Hi all I appreciate you taking the time to read my thread.
I am a college student who recently was given a pair of Totem Acoustic Arros speakers for my first apartment. Unfortunately, I am not an audioholic so I am pretty clueless in terms of what I need to get these speakers up and running (cables, amplifier, receiver, etc.). There are several home theater showrooms in my area. That being said, I am reluctant to visit these showrooms since I am uneducated on the subject matter and a younger woman. My fear is being taken for and deceived into purchasing unnecessarily expensive equipment. I want to do these speakers justice and pair them with the right equipment but I am also on a "college budget".
My question is what do I need to purchase to get Totem Acoustic's Arros speakers up and running? Also, what type of products would you recommend that would work well with these speakers?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Lindz
Here are some old specs from a 2009 review
Break in time: 100 - 150 hours
Placement from rear wall: 6" - 3' / 152 - 914 mm
Placement distance apart: 2' - 12' / 610 - 3 658 mm
Mass Loading: 10 - 20 lb / 4.5 - 9 kg in each cabinet
Frequency Response: 40 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB (with proper room positioning)
Impedance: 4 ohms
Sensitivity: 87 dB
Recommended Power: 20 - 80 W
Crossover frequency: 2.4 kHz, 2nd order Linkwitz-Riley (optimized)
Woofer: 4.5" / 114 mm sandwich cone double magnet”
Tweeter: 1 impregnated textile dome 0.75" / 19 mm (low resonance freq.)
Max SPL's: In average size listening room (12' x 20' / 4 m x 6 m)
103 dB peak (12' x 15' / 3 658 x 4 572 mm) from pair at 7' / 2 m
Dimensions (w x h x d): 5.1 x 33.5 x 7.1" / 130 x 850 x 180 mm
