Slim Aluminum Towers vs. floorstanders

[john72953]

Given the fact you have the WAF to consider and that you want a small footprint floorstander that is good with music, the Totem Sttaf is a speaker you might want to give consideration to. Those along with the Totem Mite-T Centre Channel would get you to the budget you're looking at. The Totems are a wonderful speaker for music and they are no slouch in a HT environment either.

I did a lot of auditioning, researching and reading reviews prior to making my final choice. And I can tell you from having lived with the Totems for nearly 2 years, that they are truly an outstanding performer.

John

 

[jagel]

Totems

I'm curious on how does the Totem Sttaf handles the low bass and mid-range with a single woofer. I think you'd need a subwoofer.

so far, I'm almost sure I'll go with Paradigms Studio 60 v.5. The dealer didnt roecommend the Milennias (200 and 300) because the drivers fail often. He showed me one with a mid-range broken.

Anyways, I'll go to another dealer, I think I do need to audition the Millenias to convince myself whether aesthetics and performance can be present in these speakers. I'm leaning to performance. Also the v.5 are beutiful: less bulky, rounded, less deep.

It's my impression, but I've read on these forums real men only get big boxes, and that slim tower speakers are 'girly'?

 

[olddog]

The Totems I have heard have all had a very good low end that realy did not need a sub unless for HT. The Arro was awsome for the size but got a little to foward at higher volumes. The Rainmaker was a bit too laid back but still good bass for me but the Hawks--I believe will be just right.

 

[john72953]

I'm curious on how does the Totem Sttaf handles the low bass and mid-range with a single woofer. I think you'd need a subwoofer.

so far, I'm almost sure I'll go with Paradigms Studio 60 v.5. The dealer didnt roecommend the Milennias (200 and 300) because the drivers fail often. He showed me one with a mid-range broken.

Anyways, I'll go to another dealer, I think I do need to audition the Millenias to convince myself whether aesthetics and performance can be present in these speakers. I'm leaning to performance. Also the v.5 are beutiful: less bulky, rounded, less deep.

It's my impression, but I've read on these forums real men only get big boxes, and that slim tower speakers are 'girly'?

As a Totem Sttaf owner I can tell you that they handle the lower end and mid-range extremely well. I have yet felt the need to obtain a sub-woofer with the Sttaf's, but you may be different. I am not a bass-freak..I don't long for that thundering sound we are all supposed to experience from the comments I hear. My set-up is geared more for music than HT and that may be the difference, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a speaker that has a better bass response without a sub-woofer additive.

As far as the "girly" aspect or concern you have about the size of these speakers....I won't comment, because that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard as a reason for considering speakers.

 

[jagel]

My conclusion: Slim Towers not good for music

Hi there, just to let you know after careful listening, reading some audio/electronics books and Internet research I've settled on a pair of Paradigm Studio 60s v.5 and cc-490 center. I came to the conclusion the slim towers are not good enough for music, even with a decent subwoofer compared to floor standers. I found the perfect middle-ground in the Studio 60s, as they are less bulky than v.4s and have increased the aesthetics with a very nice rounded shaped that also helps to mitigate internal reflections.
Regards, Tony

 

[BoB/335]

Great news to be able to make a decision with so many good choices out there. Best of luck!

 

[jagel]

Studio 60s v.5 pics

Thanks!
Here are some pics of my new Studio 60s v.5

 

[bigred7078]

So doesn anyone own the Def Tech STS's. I went and listened to these again, and i was just blown away! I'm not a big def tech fan to be honest, but these STS's just sound like a completely different animal all together.

I guess im wondering what some down falls to these speakers are.

 

[Matt34]

I've read some glowing reviews of the STS towers from the likes of stereophile and HT mag. It would be nice if they would give up a pair to Audioholics however.

 

[bigred7078]

I've read some glowing reviews of the STS towers from the likes of stereophile and HT mag. It would be nice if they would give up a pair to Audioholics however.

Yeah, i have yet to read a bad review about them. It would be nice to see Audioholics review a set