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Totem "Fire" Element series monitors

I see in a article from CEPro magazine (online) that Totem unveiled their new "Element" speaker line up, featuring speakers that utilize "crossoverless" woofers (full range) in their array.
I'm curious to know if anyone has had a chance to hear/audition these speakers yet? I guess they had a demo room set up at CES this year?
I believe some of the speakers in this line are available currently. Wondering if they are as successful sounding as other attemps offered over the years, using similar design methodology. If I'm not mistaken, I belive higher end pieces offered by Sonus Faber in the past - Electa and Minima Amators, as well as the Extremas - and the more budget minded Triangle loud speakers, all were mostly using basically full range woofer designs, with simple crossover network for the tweeter, to much success. Couild be a little off here.
Anyway, I'm interested to hear these and perhaps give em a go. I like the idea of having better dynamic control over the drivers, with the least amount of passive crossover components to congest things.
Anyone get a go at these yet?
avgoround
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Oops. I see they are rather pricey at $6k range for the pair of monitors. These had better be DARN good at that kind of money!
Perhaps I should look for a used pair of Extremas, or maybe some Wilson Cubs or somethin...now that I think about it more. Probably save a buck or two going this route.
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roxy54
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Consider these:http://www.vaporsound.com/#all
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kclone
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Hi Roxy54. Have you ever heard a design with the RAAL tweeter in it?
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drubin
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The new Totem line uses a new driver designed by and manufactured for Totem that is said to solve a fundamental problem with dynamic drivers. It's a very pricey driver, one that Vince claims could never find its way into most companies' products due to the parts cost. I heard them briefly at CES but couldn't form an opinion. Look forward to hearing them again.

I may not remember correctly, but "crossoverless" is not what I recall about this design.
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roxy54
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Kclone,
No, I have owned a speaker with a ribbon tweeter in the past, but I have never heard an RAAL, and I have never heard the Vapor speaker either. I only mentioned it because a member here bought it, and gave it a great review, and it looked like a lot of speaker for the money, about $3,500 I think. I would really like to hear it.
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