Totem Hawk vs. Forest

I suggest you call Vince at Totem and ask him. Seriously, that is what I did and I was surprised that he took the time to go over the differences between the two speakers and discuss the suitability of each with my components and my musical preferences. Given my situation and components he recommeded the Hawks, however it is most likely your situation is entirely different. It is somewhat reassuring to discuss the differences of the two with the person who designed them. No matter which one you choose you will be very happy but I think you will feel much more confident that you made the right decision after talking to Vince first.

Thanks. I spoke with Vince since my last post and he recommended the Forest given my mix of equipment and music preferences. Based on his recommendation combined with the advice from other Totem owners in this forum, I ordered the Forest. Thanks to everyone for your recommendations and advice.

Assuming you go with the Totem Forest speakers, what amplifier will you be using? Is there a high quality integrated amplifier that you would recommend with the Totem Forest Speaker? Thanks..

totem regularly shows it's products with Plinius at the shows. There are used integrateds on audiogon regularly.

I run my Forests with a Plinius 8200 MkII as well. I think the components mate very well together. With the introduction of a new series of integrateds for Plinius, perhaps the 8200 or 8100 will become even more affordable.