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Talon Hawks
if you are talking about the totem hawks, these were very nice. I listened to them for more than 20 mins during the he2003 show. I also liked the totem forest speakers that vince brought with him. these were some of the best sounding speakers (imo... 
Sony 9000es v. Phillips 963SA - anyone compared?
gthirteen, i have not used the 963sa extensively in my audio setup. after around 50 hours of breakin, i evaluated the 2 players. the 963sa was better than the 9000es except in sacd playback, but it was very close comparison, not a night and day di... 
Sony 9000es v. Phillips 963SA - anyone compared?
i have both the sony 9000es and the new 963sa. the 963sa is in my ht room and the 9000es is in my audio room. i prefer the 963sa for video/dvd and cd playback. i prefer the 9000es for sacd playback. i also own a classe cd only player in my audio r... 
Classe, Pass Labs or Odyssey
i used to own mcintosh, yamaha, and ati amps and integrated amps in the past. I then demo'd the classe 201 and 301, and their cam monoblocks, along with bryston, simaudio, and plinius amps and decided to go with the odyssey monoblocks with the cap... 
Concert attendance
my wife and i are attending the concerts at he2003 this weekend. in three weeks, we are going to jacksonville, oregon for 2 nights of concerts: first is the robert cray band and guest, the next night is yellow jackets and acoustic alchemy. we alre... 
Bogdan,Pure Silver Sound, RS-IC's SHOOT OUT??
i swapped out all of my cables (straightwire/alpha core,transparent) with new bogdan silver cables. I did some comparisons against nordost red dawn, audioquest, analysis plus, cardas, and my cables mentioned above and i liked the bogdan cables the... 
About Sony 9000ES CD/SACD/DVD Player...
i also have a 9000es sacd player. i visited dan from modwright and we demo'd modified and unmodified versions of the 9000es player. the mods made a huge difference in redbook cd playback. IMO, the sony sacd players (scd-1, 777es, and the 9000es) a... 
Best small speaker
I like my Totem Model 1's. You will need a good amp to bring out the sweetness of these speakers. The NAD won't do it. IMO 
HELP with Speakers for a 11 ft X 12 ft room???
audition the Totem model 1's, staff, or hawk speakers for a small room. I currently use the model 1's with a rel strata III sub in 1 room and a pair of totem arros in my den. They are very nice sounding speakers but I would not suggest the arros f... 
what's my problem?
i have owned many NHT speakers during the past 8 years (Super Zeros, model 1, 1.5's, 2.9's, AC2, and a pair of Sub 2's) and the only pair I currently have today are the sub twos's. NHT is not known for their "warm" sound, they are better know for ... 
Running CA Classe 100 or Parasound 1500 in mono
I demo'd many amps and owned a few (mcintosh, classe, sim, plinius, bryston) before deciding on a pair of Odyssey monoblocks. I really liked the Mcintosh and Classe gear for their warm sound and I think the Odyssey monoblocks have the same type of... 
VTL-IT85 or Classe CAP-151 for magnepan MMG
I doubt the Classe unit is causing this "flat" sound. I own Classe gear and they have a warm sound to them, just the opposite of what you are describing. I would work on the room first. When you get the room fixed, try a different set of cables. T... 
Integrateds - Revisited Yet Again
i listened to the sim and others a few years ago and purchased the mcintosh ma-6500 integrated amp to go with my nht 2.9's. The nht's need a lot of power and they need a smoother sounding amp to tame the forwardness of the nht line. The mcintosh d... 
Totem Arro: Do I have enough power?
I have a pair of Arro's in my den (almost the same dimensions as your room) and they are driven by an old onkyo tx-sv909pro receiver. The arro's sound very nice in this setup. I also hooked up the arro's in my audio room (in place of my totem mode... 
Review: Totem Beak Tweak
I currently have 1 pair on top of my Totem Model 1's and I just ordered another pair. I have been told that 2 pairs at opposite corners will give you a bigger improvement over a single pair. If there isn't any noticable improvement, I will put the...