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Fantastic photography - had to log in to say thank you for that!
Fantastic photography - had to log in to say thank you for that!
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What the ... This looks like an insult to all audio reproduction progress ever made. Visually too.
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Tribe Tower - Totem Acoustic Loudspeakers
Beauty and Power Conventional wisdom tells us beauty and power are doomed to mutual exclusivity. But Totem Acoustic does not make conventional speakers, nor follow pre-existing beliefs. The Tribe Tower disproves these old adages, presenting a slim, seductive form that belies its formidable...totemacoustic.com
I know these moments where a "unusual" speaker sounds nice and interesting at first, but this never hold up in the long run for enjoyment and usability in my opinion. It's like those tube amp simulators in chips nowdays. While technically actually a perfect simulation of a perfect amp with even harmonics, even this becomes annoying and exhausting after longer listening. It's something to turn on to try for a while or show your friends, but nothing for 24/7 operation. The same applies to these kind of speakers. It's like a tech demo, but not a persuable speaker design. Again, imho.A bit harsh judgmentI really like the sound of those Wavecor tweeters that Totem used in many models (I owned Sky).
The woofers look like Wavecor's 90mm fullrangers.
I didn't hear this particular model but there is some magic in the first order filter. And, because the tweeter and woofer have so flat frequency responses, you don't need more than 1 capacitor.
Have you heard Totem before? I lived with Totem Sky (30mm Wavecor + 5inch Morel drivers, 1st order filter: 1 capacitor + 1 resistor) for 2 years and really enjoyed it.I know these moments where a "unusual" speaker sounds nice and interesting at first, but this never hold up in the long run for enjoyment and usability in my opinion. It's like those tube amp simulators in chips nowdays. While technically actually a perfect simulation of a perfect amp with even harmonics, even this becomes annoying and exhausting after longer listening. It's something to turn on to try for a while or show your friends, but nothing for 24/7 operation. The same applies to these kind of speakers. It's like a tech demo, but not a persuable speaker design. Again, imho.
Sorry, but it's not "a bit controversial". It's indeed a piece of garbage and at 6400€ / pair, I call it a scam.This new Totem speaker with 2x4inch woofers seems indeed a bit controversial
i Totally believe you, amazing pictures, thanks for sharingIt took an eternity, but all pics are uploaded by now.
I assume you talk about the Pre-Amp right?, i wouldn't mind to have the whole stack though, Pre, Power and TT in one neat package yes pleaseBoy, do I have a crush on that Luxman amp. What a beauty..