totem winds any info

hey maverick,

i choose the cherry, because i will be keeping my dali helicon w200 for the rears, might as well match them. just a eye switch, because the dali center is so big, and the center for totem, the cin seris. 1 is no where as big. but totem just makes three centers. and this was their best one. what color did you get

the amp i will be using are mcintosh 501's mono. and my preamp will be either my shindo montbrison or i just purchased a mcintosh c2300 that i have yet to open. now i have to say after my second listening i think the winds are more detailed, more of a sound stage. they both disappear wonderfully, but the winds give you more depth, you hear more in the far out corners, they are very crisp detailed not fatiguing at all. they both are wonderfull, really, i am selling my dali's even though i only have about 15 hrs on them. i demo the winds with the same set up in the store as i have at home, (monbrison, esoteric dv60 though the amp was a mcintosh tube, 2275 i believe. also heard the winds with a air amp and conrad. you are right, dalis bass is very quick, and deep, it does catch ou off gaurd because you dont think it could come from that speaker, where the wind, is full deep, more gurth, i
i dont think it is a lat move, because they are so different. the winds are little more at 8500 to the dali 7000. so its a tuff spot. though i'll tell you who ever buys my dali's will get one hell of a deal, since im sellinng the center with it. and they are beyond mint.

audphile,

did you compare them to the new dali mk2 400? to me the winds give me more of a stage. now the dalis are very clear, crisp. and very quick. but the winds ive noticed, on a few drum solo's they hit the toms right on, and i am a drummer. crisp, and quick. also i find the winds tweeter to be set up just right. and i do love the ribbon from dali, i was taken off gaurd with how much i liked the winds tweeter. now i never really listen to dynaudio before so this is my first time with their driver set up. The one thing i really like about the winds is they are very differnt. totem does not even push them. and they are his best. alot of work goes into them. also, its not a me too speaker.

why do you think more people do not know about the winds? like i stated before i know they are very difficult to make, and they do not push to make more. its about a two month waiting list to get them, and they are only in canada. its just i listen to alot of speakers. and i went back and forth. i loved the hanson knights. i came as close to getting these as handing my credit card to the dealer. the sophia's i like alot but they would be to much for my room, sonus 20 thousand pair, the wide ones, i forgot the names, really opened up after they broke them in at the store. but once again to big. then all of a sudden the winds came in. and i was really blown away. for me they had everythign i wanted. and didnt kill you on the price.