Totem Hawk Floorstanding Speakers - Black Ash

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General:
Clean pair of highly reviewed speakers from the great Canadian maker Totem.

Finished in a neutral black ash.

Modest in size yet very capable in both detail and volume. Don't be fooled by their size!

Offered in a Black Ash Veneer, working perfectly with just a few light scuffs not visible from a distance. One larger mark at the bottom has been touched up (last picture).

Shipping:
These speakers will ship via UPS Ground for a flat $249 anywhere within the lower 48 US states. If you're outside of this area please contact us for a quote as we ship worldwide. Free local pickup welcome, and local courier service is available for an additional fee within 25 miles of our Zip 07452.

Please note these speakers are exempt from any free shipping promotions.

More from Totem:
Soaring to high-vibrational heights, the Totem Hawk exemplifies total involvement with the senses. Truly full range, extremely compact and aesthetically balanced, the Hawk has incredible attributes and strengths that will bring you to the realm of sonic nirvana. The Hawk’s detailed voicing, harmonic nuances and timbre precision will simply move your soul to the core.

With honesty and loyalty, the Hawk’s unique drivers deliver magic and power. Its exquisite cabinetry is designed to seamlessly project sonic vitality. Its self-effacing holography and pure dimensional imaging produce a spatial experience that will lift and envelope you. The Totem Hawk is a soul mover of the highest caliber.

Design Highlights
• Elegant design and aesthetic compactness
• Specially modified proprietary drivers
• Designed for high-end extreme performance
• Absolute surreal holographic imaging
• Available in exotic veneer or design multicoated polyester finishes

Technical Features
• Great bass extension and phase correctness
• Monocoque cross-braced cabinet with double-sided wood veneer
• Ultra-expensive borosilicate damping
• Exclusive, hard-wired crossover
• Silvered OFC wiring
• Claw: for advanced decoupling from floor
• Bi-wireable gold-plated WBT terminals

Customized Drivers
Bespoke Acoustic Engineering
Every single driver is completely unique to Totem and proprietary in design, engineered by Totem and then manufactured to the strictest standards to meet our parameters by the finest raw driver suppliers in the world. In some cases, where the technology is beyond the capabilities of suppliers or is wished to kept secret, Totem can and will build our own drivers. Every driver exhibits phase linearity, speed, emotion, off axis natural presentation, and spatial articulation.

Handmade Crossovers
With Point-to-Point Connections
Totem crossovers don’t require many parts because of the synergy between our customized drivers, but the components are the world’s best. Our crossovers aren’t built on PCB’s because the laminated conductive tracks are weak and inconsistent. Instead they are secured to a thin piece of fiberboard or insulated polymers and components are mechanically crimped together because it simply sounds better. When we must solder, we choose WBT Silver Solder, the purest in the industry.

Artisanal Cabinet Construction
Master Craftsman Woodwork
Meticulously hand crafted for peak performance that lasts decades. Lock-Miter assembly is an intricate woodworking procedure where edges physically interlock together. The resulting cabinet is up to 5 times stronger than conventional V Groove cabinets. Internal and external veneering resists warping, structurally fortifies, and ensures consistent peak performance. Industry unique Borosilicate damping manages dissipation, keeps the cabinet musically alive, and never deteriorates. Popular materials like poly fillers eventually decay, dramatically affecting the performance. Variable Density Fiberboard is denser at the extremities than the interior to reduce repetitive nodes and resonances.

Connectors
WBT Bi-Wire / Bi-Amp
Premium WBT connectors are the preferred choice by all audiophiles. WBT connectors lets the signal through without interfering or affecting it. Superior connectors like WBT connectors will prevent any signal loss and get the most out of the entire system.

SkyFi Cosmetic Notes:
Some Marks/scratches near the bottom of the cabinet. Overall good condition

Brand Background:
Our vision at Totem is to give you the music, the whole music and nothing but the music. As people, we want to feel alive. We want to feel the beat and inherent rhythm of life. That’s why we go way beyond engineering gimmickry to deliver the heart and honesty of music.

On an intuitively technological level, we are constantly driven to go further and further in our understanding of acoustic laws and sound reproduction.

Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm to our day-to-day experiences. It washes away the dust of everyday life from the soul. It’s an explosive expression of our humanity. Music is magically a beacon to light our way. This we understand.

Ownership:
Second Owner

Connections:
Speaker Binding Posts.

General Sound:
Smooth, uncolored, undistorted natural and clean

Cosmetic Condition:
8/10 = Very Good. Excellent front faceplate, one minor flaw on chassis side or top. See our detailed rating description here.

Working Condition:
Working perfectly and tested in our lab and listening room.

Included:
Speakers, SkyFi Box

Packing:
Will be packed using our highly developed in-house process and custom packing materials.Specs:
Frequency Response:
30 Hz – 20 kHz ± 3 dB (in room)

Recommended Power:
50-200w

Woofer:
6.5″ / 16.51 cm
3″ / 7.62 cm voice coil

Tweeter:
1″ / 2.54 cm aluminum dome, chambered

Impedance:
8 ohms (6.4 minimum)

Sensitivity:
87 dB

Dimensions (w x h x d):
7.7″ x 34.3″ x 10.6″
(19.558 x 87.122 x 26.924 cm)

Placement from rear wall:
1′ – 6′
(0.48 – 182.88 cm(

Placement distance apart:
4′ – 12′
(121.92 – 365.76 cm)

Break-in Time:
100-150 hours

Crossover Frequency:
2.5 kHz compensated, 2nd order

Speaker Terminals:
Bi-wireable, Gold WBT connectors

Weight:
75 lbs.

Recommended Cables:
Kimber Kable - Speaker Cables - Good

Kimber Kable - Speaker Cables - Better

Kimber Kable - Bi-Wire Speaker Cables - Best

Testing Process:
Our speaker evaluation process starts with a visual inspection of all drivers. We are looking for damaged or deteriorating woofer surrounds, dented tweeter domes, and cone damage. We also inspect the speaker connection points for loose or broken connectors.

After the initial visual inspection we connect the speakers to a reference amplifier with our preferred test tracks. With the speakers placed with proper distance we listen to each driver to make sure that they are producing the intended frequencies with no signs of distortion or rattle.

During listening tests with test tracks we check for proper stereo imaging and bass response at various listening levels. If there are any audible signs of issues, the speakers are taken to the bench where we perform a frequency sweep to isolate the issue so that it can be resolved by component repair or replacement.

Our subwoofer evaluation process starts with a visual inspection of all drivers. We are looking for damaged or deteriorating woofer surrounds, cone damage, or rubbing voice coils. We also inspect the input connections for damage.

After the initial visual inspection we connect the sub at our bench and perform a sine wave sweep from about 200 Hz down to around 10 Hz. During this sweep we are listening for excessive rattle or other signs of improper function.

If the sweep passes we then increase the input level to evaluate how the woofer performs at high output levels. If the woofer has built-in crossover adjustments or multiple connection options these features are tested at this time.

We complete the subwoofer evaluation by feeding the unit with an audio signal in conjunction with our house music system to see how it responds to low frequency content in real world conditions while paired with a full range system.