@englishinfidel As long as it's a good quality stand alone amp you should be fine. No recievers! I had a customer bi-amp his with two channels from a 135 watt per channel receiver and he burned out the woofers from not enough current....twice! He wasn't even listening loud. This speaker needs controlled. What does your amp put out in 4 ohms?
@Parkflyers I assume you mean the now discontinued Focus 360? I really can't say since I have not heard that particular speaker, although I would guess by looking at specs that the Dynaudio will play louder and have more impact, while the 2 way Hawks midrange purity should be superior. I can't comment on soundstaging since I haven't heard those particular Dynaudios, but the Hawks are stellar in this category, so they'll be tough to beat. Dynaudio makes some nice speakers to though.
@Parkflyers they are 2 totally different speakers . one a fully 3 way and the other is a 2 way. if you have a small room the totem wil be a better match but anything larger will need the 360. as for sound with the 360 you will have significantly deeper bass and the tweeter is also of better quality. i personally own a pair of 140, and was also considering the hawks but i preferred the treble sweetness of the dynaudio. be aware that the dynaudio are power hungry as well... i drive them with 300w
Hawks are my favorite also. I am the Totem Rep for the Southeast U.S. You don't have to work hard to sell a Totem speaker....you just need the client to take time to listen and if they have the money, the deal is done!
@englishinfidel As long as it's a good quality stand alone amp you should be fine. No recievers! I had a customer bi-amp his with two channels from a 135 watt per channel receiver and he burned out the woofers from not enough current....twice! He wasn't even listening loud. This speaker needs controlled. What does your amp put out in 4 ohms?
Photo314159 3 months ago
are these better than dynaudio 360?
Parkflyers 4 months ago
@Parkflyers I assume you mean the now discontinued Focus 360? I really can't say since I have not heard that particular speaker, although I would guess by looking at specs that the Dynaudio will play louder and have more impact, while the 2 way Hawks midrange purity should be superior. I can't comment on soundstaging since I haven't heard those particular Dynaudios, but the Hawks are stellar in this category, so they'll be tough to beat. Dynaudio makes some nice speakers to though.
Photo314159 4 months ago
@Photo314159 btw the mani-2 are the hardest of totem 2 way speaker to drive . as they are known as amplifier slayers hehehehehehe
corpsecart 2 months ago
@corpsecart even when totem made an amplifier , it could just not handle it hehehehehe
corpsecart 2 months ago
@Parkflyers they are 2 totally different speakers . one a fully 3 way and the other is a 2 way. if you have a small room the totem wil be a better match but anything larger will need the 360. as for sound with the 360 you will have significantly deeper bass and the tweeter is also of better quality. i personally own a pair of 140, and was also considering the hawks but i preferred the treble sweetness of the dynaudio. be aware that the dynaudio are power hungry as well... i drive them with 300w
corpsecart 2 months ago
Hawks are my favorite also. I am the Totem Rep for the Southeast U.S. You don't have to work hard to sell a Totem speaker....you just need the client to take time to listen and if they have the money, the deal is done!
Rackman1073 4 months ago
@Rackman1073 great canadian speaker
corpsecart 2 months ago
@Rackman1073 I bought my Hawks 6 years ago. I love them. I drive them with a Simaudio I5. Even at 70wpc ,it sounds great.
upstateaudio 2 months ago
@upstateaudio Good, yeah they're pretty awesome!
Photo314159 2 months ago