Where do Totem speakers rank with other high end speakers?

[ken88]

I have come across a lot about this term " sound coloration". My understanding is the sound is not 100% "pure" (kind of distorted), if you know what I mean. Am I right in my assumption? My other question is: is it possible to obtain a good sound imaging and accurate soundstaging when you play the music in "surround sound mode" Thanks.

[JoeE SP9]

I have come across a lot about this term " sound coloration". My understanding is the sound is not 100% "pure" (kind of distorted), if you know what I mean. Am I right in my assumption? My other question is: is it possible to obtain a good sound imaging and accurate soundstaging when you play the music in "surround sound mode" Thanks.

Anything that's not 100% "pure" is by definition distorted. It's my understanding that sound coloration as a term is used to describe small deviations from the pure. Whereas bloated bass or strident highs are coloration their grossness makes "sound coloration" inadequate as a description.

IMO: An extra "shimmer" (probably tweeter resonance nodes ie:ringing) in a trumpet's tone is an example of what's meant when "coloration" is used as a descriptive term. When a trumpet sounds like a cornet that's "coloration". There are undoubtedly other and better explanations. That's all I've got right now.

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