Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 50
buff
|
buff
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 50 |
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,441
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,441 |
You guys are a buncha bottom feeders.
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 200
local
|
local
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 200 |
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'.
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786 |
Learned from the best, I did.
Fred
------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,473 Likes: 7
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,473 Likes: 7 |
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
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1 |
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.
*********** "Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,928
axiomite
|
OP
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,928 |
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.
Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420 |
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.
Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,379 Likes: 7
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,379 Likes: 7 |
Yep, the Totems are very nice speakers.
M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39 M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1 LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8
|
|
|
Re: Totem Beaks....do they work?
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,361
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,361 |
I believe machinadynamica is still the only supplier you can really trust for crystals. It would be terrible to spend all that money and just get a bunch of rocks in a bag.
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.
Panny 3000 PJ, 118" Carada, Denon 3300, PS3, Axiom QS8, PSB 5T, B&W sub, levitating speaker wire
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics24,984
Posts442,691
Members15,643
|
Most Online2,699 Aug 8th, 2024
|
|
0 members (),
595
guests, and
0
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|