Recommendations for Floorstanders

Actually the PM7200 & the EVO-3 are a great match and real value for money. In your price range the spks you mentioned are the only ones available. You can try and audition the DALI Concept 6 if your in Mumbai.

Thanks Prithvi. Unfortunately I am in Bangalore , is the DALI Concept6 available anywhere in Bangalore?

Check out Kef iQ5, it has got great reviews.
Even the iQ7 should be a good one but cant say if its in your budget. Dali is another good one though.

Try NPS Electronics, in Bangalore. They seem to be dealers for DALI.

7 House of Lords,
St. Mark's Road,
Bangalore 560001
T: 080-2221626
M: 9845268599

I was not really impressed by the KEF iQ7 and especially for that price. Maybe I will try the Dali. How much does the concept 6 cost any idea?

I want to listen to the iQ5 , they have got rave reviews.

Thank you for the info guys.

Are Totem speakers available in India?

Hi,

You could check out the following:

1) Infinity Beta series - available at Fx Audio - shop is located at the end of Lavelle Rd - call Naren at 5112 0232
2) Epos 303 - available at Reference point - located at Indiranagar - call Venkatesh at 25257246

Regards,
- Nagaraj

Shahrukh schrieb:

Are Totem speakers available in India?

will be soon;

boomerang audio has just taken the dealership.

should be with them within the next month.

nice products;

bob

Hi

How does the Tannoy Fusion 4 match with the PM7200?

Bob_Ludwig schrieb:

Shahrukh schrieb: Are Totem speakers available in India? will be soon; boomerang audio has just taken the dealership. should be with them within the next month. nice products; bob

Now that's good news! I so want to listen to that Arro speaker. The sound that it delivers from such a lean cabinet is said to be marvellous!

Their website gives the following details on the Indian distributor...maybe someone can check up with them on the dealers...

Marbin Rusatm Colah
Innovative Information Technology Ltd
Audio Distribution Group
1507 Maker V, Nariman Point;
Bombay 21, India
FAX: 91 22 5 630 1209
Tel: 91 22 5 632 5010
Mobile: 91 9819257839
E-mail:iit123@vsnl.net
marbinc@yahoo.com

Sorry !

I was ill informed;

I stand corrected !

BOB

Shahruhk,
FYI Diana Krall owns a pair of Arros. Ofcourse it doesn't mean they are extra-ordinary or something. But they are good speakers and were one of the few I auditioned. You will probably love the Hawks too.

IMHO totems are a a bit overriced for their value... the Arros are perhaps the best of the lot but they should be assumed as bookshelves and not floorstanders and the bass is about the same as a Proac Tablette and the treble a bit more peaky.

How do i contact Boomerang Audio? I want to audition the Arros!!

One of my friend owns Totem Arros. He bought them for 65k's from Marbin Colah. The speakers are good for small rooms. These speakers cannot be driven with all amplifiers. After a certain volume (10-11 clock position) the woofer used to flatten out and the speakers used to make a heavy cracking noise. My friend 3 different amps (Nad 320BEE, Cayin TA30 and Cayin 40 watter Class A Amp) without any success. He mailed Totem and was adviced few high current amps . Finally he bought Creek 5350SE and now playing without any problem.

The ARROs still do have a problem with the woofer bottoming out & even a high-current Solid state will not cure this behaviour, but will to a certain extent not show up so rapidly due to better damping properties of the amplifier. Neverheless, at the kind of price in India, there are other better buys'.

audio_engr schrieb:

Neverheless, at the kind of price in India, there are other better buys'.

Like...?

Shahrukh schrieb:

audio_engr schrieb: Neverheless, at the kind of price in India, there are other better buys'. Like...?

Like Audience52SE...

abhi.pani schrieb:

Shahrukh schrieb: audio_engr schrieb: Neverheless, at the kind of price in India, there are other better buys'. Like...? Like Audience52SE... :D

52SE, AFAIK, is far more expensive than the Arros.

70k...could bargain but...10% off is easy..
Even more is possible...

Totem arrow speakers according to a friend are more hype than matter...he has heard the forest and one more in the US since he stays there, but didnt think much of them.

If you have a woofer flapping problem with the arrows then methinks no amount of amplification, high or low current will stop it.....he will still find it happening at times when he least expects it :D.

Sharukh, go ahead and hear them...let us know.

Manek.

Manek schrieb:

Sharukh, go ahead and hear them...let us know. Manek.

That's what I plan to do this weekend. Anyone interested in joining me?

when you do hear it..try the arros near the wall and away from it. it only has a 4.5" woofer but bass augmentation is surprsing with good placement...but if not placed well it will sound very dry . so do take that into considerations (& experimentation !) when you try it.

inspite of a low sensitivity it is well dirven by low powered tubes, amplifier power is definitely not going to be a problem.

Gentlemen - about the woofer flapping, I totally agree with what Manek says that no amp can cure that. Do note that Arros allow the user to load the cabinet with sand fill & to some extent will "mask" the woofer flapping defect once again by loading the cabinet at the cost of transprency, speed, tonality etc.

I totally agree with Manek that its a hyped product with good marketing! Better buys are probably Proac bookshelves (a stellar product) that may cost a little more. (Comeon, you dont replace speakers every now & then, do you?) Moreover, I wouldnt buy a product that carries a design flaw, after all the speakers are the device in the entire chain that is "closest to your ear!!!"

Views from fellow readers are welcomed.

audio_engr schrieb:

(Comeon, you dont replace speakers every now & then, do you?)