Totem’s specs say "in room" meaning that 28hz (listed as 30hz on another "spec sheet" near the manual download page) rating requires reinforcement from room boundaries. Every speaker I’ve owned over the last several years have been positioned away from walls to lesson the room boom effect to some degree, and I suggest using a test CD (I have a few of the Stereophile test CDs and they’re great) to see actually how low these things go. My guess is even though Totems are cool well made speakers (Forest Signatures seem very nice), they’re never going to produce much at 28hz without a room doing some of the heavy lifting...that’s sub territory.
Should I be able to hear a 4Hz difference in my speakers?
I have just upgraded from a Totem Hawk speaker to a Forest Signature speaker. The Hawk's specs are 32Hz - 21kHz. They have a 5.5 " long throw driver.
The Forests specs are 28Hz - 22kHz with a 6.5" woofer. The Forests are physically bigger too.
I can hear the treble more clearly and more detail with the Forests but no more bass than with the Hawks. Should I be able to hear more bass with the Forests or is the difference in specs inaudible?
The Forests specs are 28Hz - 22kHz with a 6.5" woofer. The Forests are physically bigger too.
I can hear the treble more clearly and more detail with the Forests but no more bass than with the Hawks. Should I be able to hear more bass with the Forests or is the difference in specs inaudible?