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Sorry to keep dragging this thread on but...
...Are the Rains and Hawks designed to match each other in a HT set-up?
On the Totem website, the pics look very close.
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Hmmmm . . . don't know. You might ask Russman. He knows everything. I don't think tweeter placement matters much. They will have some kind of effect on cabinet resonance.
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No no no . . . The drivers in all the Totem speakers are pretty much different for each speaker unlike Polk. The Rainmakers would work in HT, but I would never put the Hawk in an HT system. The woofer of the Hawks is geared to such a wide range that it would bottom out very quickly in HT. The hawks are made to hand deep deep bass like Organ music as the bass response is down into the high 20s; however, he Hawks are not for HT as the expensive drivers are tuned to be full range, so big deep bass pushes the voice coils to the max at moderate listening levels. This does not mean that you can't krank the Hawks. Trust me they get ridiculously loud. But you wouldn't want to play Mission Impossible on their drivers.
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Ok thanks again, from re reading the article I think your right on about the tweeter placement thing. It should still work but I may need more than 2.SolidSqual wrote: »Hmmmm . . . don't know. You might ask Russman. He knows everything. I don't think tweeter placement matters much. They will have some kind of effect on cabinet resonance.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all
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I need to find a dealer here in So Cal and listen to those Rains!!!
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I still get chills when I see what sound this tiny speaker pair produces.
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On a humorus note... Its too bad Totem didndt also make beaks that could ward off evil spirits, like mother in laws, in addition to unwanted speaker resonances.:p
It is kind of amazing the quality of some the speakers coming out of canada these days. The goverment funded research must really be paying off. I had heard of these beaks before and they always had good comments on them but never knew excactly what they were.
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
I love Totem. Paradigm is pretty good too. what other Canadian makers do you know?
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Energy, mirage, angstrom, mordaunt short, psb. There must be many more also, not sure off the top of my head though.SolidSqual wrote: »I love Totem. Paradigm is pretty good too. what other Canadian makers do you know?
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all -
Also, since you seem to have some experience with Totems...do certain brands pair better with them than others?
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I experienced excellent results with a pair of Totem Arros mated with a Monarchy SM-70 Pro. In a small to medium sized room, it was a heavenly combination.I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore -
Oh in case I didn't mention it, here's a pint to ye' ...congrats on nirvana.
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Here's a brief history of Totem Acoustics as cut and pasted from the following website. It's informative and personally the uniqueness of Vince's philosophy makes me want the speakers even more. I'm hooked.
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_4/totem-acoustics-signature-speakers-10-2001.html
The origins of Totem Acoustics began in 1985 when Vince Bruzzese started research on designing and building speakers in Montreal, Canada. Originally, he pursued speakers of a flat configuration, suitable for wall mounting. During collaborations with another manufacturer, Totem was taken by surprise when the other company suddenly launched a line of wall mounted speakers. Vince decided not to fight, and instead go in another direction. The majority of the work already done was easily transferable to small enclosure designs, and thus in 1988 Totem Acoustics was founded in Montreal, and the Model 1 was launched.
All research and design was done without the benefit of the National Research Council in Ottawa that is used as a test and design facility by most of Canada's world-renowned brands. Vince felt all speakers built using those facilities had a similar sound, and he wanted to try something different.
Vince graduated from Montreal's McGill University, with a major in Sciences and for awhile taught Math and Physics in high-school and Junior college. He was always interested in music and liked the sound of electrostatics; but was frustrated by their off-axis response, dynamic limitations, and lack of mechanical reliability. Basically, it was his love for sound and frustration with current technology that led him to create Totem.
As you can already tell, Vince does not care to go down the path well traveled; he insists to follow the path that he believes is the best. Most speaker manufacturers offer several lines of product, and within a line you would have several sizes and configurations that share drivers, components, design and tonality. Not so with Totem. Vince feels that when he has an inspiration for a new product, he needs to focus that energy in a single product that completely answers that call. So you could view each speaker as a line of its own, with just one model each. This philosophy is perfectly reflected in the name of the company.
Vince choose the name Totem in consultation and permission from the Native American tribes at Kahnawake, Quebec. In Native American philosophy, a Totem is an entity that you seek, and when found it guides you through your life. In the same vein, Vince feels that each of us will choose a speaker (or be chosen by it) that suits us in overall terms, given our room, choice of media, associated equipment and so on. Totem speakers are not necessarily made to be sound homogeneous or have the same drivers, design or components between models. Each model is made to fully satisfy the need that inspired it, without having to allow for compromises that may be introduced by trying to commonize parts, design, or skimping on quality. The result is a no-compromise speaker. -
Interesting read. Makes sense.
