Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Totem Beaks....do they work?

You guys are a buncha bottom feeders.

I found something better than pebbles in my litter box. I was trying to keep it a secret, but I guess I 'let the cat out of the bag'.

Learned from the best, I did.

In terms of speaker quality - which is unrelated to these items - Totem makes one of the best sounding speakers I have ever heard, the Mani 2

The head of Totem - Vincent - is an interesting study in human behaviour. He designs and builds something as amazing as the Mani, then devises the Beaks. His other claim is that the inside of the speaker cabinet must be veneered the same as the outside, citing engineering principles.

But, if you can, listen to the Mani 2 with good quality amps and sources...you will hear an excellent musical reproduction - just ignore everything else!! LOL

That's one speaker I've always wanted to hear, the Mani 2. A bookshelf speaker that plays like a tower. I think it has two woofers--one mounted right behind the one on the baffle. I think you gotta have a fairly substantial amp to drive them--sensitivity at 85dB and 4 ohms.

I've heard lots of good things about Totem speakers. I'd like to hear any of them, actually. I really enjoy the finishes on them. They look top notch.

I went to a hifi who was listed on Energy's website as one of their dealers...to which the dealer informed me that they hadn't carried Energy's for almost 5 yrs. I wish manufacturers would update their websites once in a while. Anyhow, even though I hadn't been looking for them, he had some Totems - Arros and Hawks, so I thought 'I'm here, might as well hear 'em'. Well, I will say it opened my eyes, errr....ears I mean. You look at a relatively small, unassuming 2-way spkr and think to yourself "are these little speakers making all this sound". I think those large tweeters Totem uses have a lot to do with their "clean" sound.

They use a 1" tweeter like Axiom and I agree, a larger tweeter seems to help clean up the upper range, at least I always seem to prefer speakers with larger tweeters.

Yep, the Totems are very nice speakers.

Wow!!! $129 for a bag of pebbles. That's insane. But I love that they show a picture of the exotic pebbles attached to exotic cords with scotch tape...because exotic tape to hold the exotic pebbles to the exotic cords would just be ridiculous.