What Hi-Fi?

Totem Tribe Tower

Stereo speakers

£4999

“That angled cabinet isn’t ordinary. Its non-parallel sides reduce the build-up of internal standing waves”

WHAT HI⋆FI?

FOR

• A musical and entertaining sound

• Strong dynamic expression and surefooted with rhythms

• Expressive midrange

• Unfussy nature

AGAINST

• Larger rivals deliver more in the way of sonic scale and authority

VERDICT

If you’re looking for easy-going, compact floorstanders that still deliver a fun-packed sound, give these Totems a listen

to spend £5000 on a pair of speakers, the chances are that you’re after top-class sound backed up by solid engineering. Of course, that amount of money also demands

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