Totem Arro: Do I have enough power?


System: I have a very basic system.
1. Onkyo TX-DS575x A/V receiver
2. Sony CD

Room: Small NY 1 bedroom. 8' ceilings, hard wood floors, 12' x 14' room.

I just finished school and have been using a pair of Pioneer speakers my dad had from the 1970s. Sorry to make you wince. Thus, I need new speakers. I'm considering the Totem Arro because of the small size of my listening space and the small size of the speaker. My cap is abou $1000. Do I have enough power to drive these speakers? Any other suggestions (besides buy a new system)? Thanks!
sgandhid102
If your receiver is capable of driving a 4ohm load I do not
forsee any problems since the room is small. You might want to consider looking into bookself spks.($800+/-) and good stands (Atacama Nexus 6, around $150 delieverd) also. Since your room is small you might want to consider a small bookshelf speaker. JM Lab Chorus 705/KEF Q1 around $325 are superb choices.(Alot more sensitive (91db) and higher impedance than the Totem's 85.5db's.) A good set of speaker wires (Cardas Twinlink) and interconnects and your in business w/lots of change left over to spend on new music!
A small room and I doubt you are going to be "rocking the house", I think you've made a very good choice. I have been personally impressed by the large image that these very small speakers produce. If you do intend on playing loud, then more efficiency might be necessary--but if you were going to play loud you really need bigger speakers anyway to keep from straining the drivers--the arros are not really meant for higher volumes anyway.
The Totem ARROs will drive easily with 20-30 watts. You can always call Totem and ask.