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afterlife2

afterlife2

Audioholic Warlord
Kvn_Walker said:
Thiel is long gone. The original maker passed away, then the company got bought out by venture vultures and tried selling Chinese-made "audiophile" and "lifestyle" speakers which completely ignored the design principles of the original products. That failed spectacularly and they had a big liquidation auction last year.
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My reason for asking is a friend from upstate NY that got a pair for $400 a couple of years ago and he said he was lusting after them since he heard them in the 90s.
 
zieglj01

zieglj01

Audioholic Spartan
afterlife2 said:
Anyone hear these? Just curious not for sale.
tmraudio.com

Thiel CS2 2 Floorstanding Speakers; CS 2.2; Amberwood Pair

Buy, sell, and trade thousands of pre-owned audio gear. All tested, certified, and backed by our 100% Happiness Guarantee, with expert HiFi guides to help you at every step.
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since you like some pepper and a few drops of hot sauce in the upper mids and highs, then they can be your cup of tea ... also I believe that Bose sued them because they were using 2.2, so I think they changed the model to CS2 2

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Pogre

Pogre

Audioholic Slumlord
zieglj01 said:
For the music lover ... but a little optimistic on the price Wharfedal, Yamaha set up
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Stereo with Wharfedale speakers, Yamaha receiver, CD, and DAC -...

A powerful, sweet-sounding system in excellent condition from a smoke-free home. Includes: Wharfedale Diamond 240 3-way loudspeakers in walnut, like new with grills, boxes, and manuals. Yamaha...
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Very nice, but yes. Overpriced. It's almost like some of these guys don't want to sell their stuff very bad, or they just plain don't understand the used market. These have been in my Craigslist since I started this thread. Phasetech towers with powered bass sections for $550.

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phoenix.craigslist.org

Vintage Pair Phase Technology PC-500s Speakers - electronics - by...

each enclosure has a midrange driver, a tweeter, and an amplified / powered 12" subwoofer rare and high end both speaker enclosures are missing the piano black top covers (cosmetic issue) one...
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They look like they're in kinda rough shape too. Price hasn't budged on them and they've been in there well over a year now.

And wtf are these for over $1000??

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phoenix.craigslist.org

Totem Acoustic Sky Speakers - electronics - by owner - sale

These are tremendously exciting speakers, loved by WhatHifi with a 5-star review, they absolutely rock with more slam than you'd ever expect from a bookshelf (thanks to an enormous magnet), huge...
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Totem Acoustic Sky speakers. It seems like I've been seeing a few speakers from Totem pop up here locally recently.
 
Eppie

Eppie

Audioholic Ninja
Pogre said:
And wtf are these for over $1000??

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phoenix.craigslist.org

Totem Acoustic Sky Speakers - electronics - by owner - sale

These are tremendously exciting speakers, loved by WhatHifi with a 5-star review, they absolutely rock with more slam than you'd ever expect from a bookshelf (thanks to an enormous magnet), huge...
phoenix.craigslist.org

Totem Acoustic Sky speakers. It seems like I've been seeing a few speakers from Totem pop up here locally recently.
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Those retail for $2150 Cdn. All of the Totem stuff is very expensive.
 
Pogre

Pogre

Audioholic Slumlord
Eppie said:
Those retail for $2150 Cdn. All of the Totem stuff is very expensive.
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Well alrighty then. I've never heard a Totem before. The seller mentions that whathifi gushed over them and it had the opposite effect I think he was going for. Mentioning those guys raises red flags with me, lol.
 
Kvn_Walker

Kvn_Walker

Audioholic Field Marshall
afterlife2 said:
My reason for asking is a friend from upstate NY that got a pair for $400 a couple of years ago and he said he was lusting after them since he heard them in the 90s.
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I've heard nothing but good about the OG Thiel's. But as JZ pointed out, they are gonna be hot on the top end. A lot of manufacturers used Vifa aluminum tweeters in the 90's. I've had 3 pairs of speakers featuring them and all have left the same negative impression.
 
Pogre

Pogre

Audioholic Slumlord
Kvn_Walker said:
I've heard nothing but good about the OG Thiel's. But as JZ pointed out, they are gonna be hot on the top end. A lot of manufacturers used Vifa aluminum tweeters in the 90's. I've had 3 pairs of speakers featuring them and all have left the same negative impression.
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Found a pair of CS3s for $500.

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phoenix.craigslist.org

Totem Acoustic Sky Speakers - electronics - by owner - sale

These are tremendously exciting speakers, loved by WhatHifi with a 5-star review, they absolutely rock with more slam than you'd ever expect from a bookshelf (thanks to an enormous magnet), huge...
phoenix.craigslist.org

The front baffle reminds me of some of the older KEF models.

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Mark E. Long

Mark E. Long

Audioholic Field Marshall
Pogre said:
Well alrighty then. I've never heard a Totem before. The seller mentions that whathifi gushed over them and it had the opposite effect I think he was going for. Mentioning those guys raises red flags with me, lol.
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I’ve herd of them Iam thinking I seen a set of towers from them somewhere for an even bigger price too .
 
afterlife2

afterlife2

Audioholic Warlord
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Kvn_Walker said:
I've heard nothing but good about the OG Thiel's. But as JZ pointed out, they are gonna be hot on the top end. A lot of manufacturers used Vifa aluminum tweeters in the 90's. I've had 3 pairs of speakers featuring them and all have left the same negative impression.
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He listens to vinyl, so maybe he likes it that way. I'm still in 520 lust. :)
 
zieglj01

zieglj01

Audioholic Spartan
Pogre said:
These have been in my Craigslist since I started this thread. Phasetech towers with powered bass sections for $550.

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phoenix.craigslist.org

Vintage Pair Phase Technology PC-500s Speakers - electronics - by...

each enclosure has a midrange driver, a tweeter, and an amplified / powered 12" subwoofer rare and high end both speaker enclosures are missing the piano black top covers (cosmetic issue) one...
phoenix.craigslist.org
They look like they're in kinda rough shape too. Price hasn't budged on them and they've been in there well over a year now.
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That is their so called famous foam woofers and mids ... and most likely had foam padding around the tweeter driver
 
zieglj01

zieglj01

Audioholic Spartan
Pogre said:
Well alrighty then. I've never heard a Totem before. The seller mentions that whathifi gushed over them and it had the opposite effect I think he was going for. Mentioning those guys raises red flags with me, lol.
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Measurements for Totem speakers tend to always be peaks and dips
 
lovinthehd

lovinthehd

Audioholic Jedi
zieglj01 said:
Measurements for Totem speakers tend to always be peaks and dips
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But have a fairly loyal following but the gear/setups they're often mentioned with has made me to tend to think to avoid....never sought out the measurements, tho.
 
zieglj01

zieglj01

Audioholic Spartan
lovinthehd said:
But have a fairly loyal following but the gear/setups they're often mentioned with has made me to tend to think to avoid....never sought out the measurements, tho.
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Some info here

Totem Acoustic Signature One loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Totem Acoustic Signature One's frequency response in the farfield, and an Earthworks QTC-40 for the nearfield responses. The Totem's specified sensitivity is 87dB/2.83V/m, which is the same...
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Totem Acoustic Rainmaker loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

Sidebar 3: Measurements Despite its diminutive size, the Totem Rainmaker was only just below average in its voltage sensitivity, at an estimated 86.5dB(B)/2.83V/m (though this will be due in part to its exaggerated treble; see later). Its impedance magnitude dropped below 4 ohms in the lower...
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Totem Dreamcatcher loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Totem Dreamcatcher's frequency response in the farfield. For the nearfield response, I used an Earthworks QTC-40, which has a ¼" capsule and therefore won't appreciably change the tuning of...
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Totem Acoustic Tabù loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

Sidebar 3: Measurements As Larry described, the Tabù is not very sensitive, 2.83V raising only 83.5dB at 1m—just 1dB more than the chronically insensitive LS3/5a. In addition, the speaker's impedance (fig.1) drops below 6 ohms below 2kHz, bottoming out at 3.34 ohms at 170Hz. This is a speaker...
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Totem Acoustic Skylight loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system to measure the Totem Skylight's farfield behavior with a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone. For the speaker's nearfield responses, I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike, which has a small, ¼"-diameter capsule that doesn't obstruct the sound from the...
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