Any advice/opinion on Totem speakers???

[Anonymous]

Got my rainmakers for 900 bones brand new.

Sooooooooooo... take those for 600. No question.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh and it's def not because of lack of bass that I (personally) don't like them for DVDs. Rainmakers have buckets of bass for mounters. It's juist that they aren't overly bright, I like very bright speakers for movies and tv, and not so much for music. (I'm finicky), you should be fine mate.

 

[Anonymous]

awesome thanks for the advice

given im a complete noob any advice on what a setup should look like to drive the rainmakers for htheater? a friend may give me a some of his old amps and etc but i've been reading that totems may be finicky. not looking at anything too hi-end though more like what at minimum would fit best... before i even thought about totems i was just going to go japanese denon/onkyo + some nicer 5.1 setup just to let you know where im coming from

 

[Anonymous]

You could build a 5.1 setup around the totems... the mite matches with it nicely for the purposes of surround. Anyway, for surround, if you don't want to break the bank I say Yamaha every time. not for music though, that'd be grating. For music I'd urge you onto the Audiolab 8000s integrated, it sounds very sweet with totem.

Sadly I've never encountered a surround amp that was any much good for music.

Seriously though man, I think you're making the right move. The whole amrket is moving away from 5.1 and 6.1 etc. Look at the success of Bose and Denon's 2.1 rubbish, and the questionable yamaha soundbar. I feel if you're looking for something that'll do good work with movies in stereo just find something that does well with Music. Like I said above, the Audiolab integrated is probably the best match for Totem if you're wanting to keep a lid on things. Next up from there I'd urge you onto the Nait5i.

 

[Anonymous]

The people at Totem recommend Naim gear with their speakers, so a Nait 5i would be a good fit.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for the advice guys! will take a look at all of that

 

[RhwDorland]

The people at Totem recommend Naim gear with their speakers, so a Nait 5i would be a good fit.
Can't realy agree on that - but i know they say it. I had bought the combo myself, but i found the naims too repressing in high frequency. Its was stunning for jazz etc, but less for electronics like Massive Attack (and i love that!).

I have Totem Hawks myself and its still one of the best boxes i ever heard. Its sweet, spacius and digs deep. I got it with a Copland CD player and a pre-end combo from Electrocompaniet and i just still love it.

Been today to a big hifi show (http://www.vad-show.nl/index.html) today and i still loving it as the best 🙂

I heard my Totems there on a all-in-one system
http://www.bechocolate.com/. My god, that was a clean sound with a good
grip on the Hawks - who aren't realy the most easy to drive boxxxes
around. Dont ask the price thou... *evil grin*

Take care!