baroque_lover
Responses from baroque_lover
| Need to replace my Totem Acoustic Arros Naim Supernait. I also listened to it in an Ayre integrated. I will be looking to match it with either a Lavardin or Jadis integrated, possibly Sugden. | |
| Need to replace my Totem Acoustic Arros thanks guys,I listened to the Harbeth HL Compact 7ES-3 today and I was BLOWN away by the sheer musicality it provided. Organic to the core. I might have found my perfect loudspeaker! | |
| Totem Forest or Mani-2 signature? Zieman,lol, sorry...I meant that toward Stricken. | |
| Totem Forest or Mani-2 signature? Zieman, I sell Totem and I can assure you that the only speaker in the Totem lineup that uses a Hi-Vi driver is the Forest. The Model One, The One, Winds, Mani-2 all use custom Dynaudio drivers that are further modified in house. | |
| A Perennial Debate For Which I Seek Help I am glad this point has been brought up. After years of equipment swapping and cable testing I have come to the conclusion that most audiophile cables are overpriced and superfluous.For example, Totems design team utilizes14-gauge multi strand... | |
| sweetest sounding ss integrated Lavardin | |
| How much power is to much power? Dave,It is unwise to postulate. Then again, how else could someone justify their $9,000-1000wattperchannel-superintegratedamplfiier? Vette93, The speakers in question were the Totem Acoustic Forest.I will reiterate: power is overrated and there is... | |
| How much power is to much power? I think power is overrated in most situations. It is not necessary to have 1000 watt monoblocks to achieve good [or great] sound. The Lavardin IT, rated at a modest 50 watts per channel in integrated form has sounded more organized and compose... | |
| About your music collection I am the opposite. I only buy artists that I absolutely love. I never buy before listening to the CDmost of the times I listen to samples for several days and only then, if I dont lose interest, do I buy. I might only add 2-3 new albums to my ... | |
| Totem I have to disagree with Rumadian on 'The One' not being a budget component. Yes, it was not designed with that in mind. It was however designed with no expense in mind. At its price point I don't think 'anything' can touch it. I even prefer the so... | |
| CD player NOT made in China under $1,000? To me it matters. QC, ethics and a sprinkle of romance all come into play when I buy 'stuff'. | |
| Hobbies other than Audiophiliac? History & Classics (will be doing my MA next fall)Brazilian Jiu-JitsuWriting (creative non-fiction to screenwriting)PenmanshipWineEspresso (E-61 Quickmill Anita/Mazzer Mini)Cooking (French & Central European type)Horology (mechanical and a... | |
| Is it really the system? For now I am content. I’m 23, and will be going to grad school next year. I still want to travel and accomplish other goals in life. My humble Totem Arro speakers in my apartment dwelling satisfy all my inner urges for now. It allows me to focus a... | |
| Totem Arro Vs. Sttaf To the individual who claimed the Arro's bass is not integrated I have to question what source and placement of speakers. I owned the Arro's and am possibly moving back to them within the next couple weeks (after owning the Mani's Sigs and Forests... | |
| forests single wired? As a totem owner and former seller, Bi-wire them. The difference is worth it. |