Hello Taiquach. While I would agree with realhifi's comment regarding the sound of the Totem forest as "a very good speaker". However... Though the Golden Tube amplifier may not be a very good match for the Totem Forest's....Realhifi's statement of the Golden Tube SE-40 as a "mediocre" amplifier is just plain silly, misinformed and inappropriate. Sonically speaking, the SE-40 amplifier is very good,very competent, and more than competetive with a lot of the more expexpensive tube amplifiers.I would have to concurr with Jig's excellent advise regarding mating the amp with an appropriate speaker. As Jig mentioned, the 3a's,and the Merlin TSM would be great choices and also ones that are at a higher level of refinement than the Totem Forest if given the proper room acoustics and good stands. Another stand mounted monitor to consider are the wonderful sounding proac response 1sc, response 2 or 2's. They make for a dynamic illusion of real music,dissappear in the room and present a benign load for the golden Tube SE-40. In my opinion... the original Totem model 1 was [and still is to this day] the most musical speaker the company has offered to date. Unfortunately... like the rest of their line up,they all require a little more horsepower and current than the Golden Tube can supply. Follow Jig's excellent analogy here as it is a sound one! All the best on your endevour.
speaker for golden tube se-40 amp
i recently bought the gt se-40 and try to find the right speaker for it. my current speaker is totem forest floor stander which require alot of juice to sound good. i was new to tube equipment, just want to experience the new tube sound. i am looking at the price range of no more than 1000.00 new or used monitor or floor stander. THANK in advance for any help or recommendation.