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

donpen2107-19-2023 4:58am

audiotroy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,778 posts 08-02-2023 at 10:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,283 posts 08-02-2023 at 10:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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?
marco1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 518 posts 08-04-2023 at 12:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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.