Visited our new audio shop today

[Geoffcin]

I'm glad the Totem Hawks stood up so well in direct comparison. While there not my favorite Totem speakers, they do have the Totem "house sound" with well controlled dispersion that produces amazing "3D" sound, smooth response, and low overall harmonic distortion.

I know you've got you eye on a new set of speakers, but now that you have a Totem dealer close you really owe it to yourself to hear the Mani-2 Signature. If you like the Hawks, your going to love the Sigs! They are not cheap, but as a Dyn owner you know that anything well made never is.

[Jack in Wilmington]

I just talked to a local guy who has a pair of Forests on Agon. He just got a pair of Maggie 3.6R's to replace the Forests. He says they really shine with tubes, so that peaked my interest. A couple of years back I went to the stereo shop where he purchased the Totems and listened to everything from the Rainmaker thru the Forests. I found it odd that the Arro had a soft dome tweeter but as you went up through the models they reverted to an alloy tweeter. I was very impressed with the sound as I worked my way from model to model. My enjoyment increased as the price did and that is not always the case with speakers.

[Mr Peabody]

The Totem dealer told me that each model did vary in sound and application. He didn't think the Hawk was the best model for tubes. I should have got him to elaborate more on that.

[Geoffcin]

I think it would depend on your musical tastes, and how loud you want to play them. Certainly Totem speakers like amps that can deliver current when asked to.