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Totem Arro specs?

I should probably quit looking at speaker advertisements.  But I clicked on a pop up for the Totem Arro at TMR and the spec sheet seemed interesting to me.

The numbers that don't make sense to me are sensitivity 87 dB and 4 ohm impedance, BUT recommended power 20 to 80 wpc.  That doesn't seem to me like it should be a real easy load to drive, but they are suggesting they don't need much power?

Because I listen near field in a small room, what  truly intrigues me, however, is they have placement guidelines which are:  distance from rear wall 6" to 3', distance apart 2' to 12'.  

Can they really be that friendly and forgiving?

 

 

immatthewj
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Yeah that seems strange.  I don’t think using a higher-powered amp would be a problem and may help avoid clipping distortion with that load.  They may work 6” from the back wall but that doesn’t mean it’s at all optimal.  My experience with Totem is that they can throw off a very good 3D soundstage, but they need some space from the wall to breathe and fully open up and show what they can do.  Just my $0.02 FWIW.

viridian's avatar
viridian
5,056 posts
 

No, they are not suggesting that they dont need much power. They are suggesting that a 4.5" woofer is not capable of handling more power.

akg_ca's avatar
akg_ca
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i has the ARROs in a prior office system. Like all TOTEMs, they are power hungry speakers …They performed optimally for me with a high current 100 wpc integrated amp. It’s the “grunt” that matters …(amps) to drive them properly.

Best of breed partnering = SIMAUDIO. I ran them with an ARCAM FMJ A32 integrated amp that was close to the SIMAUDIO. 

And yes, they were positioned close to the back wall. 

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simao
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I had these for awhile and enjoyed them. Powered by an ARC VS-110. Listening spot about 5 feet from speakers. The ARC put out about 46 db into 8 ohms and the Arros loved it. 

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