Totem makes excellent products. I started out with the now discontinued Rainmaker monitor, afterward moving up to the Hawk models.
I am currently returning to a monitor/subwoofer arrangement and have just had the good fortune to land a pair of used Rainmakers for $500 on eBay. (They were $1200 when I bought my first pair new, and only recently started selling around $500-$800 on the used market.) I would have paid up to $800 - they're a dynamite monitor.
The Hawk model dips a little bit lower in the bass than the Rainmaker could - obviously given the dimensions of the cabinetry alone - but either model sounds "musical" in that respect. The bass is tight and without bloat or artifice, and if memory serves me well, either model is fairly efficient so driving the Hawk won't break any budget you are considering for amplification.
At the time I purchased my Hawks I was able to compare them with the Forest model side by side. For the difference in price, and the very minor, imperceptible difference in frequency response, I could not justify purchasing the Forest.
I have not hear the replacement for the Rainmaker model, nor have I heard the Sky model. I think you will appreciate the Hawk.
Good luck!
I am currently returning to a monitor/subwoofer arrangement and have just had the good fortune to land a pair of used Rainmakers for $500 on eBay. (They were $1200 when I bought my first pair new, and only recently started selling around $500-$800 on the used market.) I would have paid up to $800 - they're a dynamite monitor.
The Hawk model dips a little bit lower in the bass than the Rainmaker could - obviously given the dimensions of the cabinetry alone - but either model sounds "musical" in that respect. The bass is tight and without bloat or artifice, and if memory serves me well, either model is fairly efficient so driving the Hawk won't break any budget you are considering for amplification.
At the time I purchased my Hawks I was able to compare them with the Forest model side by side. For the difference in price, and the very minor, imperceptible difference in frequency response, I could not justify purchasing the Forest.
I have not hear the replacement for the Rainmaker model, nor have I heard the Sky model. I think you will appreciate the Hawk.
Good luck!