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I have purchased the YBA set and am thinking about the speakers from Totem (Model 1 Signautre). I need some guidence from someone with more experiance with similar Stereo. This is my first system and hope to finalize it for under $4k. I have a budget of $1300 for the speakers and about $1000 for cables and accesories. Anybody know how these speakers work with YBA? I mainly listen to Spanish Guitar, Flamenco, Jazz and some Pop. Suggestions and critique are welcome. I would much rather experiment with a virtual system than buying and selling different speakers. All help will be appreciated. You can also email me at [email protected] with any suggestions. Thank you all...
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    • YBA YC201
    Outputs: One stereo analog (RCA), one
    digital (coaxial)
    Dimensions: 15.35
    • YBA Design YA201
    Power output: 100 Wpc @ 8 Ohms
    Inputs: Six stereo analog (RCA)
    Dimensions: 15.35
    • Totem Acoustics 1 Signature
    Frequency Response [lessthansign]50 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB
    Impedance 4 ohms
    Sensitivity 87 dB/W/m. Maximum sound pressure
    103 dB before dynamic compression
    Minimum Power 15 W at 8 ohms
    Maximum Power 120 W
    Crossover 2.7 kHz electrical and mechanical
    Woofer 5 1/2'. 3' voice coil
    Tweeter 1' aluminum dome. Chambered
    Dimensions 12.5 x 6.5 x 9' approx. size
    313 x 167 x 227 mm
    Volume: 7.2 litres (internal)
    Weight: 4.1 kg ( approx. 9 lbs)
    *Recommended stand: TOTEM T4S

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I have had the Totem ones for several years, and was very happy with them, a friend of mine also had the Totem 1 Signatures. Instead of going for the Totem stands, (which are gorgeous) you might want to consider the beaks? They make wonders in sonic improvements, also with the Signatures, and they certainly fit any budgets. When comes to stands, I personally used a Cheap Atacama stand, but made sure to weight-load it with Sound-bytes (dont know if they are manufactured anymore). The weight-loading makes a huge difference with Totems, as they are small speakers but capable of reproducing really low frequencies accurately. On top of the stands I used Blutack and some type of foam pads to try and isolate the speaker. When comes to Cables, I found that Audioquest, and Kimber really works the best with Totems. And something else to consider when shopping for cable, biwire! The speaker terminal jumpers dont do a good enough job, and bi-wiring will make the sound clearer.
Hope this gives you some ideas!

twoguns