Totem winds driven by Sony 5500ES


Considering setting up a 5.1 home theater system based around the Totem Winds plus Forest, Model 1 signature center & Thunder subwoofer, all driven by a Sony STR-DA-5500ES. Will the amp be up to the job? Will the result be sonically acceptable or I will be wasting my money? None of the items yet purchased but would be impossible to demo them in a single UK shop.

Thanking you in advance.
purplesillas

Showing 1 response by blindjim

The Sony will drive them for sure. how well or at what levels is another thing altogether and depends on you & your room. If the sub is active (self powered) the Sony will be driving oonly 5 spkrs. Predominately the front 3 much of the time..

if nothing has been bought yet your 'window' is wide open still and you should look at some of the HT systems here, and reviews to get a little better feel for what is needed.

You must have liked the Winds though already I suspect from a likely dealer listen. Were I to own the Winds, given their price tag and impeadence ratings, I'd want to ensure they would never clip so I'd soon add an outboard amp for them exclusively. In the interim.... I'd be very stingy with the vol knob.

The Winds not only will need power they need space too from what the Totem website says.