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Waroroses
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from Date Reviewed: February 8, 2012
Bottom Line: Not the most efficient, but these really sing. I use with a Pathos Classic tube hybrid and I feel like my listening room is a club with live musicians.
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Phage
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from Date Reviewed: December 26, 2011
Bottom Line: I'm pairing Hawks with Naim Audio's Supernait integrated amp and the combination is stunning. The sound is coherent, clear and lively, maybe a bit dark when paired with Naims (just the way I like it). Bass is fast and controlled. It goes so beep that subwoofer is useless (room response is about 32 Hz depending the room of course). Some might say that response is slightly U-shaped meaning that mid range is somewhat less present compared to bass and trebles the way preferred often in the North-America (Totem in Canadian manufacturer). As acustom to Totems Hawks tend to disappear and the listening angle wide e.g. sweet spot listening in not mandatory. I listen to various kind of music ranging from rock to fast death metal without any problems.
Be sure that you won't place them too close to the wall or in too small room due to huge bass response and the placement of the response elements, I tried them in a small room and woke up room modes you wouldn't believe.
Overall they are great value for the money, design is very neat and fits to most living rooms (great WAF index). They are smaller in the real world than often thought by the pictures. If you have small children in the house, be sure to stabilize them with sand etc due to three-point claws (there are 3 metal ball under the claw and they are not the most stable floor standers unless filled for extra weight).
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Rassy
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from Date Reviewed: July 20, 2011
Bottom Line: I bought the Hawks to partner a Plinius 9100, but soon upgraded the amp to the 9200. I have a Bel-Canto CD-1, Stereovox XLR cables, a Inspire Eclipse T/T with Rega RB1000 and Shelter 901 with a Whest Two phono amp.
I've used Chord Epic, and now Rapport speaker cables. All were bought second user or ex-demo.
Recently, I have had a revelation in the sound, and I can only ascribe that to the Hawks (and the rest of the system) "burning-in".
The imaging is superb, the treble is airy, the midrange crystal clear and the bass superbly taught for my liking.
I cannot recommend them highly enough.
Listening to Adele's 21 album recently, I did not realise how low they could go. Wow, she's in the room!
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makker67
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from Date Reviewed: April 27, 2011
Bottom Line: For 9 years I have been listening to a setup (Classe, Primare amplification) with B & W speakers (CDM7SE, Nautilus 804, 805 Signature, 804 S) but I always felt "something was "missing" but I could not put it into words.
A couple of months ago I visited a friend who had just bought a new set with Naim electronics and Totem Sttaf's. I was astonished by the brilliant sound (especially the fantastic bass response) of the configuration and I decided to look for Totem speakers for myselfl. I ran into second hand Totem Hawk's and decided to give them a try. Since the moment I hooked up the speakers to my components, I have diffculties to get to work and to leave the house for social and other activities. I am addicted to my Hawk's and even my wife is happy because she finds the Totem a much more acceptable piece of furniture, compared to the relatively big B & W's.
Totem is mij speakerbrand now. I don't think that'll ever change.
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john horst
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from Date Reviewed: July 28, 2010
Bottom Line: I had a pr of forests and was never satisfied withe sound mid was sucked out a bit more than i liked so i changed them to simple first order x over. they were absulutley stunning after. came across these hawks as a fluke they had sagged woofers so they were only 300$ WOW I THOUGHT THAT I HAD HEARD IT ALL THESE THINGS MADE MY REFERANCE DYNAUDIOS SOUND CRUDE IN COMPS . I HAVE BEGUN TO REALY THINK THAT THESE ARE THE BEST SOUNDING SPEAKERS MONEY CAN BUYREPLACING THE SCAN SPEAK WOOFERS IS COSTLY BUT THEY ARE WORTH EVERY PENNY AND ILL KEEP THEM FOREVER
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