

The speakers will be hooked up to the following - Hegel H360 integrated 
- Hegel Cdp4a CD player 
- Audioquest Wild Blue Yonder interconnects
- Audioquest Wild Wood speaker cable
- Audioquest Wel Signature power cables
- Shunyata MPC12A power conditioner but looking to upgrade to their new Denali series.
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scthom
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I’ve been a Forest owner for about ten years and have really enjoyed them. I’ve been looking for a pair of used cherry Signatures for the last few years, but without any luck. They are tough to find. I’m looking for a little more detail and resolution, particularly during dense musical passages. Currently I’m powering them with a Hegel h160. I’ve considered moving up to the h360. Since I can’t find any Signatures I thought that might get me closer to what I’m looking for. Can anyone describe what performance improvements they have had with a better, more powerful amp driving the Forests? Thanks
scthom
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Hi Ghosthouse,

Thanks so much for your input! I'm running Tidal/Roon through a Lumin D1 streamer with an upgraded power supply. It's connected to my Hegel with a Tellurium Q Black XLR cable. I have recent model Shunyata power cables with an older model Hydra 6. My speaker cables may be a weak link. They are Analysis Plus Oval Nines which are about 10 years old. I really liked the improvement when I added them to my system but they may be due for an upgrade. I've considered moving up to the Big Silver Ovals, bit was unsure about the synergy of the silver wire with the metal tweeter. Reviews say that they don't sound like a typical silver cable.

Thanks for the suggestion about the Cardas Parsecs, they were not on my radar. I may see if I can borrow a pair from the Cable Company.

Finally, I did remove the rear balls to change the rake of the speaker and I like the result. It seems to expand the sound stage.That's something that never occurred to me.
Thanks again for your suggestions.
scthom
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Hi Ghosthouse,

I’m going to borrow some speaker cables from the Cable Company. That seems like the best way to go.

Thanks
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