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Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures

I am putting together a new 2 channel system! I am looking for a new pair of speakers and my budget is around $7000. This thread has to deal only with the Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures!!!!!!  I have always been a fan of Totem Acoustic and love the Totem sound.  I have owned almost all their speakers except for the element series and the Forest Signatures. I have been trying to find reviews on the signatures but can't find anything useful so I am turning to the Audiogon crowd.

Has anyone demoed these or does anyone currently own a pair or owned a pair in the past that can give some useful insight? I don't listen to my music at high volumes and my music mainly consists of R&B from the 50's till now.

The speakers will be hooked up to the following - Hegel H360 integrated 
- Hegel Cdp4a CD player 
- Audioquest Wild Blue Yonder interconnects
- Audioquest Wild Wood speaker cable
- Audioquest Wel Signature power cables
- Shunyata MPC12A power conditioner but looking to upgrade to their new Denali series.
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dave_b
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The Forest Signature speakers need power to bring out their exceptional dynamic range and robust bottom end.  The Krell delivers great body, weight and detail without sounding clinical.  Soundstaging is superb as well with excellent tone.
nutty
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Good intel on amplification, thanks dave__b,

I’ve been considering a some changes myself. I’m currently driving my Signatures with the Mark Levinson no.334. A very high voltage - high biased Class A/B dual mono. Using an Ayre C-X7eMP > Ayre K-5xeMP Preamp, the system is fully balanced and is dead quiet! The no. 334 has excellent driver control over the Totems.

I also have an Anthem I225 Integrated amp. It delivers 225 into 8 ohms and 310 into 4. It’s Punchy! and a very fun amplifier but it is no match for the Ayre / 334 combo.

I’m not sure how many hours I have on the Signatures. They get better every day!

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dave_b
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I had Levinson gear as well...great stuff!
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dave_b
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Fired up my Rift Cherry Signatures this morning with new MIT Matrix HD 36 Proline IC’s and HD38 speaker cables...wowzer!!  So warm, liquid and dynamic with tremendous bass weight and midrange fullness.  Not even broken in...amazing.  Makes me appreciate my Krell Vanguard and Yamaha Reference CDP even more.  So involving and most of all they transport me to another place:))
nutty
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Very nice cables, dave_b!
Did you go with a biwire speaker interface? 

The Signatures never cease to amaze. So crisp and clear. And you're right. They can make you really appreciate your upstream components.

Today I spun Black Light Syndrome. It features Terry Bozio, Steve Stevens and Toni Levin. A very high quality recording. 

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