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Aerial 7B's vs Totem Forest ?

I am looking to downsize my system do to a smaller room, I currently use the aerial 7b's which I like very much, do to size I am considering the totem forest, my local dealer does not have the forest to listen too, so I am looking for opiniions, if I go with the forest I would use the rainmaker center and rears, I am using a parasound a51 and c2 setup with a jl 113 sub, thanks
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duane
189 posts
 
The Forest is too rich for a small room. Plus you have a sub. I like the $1500 pair. I think it is the Staff? I know that the Hawk and Forest are not any better, they just play louder or fill a bigger room.

The 7b is a great speaker and with the Parasound would sound rich.

I am a dealer and while i don't sell either of these products I know them well and like them.
robertbrown
151 posts
 
I haven't hlisten to aeriel 7b but I have had Hawks, sold them but presently own model one's
Forests,winds and Sharmans I have never listen to the Arro or Staff but I believe their are like the Hawks and I hated the sound of the Hawks. Three years later I find out from a dealer that the drivers in the model ones, Forests,winds and Sharmans are different then what is being used in the other models thus the reason for the different sound. If you can afford it try either the model ones or the forests and don't waste your money on the others
the forests are not to rich for the room I have a pair of Winds in a 8X10 room and the detail is awsome
shakeydeal
979 posts
 
The Forest should work fine in a medium sized room. Not sure how small you are talking about. Contrary to what was posted above, the Forest will NOT fill out a larger room. I tried a pair in a 26 X 16 room and they just didn't cut it. They sounded pretty good, but not enough for that room.

Shakey
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