Totem Acoustic Arro Floorstanding Speakers
Totem Acoustic Arro Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 11, 2020]
Tayeb
Strength:
It’s a beautiful speaker fantastic sound Weakness:
The weakness is the spike is a bit troubled Price Paid: 1000
Purchased: New
Model Year: 2007
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[Apr 01, 2018]
Old86er
Strength:
Outstanding imaging, accuracy, build quality and sound. You will not be disappointed. Price Paid: Gift
Purchased: Used
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[Mar 02, 2018]
zargb5
Strength:
I came across the Arros by accident. Bass modes in my room were driving me nuts despite hanging things on the walls and putting rugs down etc. I tried several different systems, bi mapping, Arcam, Cyrus and rega 3 speakers. I eventually settled on Musical Fidelity A5 amp and CD player paired with rega 3s. I moved from chord 2 silver plated speaker cables to kimber 4tc which cut down on harsh brightness significantly. got van den hull the first interconnects which are very neutral sounding. The Regas were too sibilant and imaging was hit and miss despite tweaking. So I was looking in a new hifi store and saw some ART stilettos and the Totem Arros. Both had small footprints, the Arros being slightly larger. I home demoed the Arros and didn't like them initially, but after mass loading them with sand and isolating them under the plinth they improved markedly. I grew to love these little speakers especially the imaging. A friend bought some Quad electro statics and I found the Arros imaged 90 % As well and didn't sound as edgy. I have auditioned speakers since (neat as 2, Dali icon 5, zensor 5, option 6, rubicon 6, Tanny 6t, Tannoy 2, Rega 5, Rega rx5, Pmc 20 21,) and found them all to be dissatisfying despite the huge price difference. I paid £420 for my ex demo Arros in 2006 what a bargain. Weakness:
Great for small to medium rooms. need higher quality jumper cables. Plinth is definitely poor quality but Arros now come with Totem claw isolation feet. They don't go really loud but in a small room you don't really need them to.. Price Paid: 420
Purchased: Used
Model Year: 2006
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[Jul 02, 2017]
Dan Armstrong
AudioPhile
I know Totem makes better speakers than the arro, but I love these. I have such a positive emotional reaction to these I don't even know where to begin.
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[May 07, 2017]
audiomaster
Audio Enthusiast
I always wanted to have Totem Model 1, but the price was out of my budget, finally had the opp to buy them used at a reasonable price. I brought them home, plugged them in, and after an hour of listening, I felt they were highly fatigue sounding.
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[Nov 05, 2010]
Shawn
Audio Enthusiast
A fantastic, very accurate , detailed and fast speaker . Vocals , clarity , speed , imaging and range further support my decision to invest in these speakers . Build quality that exceeds all at this price point ( 1550.00 CDN ) .
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[Mar 15, 2010]
MrT
AudioPhile
I have for quite a long time been searching for a fast and clean sounding small floorstander that has excellent separation, 3D and an extremely detailed high end. I listen to pop, indie, jazz and some cassical music. Bought and sold quite a few speakers in the same price range over the last years (Epos, Paradigm, Monitor Audio, Elac, Canton, Carlsson, NHT, Acoustic Energy, Spendor, Dali - to name a few). None of them posessed all of the above characteristics (closest came Carlsson OA-58 and Dali Ikon 2 though), and I consequently always felt something was missing. I did't really have great expectations for the Arro's, but when I hooked them up to my Densen amp I immediately knew I struck gold. The sound is transparent and the separation/instrumentation is extreme. Low end is also impressive given the size. Powered by the right amp that needs to be pretty powerful (at least 70 wpc - 30 ampere) and not too bright sounding the Totem Arro is simply sublime sounding. I finally found the speakers I've been searching for. I strongly recommend Totem Arro! |
[Apr 16, 2009]
Shomi
Casual Listener
These were the speaker someone easy can fall in love with, happened to me, so i went, and i got them. First impression in my home, is these speakers rock, most is true what people like about them. What i didnt payed attention in reviews, is that they are bright. Didnt notice in first, didnt notice in store, but it started to be annoying. Someone here mentioned its about sibilants, if they are in record they will be there, its ok, i can hear sibilants in headphones too, just with arros, they sound HARSH.
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[Dec 06, 2007]
fresco
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Nice slim design. Sound sweet and revealing. excellent for small room. $700 used is a very good deal
Weakness:
A bit lack of bass but Still OK and I dont need sub. This arro has a sweet, detailed and relaxing sound. It is so detail and revealing that certain sound that cannot be heard by big spekaers can be heard by arro. It is small and easy to move. That is why I like arro.
Similar Products Used: Snell, sonus faber, jolida202, bat vk60, arragon 8008, acurus a250, acurus preamp, musical fidelity a3cr preamp, maranz cd, rotel cd. |
[Nov 12, 2007]
ARTU9R
AudioPhile
Strength:
EVERYTHING
Weakness:
PLINTH(BASE) FIX TO CABINET
I BEEN ALWAYS A BIG FAN OF MUSIC I ALWAYS BEEN INTO AUDIOPHILE EQUIPMENT SINCE I AM PROUD CANADIAN(LIVING IN BEAUTIFUL QUEBEC) AND
Customer Service TOTEM ACOUSTIC RECOMMEND USE OF ELECTRONICS WITH ARRO COLUMNS
Similar Products Used: TOTEM HAWK
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