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Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures

I am putting together a new 2 channel system! I am looking for a new pair of speakers and my budget is around $7000. This thread has to deal only with the Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures!!!!!!  I have always been a fan of Totem Acoustic and love the Totem sound.  I have owned almost all their speakers except for the element series and the Forest Signatures. I have been trying to find reviews on the signatures but can't find anything useful so I am turning to the Audiogon crowd.

Has anyone demoed these or does anyone currently own a pair or owned a pair in the past that can give some useful insight? I don't listen to my music at high volumes and my music mainly consists of R&B from the 50's till now.

The speakers will be hooked up to the following - Hegel H360 integrated 
- Hegel Cdp4a CD player 
- Audioquest Wild Blue Yonder interconnects
- Audioquest Wild Wood speaker cable
- Audioquest Wel Signature power cables
- Shunyata MPC12A power conditioner but looking to upgrade to their new Denali series.
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Likewise, @strat1117 ... welcome.  Enjoyed reading your comments about the Sigs.  Many of your comments (e.g., audibility of upstream changes) apply to the non-Sig Forests as well.  

Chiming in now in response to Nutty's recommendation of Black Light Syndrome.  I agree it is a very well recorded rock album.  Standout tracks musically and sonically for me:  Duende & Book of Hours.   Definitely worth a listen.  BLS as well as Dangerous Situation (same artists) are both on Spotify.  


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Black light Syndrome is excellent!  Title track is my favorite...love the groove.  Loved King Crimson with Levin...Discipline was awesome!
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dave_b
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Check out Three of a Perfect Pair by King Crimson and turn it up...may be the best progressive rock song ever written!!
nutty
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strat1117,

Thanks for the Intel on the Plinius. And nice system! I have Plinius on my short list of integrated amps to audition if I get the opportunity.

Dave_b,

Pulled up King Crimson on Tidal. Excellent selection, thanks. What else ya got?

The Wireworld Eclipse speaker cables are working well with the Signatures. The Audioquest Gibralter’s were bright in comparison. The vocals have more bloom. The placement and soundstage are much more believable.

Listening to Crowded House, Alone Together

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dave_b
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I’ve been busy lately...gotta pull some stuff out of the archives to share !  Wireworld’s seem to do it for you...congrats.
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