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| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help Hello Mike,The Apollo is a fine CD player. I like its unique design, its transport mechanism, and the fact that it uses its own software.However, its character is something I would summarize as being dark and flat. Although it is difficult to argu... | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help Willmi,Since you will be adding a sub to get your bass needs, I'd go with the source that has the most neutral tonal character. Believe it or not; Arcam CD players would likely yield better results with your current rig, than say the Apollo or Nai... | |
| Totem "The One" compared to original "Model One" My ears haven't had the fortune of meeting "The One" just yet, but from what I understand; The One was designed to push the model-1 design to its threshold. I'm told the sound is much more neutral, much quicker, and is an all around very "tell it ... | |
| Your last speaker? The Totem Sttaf is the only audio component I've had which has managed to escape my revolving door of stuff. They may not be the best thing since sliced bread, but they've got a beautiful tone that 'does it' for me. Due to heavy sentimental value,... | |
| Affordable interconnect for warm system AT $350, the KCI Firefly pushes the limits of what can be considered affordable for a 1m set of wire, but man, I tell you, that thing will breathe new life into any system you throw it in. I second Arthurs suggestion. | |
| Any thoughts in ICE amps? Dob,The answer is; very well indeed. Even H2O's entry level Signature 100 stereo amp is stable powering the Apogee's midrange panel (0.3 ohms)- and can effortlessly do so might I add. Sound quality? Thats as subjective as it gets. Personally, its ... | |
| Totem Hawk with BAT-300xSE The BAT VK-60 makes for one hell of a match with the Hawk. I'd imagine the 300 integrated would be a fine match with it as well. | |
| Integrated Amp Bargains with good balanced sound? I'll second the Audio Refinement integrated suggestion. The NAD C370 and C372 also warrant investigating. My personal favorite (at just slightly above your budget) is the Vista Audio i84. I've mentioned this unit before at these boards, and while ... | |
| KCI Pure Gold and the benefits Tmhaudio,I believe it's affordableaudio.org (instead of .com) | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Ablang - Both the affordable Sim Audio i-1 and the Naim Nait5v.2 use robust power supplies with a fairly simple and efficient circuit. Unless you intend on cracking walls and shaking picture frames off a desk; they should be able to provide ample ... | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Most conventional transducers respond well to reasonable helpings of clean current. The Focus series is of no exception. Give em' some extra juice and they'll sing like angels. That said; their voicing and simple/efficient crossover will let you s... | |
| Dynaudio Focus 140 vs Totem Model 1 Signature Subjective tastes aside; The Model 1 will offer cleaner, quicker bass, while the Focus 140 will offer bass thats significantly more powerful and dynamic. Despite spec ratings, the Focus series is pretty easy to drive. Given your current integrated... | |
| Intergrated amp for Totem Sttaf Lamcam,I would strongly advise against the Jolida/Sttaf combo. It's flat out a nasty. High quality tube amplifiers are relatively simple to maintain. The easiest way to dip into the tube world is to start by finding an amp that uses auto-bias, is ... | |
| Intergrated amp for Totem Sttaf Lamcam,I've owned the Sttaf's for many years. In that time, I must have gone through dozens of integrated amps (more than I'll ever care to admit). If you're looking for bang/buck, I've found NO better match for the Sttaf than the wonderful Vista ... | |
| Amplification for Totem Forests Solid matches with the Forest would include;Blue Circle DAR hybrid integratedTotem Amber (as mentioned above)integratedSim Audio Moon I-7 integratedSim Audio Moon I-5 LE integratedKaran Acoustics Ki-180 integrated (sublime match!)Naim NAC 202 / NA... |