Totem AcousticsArrousedTotem Acoustics Arro Floorstanding loudspeakers with plinth/spikes Cherry Stain finishExcellent-sounding speakers, look great in a living room setting, don't take up a ton of space. I've added speaker spikes to the plinths, which seem to work better than the standard Totem claws. ...750.00

Totem Acoustics Arro Floorstanding loudspeakers with plinth/spikes Cherry Stain finish

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Ships fromOSHKOSH, WI, 54904
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensions36.0" × 12.0" × 12.0" (21.0 lbs.)
36.0" × 12.0" × 12.0" (21.0 lbs.)
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Excellent-sounding speakers, look great in a living room setting, don't take up a ton of space.  I've added speaker spikes to the plinths, which seem to work better than the standard Totem claws.  There are a few finish scratches, which are very visible in the pictures, much more so than to the naked eye-- my camera flash really reflects off of the faint imperfections.  Because they are finished in real wood veneer, it's easy to touch up minor scratches with a furniture stain pen, the color is easy to match, to your furniture, as well.
One of the original speaker jumpers is missing, it's a piece of metal that connects two speaker terminals together if you're using them I will happily include a fabricated replacement if you intend to use them with single wiring.  In other words, these speakers have a separate set of terminals for the woofer and tweeter, in case you want a separate amplifier for each frequency band, or you can have them jumpered.  I used them jumpered from a vintage tube amplifier, which only had one set of speaker wires, so I just made a jumper that connected the two terminals.
Here are the Totem Acoustics specs from their website.

Specifications Break-in Time:100 - 150 hoursPlacement from rear wall:6" - 3' / 15.24 - 91.4 cmPlacement distance apart:2' - 12' / 60.96 - 365.76 cmMass Loading:10 - 20 lb / 4.5 - 9 kg in each cabinetFrequency Response:40 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB (with proper room positioning)Impedance:4 ohmsSensitivity:87 dBRecommended Power:20 - 80 WCrossover frequency:2.4 kHz, 2nd order, Linkwitz-Riley (optimized)Woofer:4.5" / 11.43 cm sandwich cone double magnetTweeter:1 impregnated textile dome 
0.75" / 1.9 cm (low resonance freq.)Max SPL's:In average size listening room (12' x 20' / 4 x 6 m) 
103 dB peak (12' x 15' / 365.76 x 457.2 cm) from pair at 7' / 2 mDimensions (w x h x d):5.1" x 33.5" x 7.1" / 13 x 85 x 18 cm

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.

It is only through the support of advocates such as yourself that true sound can be promoted...

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 all Totem 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.

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