rbstehno
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| Replacing Forests??? imo, you are worried about something that you shouldn't. if you have the right electronics with any of the totem speakers you have been auditionng, you don't need to worry about blowing woofers. if you team up a smaller amp to drive these totem sp... | |
| Speakers made for close placement to front walls totem arros perform well close to the back wall. | |
| Replacing Forests??? i have also owned many pairs of totems, arros, model 1's, and currently have a the mani 2's for my audio room and their in-walls for my den. it is a shame that the forests didn't work out for you. if you had a larger amp, i would recommend the man... | |
| What do I need to use my PC as a music server kennyt, i was looking at the airport express and i was told at the MAC store that it would only work with macintosh computers. for my pc, i use a usb DAC setup that plugs into my jolida tube amp. i was using wireless transmission for a while and h... | |
| what is the REAL deal with DK charlie 101, if you are going to compare amps to the dk, why don't you compare apples to apples. most of the amps you listed cost up to twice what the dk cost. a lot of those amps you listed have quite a bit less power than the dk. if i would put ... | |
| what is the REAL deal with DK i sold some nice seperates and auditioned other amps (mac and classe) and ended up buying the dk mkII amp to drive my totem mani 2's. when people hear the amp, they like the sound. they did have some wierd marketing tactics early on and alot of pe... | |
| best amp / amps to drive totem mani-2's i used to have a pair of odyssey monoblocks with a classe 47.5 preamp to drive my mani 2's. i have also tried the classe ca-200 and mac 352 amps with the classe preamp. good sound. i owned the mac ma-6500 but didn't have the power to drive the man... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio & Red Dragon Audio i agree, very nice setup. | |
| A few impressions from the CES/THE Shows i liked THE SHOW this year. not too crowded and some very nice equipment. i was impressed with: Totem (of coarse), vmps room, audio research/wilson room, prima luna/new sonus faber room, acoustic zen speakers, Von Schweikert, kharma, usher, the ca... | |
| Oregon Audiophiles... anybody going to CES/THE SHOW in Las Vegas in January? | |
| Totem Hawks/Forests - Upstream Components i would recommend that you listen to the totems with your source components in your own room to see if they float your boat. if you can't do this, i would buy used pieces so you don't take a hit if you have to sell it because you don't like it. IM... | |
| Totem Hawks/Forests - Upstream Components I have used different pairs of Totem speakers with seperates, integrated amps, tubes and solid state. My recommendation would be to get an amp in the flavor you like (tube or ss) with a lot of reserve power. some amps to consider would be: mcintos... | |
| Benchmark DAC-1 on a Sony DVP S9000ES?? i was using a cal audio tube dac with my 9000es for a couple of years. it made a big difference in redbook playback. harshness was gone and it was just more full sounding. (i also did some tube rolling to tailor the sound). i recently demo'd a new... | |
| Mac gear "Slow" or others "Fast" i have owned both mac and classe gear and i wouldn't call mac gear slow. i would think it would depend on the amp and speaker combination. i have heard the larger macintosh monoblocks (1000's), the mc352 and mc500 driving the larger snell and krel... | |
| Need DAC Advice the theta model was the generation series v from the late 90's. it was very nice but i prefer the sound of the audio research. it is all about personal preference. i could have easily lived with the theta in my setup. i also auditioned a brand new... |