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Totem Mani-2 vs Devialet Phantoms Gold

Hello 

Totems Mani-2 with good amplification or Active Devialet Phantoms Gold ( pair ) will give overall better sound in room about 25m2

I am a bass freak , but not only bass is important for me , liquid massive midrange and spacious sweet trebble is what i like too.

Devialets propably goes deeper , but what about quality of bass ?

Any other propose small speakers with big, bold sound ?

I know that legacy calibre and dutch & dutch has good opinions , but are ratlher out of budget.

Thanks for any opinions and advice

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donpen21 OP
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Another amp what I consider is 

BAT-VK-60 push-pull 60watt class A triode

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audiotroy
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tote m s need power and control if you want a warmer sound add a tubed preamp

 

a hegel power amplifier has a very high damping factor 

 

stay away from a tube amplifier for an idobaric 

 

another killer amplifier is the new amped amplifiers they duplicate asviks velvety class D sound by employing an amplifier module from pascal

0 noise a rich midrangevand superiot bass and Dynamics 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect Nj

 

bjesien
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I try to have a little coffee before trying to find the keys :) Always been impressed with the bass from Totem. Is it their drivers or attention to driver/box dimensions?

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marco1
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I ran Mani 2 for several years using primarily Plinius amps.  The 9100 was 125watts and just marginally ok.  Not until I used the 9200 with 200 watts did the Mani's open up.  I did try tubes but lower powered tube amps will not provide the bass you buy the Mani's for.  Stick with SS 200 + watts.  Class D wasn't an option when I had the  Mani's but i bet that some of the higher powered Class D amps that I've heard would be wonderful.

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