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Sub recommendation for Totem Arro

Greetings,
Can folks recommend a subwoofer to be mated with a pair of Totem Arros? Room is 17x17ft. Will be used primarily for music (mostly jazz, classical, vocal, acoustic), but also for movies. Frequency range of the Arros is rated at 40HZ-20KHZ +-3dB.

I am not looking to shake the rafters. Rather, a sub that will effectively and cleanly extend the range of the Arros. A few options I am currently considering include:

(1) Totem Storm. The was recommended by Totem instead of the DreamCatcher sub that is usually included in their DreamCatcher HT speaker package.

(2) Totem Thunder. Recommended by a local AV dealer as being better for my system than the Storm. He suggested that, given the frequence range of the Arros, the sub needs to be able to reach towards 108HZ.

(3) A used B&W ASW675 that will go for around $500.00

(4) Other commonly suggested subs including Velodyne, AVS and SVS.

Thanks very much in advance for your suggestions.
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audiofeil
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>>Zieman,
Mind explaining why you feel The Storm is a good choice?<<

That's easy.

He sells them.
dwhitt
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you are wrong, i am retired , 91 years of age, but have probably listened to more equipment than you have even thought about, in saying...that good listening and totem are excellent , also, aerial, vandersteen, wilson, focal, era, and on and on,,,don't be offended audiofeil, you don't know it all ....dwhitt
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avrij
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i have a lightning/totem sub. this is the model previous to storm. used it with the arros, great match. i have it in mahagony if you are thinking of buying one, email me and i can let you know about it's looks and performance.
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headshrinker2 OP
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Had a diccussion with Vince, the owner of Totem last night. I posed my sub/Arro question to him and his recommendation was to go w/ Storm over Thunder. He explained that the Storm is a faster sub relative to Thunder, and consequently, a better match for the quick Arros. If wanted more sub volume in the room, he recommended two Storms.

BTW, Vince seemed like an unusually helpful and responsive fellow.
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