totem model 1 owners

i had mine 4.5 ft from the back wall and 3.5ft from the side walls. very little toe-in with target 4 pillar stands filled with sand. i also used odyssey stratos monoblock amps. i also used a rel strata III sub. check out the cardas website to get some insight on where to start the placement of your speakers.

thanks for all the great info!

violaguy, how did the mv50 sound with them? enough power?

interesting that 2 of you had them mated to rel stratas, it must be a good match. did you guys run the totems full range?

thanks again!

I own Totem Model One Signature as well (outstanding speakers):

placed some 7 feet apart. No toe-in. 2 feet away from the walls. Mounted on 24 inch high stands.

Room is 14 feet high ceiling some 20 feet in depth and 14 feet in width (loft appartment). Sound has no problem filling the space, even with a 45 watt by channel tube integrated.

Listen mostly to acoustical, classical, voice, opera...musicaly breathtaking !

connected to Conrad Johnson CAV 50 (Totems just sound astounding with tubes) and Rega CD player. Audioquest cables.

Very synergetic match between these components. Enthralling is the word.

rel recommends using your main speakers full range with no crossover in the low freqs. the only time i would want to crossover at the lowest freqs is if i was going to crank the volume. in normal listening sessions, you would run your model 1's full range anyway. there are many subs out in the market, but very few match the quality of REL. for stands, i have always used the target 4 pillar filled with sand. they look good and are built like a tank. they weight about 150lbs each with all of the sand installed.