Conclusion:

I have always been a fan of small speakers.  The obvious reasons are they easily integrate into a room, are generally coherent if well designed, and they image nicely without calling attention to themselves. I’ve owned and evaluated quite a number of two-way monitors, and I would generally say it takes a pretty ham fisted designer to screw one up. But conversely, it takes a talented designer with a deft touch to make one stand out from the crowd. Totem Acoustics' Dreamcatchers do stand out from the crowd for a number of reasons.

The Dreamcatchers are as coherent a two way as I've heard.  Across the frequency spectrum, the entire presentation was seamless. This was rather addicting, to say the least.  The bottom end weight, within the limitations of such a small speaker, created a solid foundation for all types of music, even classic rock. As a matter of fact, for one of the only times I can remember, I found myself totally involved in the music, completely oblivious to the system, the speakers, or anything else. Ironic, since big power house flagship speakers are known for this kind of performance.

As a huge bonus, the Dreamcatchers are very attractive, and are not fussy about set up. They deserve to be mated with high quality electronics despite their diminutive size and moderate price.  They are musically involving in a way that makes the listener really want to focus on listening. They are tough speakers to relegate to background music.  To sum up, there is certainly lots of competition in the “budget” book shelf speaker market. But I feel the Totem Dreamcatchers are a step ahead of the class when compared to similarly priced models from Paradigm, Epos, B&W, and PSB. If shopping for speakers in the $500-$600 range, the Totem Dreamcatchers are a must listen.

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Allan Sonac  - Totem Dreamcatcher System     |2011-12-14 15:15:15 I have a surround sound system consisting of a Pioneer Elite THX-01 Receiver, a 42" Panasonic Plasma HDTV, Sony Blueray and Satellite TV HDPVR; I added the Totem Thunder Subwoofer and the Dreamcatcher center speaker. The addition of the Totem Sub creates a speaker system that is complete in our living room. The basement system consists of Studio Monitors from another vendor and I have to admit the Totem system is capable of filling the room and playing as loud as a system costing thousands of dollars more. More importantly though is how amazing this Totem system sounds. When we watch movies we are always surprised at how accurate a sound stage these speakers are able to creat. The speakers themselves disapear and one becomes immersed in the action on the screan. In fact the sound effects in some of the movies such as police of fire truck sirens, tire screeches and other noises are so accurate many times we have been tempted to look out our windows to see if it came from outside! Truly amazing. A 5/5 star speaker at a price everyone can afford! On top of that they the finish is awesome. Congratulations Totem...job well done! 0   0

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