Description

Totem Forest Speakers are part of the Totem Floorstanding Speaker Series of quality speakers.

Specifications

Break-in Time: 100 – 150 hours
Placement from rear wall: 1′ – 6′ / 30.48 – 182.88 cm
Placement distance apart: 4′ – 12′ / 121.92 – 365.76 cm
Mass Loading: 2 – 15 lb / 0.9 – 6.8 kg in each cabinet
Frequency Response: <33 Hz – 20 kHz ± 3 dB (in room)
Impedance: 8 ohms (6.4 minimum)
Sensitivity: 87 dB
Recommended Power: 50 – 200 W
Crossover Frequency: 2.5 kHz compensated, 2nd order
Woofer: 6.5″ / 16.51 cm, 3″ / 7.62 cm voice coil
Tweeter: 1″ / 2.54 cm aluminum dome, chambered
Max SPL’s: In average size listening room (12′ x 20′ / 4 x 6 m) 110 dB peak from pair at 7′ / 2 m
Dimensions (w x h x d): 7.7″ x 34.3″ x 10.6″ / 19.558 x 87.122 x 26.924 cm

Totem Forest Speaker

The speakers require several hours of actual music playing time as a minimal break-in period. During this time, refrain from playing them at very loud levels. You will notice a definite gradual improvement in the cohesiveness of the music reproduction as this occurs.

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Mass Loading: All Totem columns work very well without any type of mass loading. However if stability is an issue or if there is a particular over emphasis in the bass in the room they are used in, then mass loading can be experimented with. Variables such as electronics, wiring and room dynamics play a definite role and therefore the option is there for your experimentation. One may use: clean dry sand,silica sand, dry particulate matter or non-odor kitty litter.

Toe-in: Due to the fact that Totem Forest Speakers have great off-axis dispersion, toe-in is generally not needed. Imaging will therefore be more stable from any point in the room. If the speakers are placed very far apart (over 7 feet) then a slight toe-in may be experimented with. However if room geometry does not permit a straight-ahead aspect they will also perform very well with a slight toe-in.