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The Signature Model One Speakers were designed for Totem Acoustic's 30th anniversary and is an advanced monitor loudspeaker reflecting their engineering prowess.
A 6.5-inch mineral infused woofer derived from the Forest driver is mated to a 1” aluminium dome tweeter housed in a rear chamber. Designed simultaneously to achieve the best phase relationship, their synergy is perfected by a handmade crossover consisting of only a few components.
This pre-loved pair are in excellent condition and come with a pair of custom-made matching stands.
Original RRP was $5,795 for the speakers and $1,399 for the stands.
NZ$3,495 is well above the recent used-market norm for this item: it sits far past the 75th percentile of NZ$1,589, versus a median of NZ$699, so this reads as ambitious rather than fair. Even allowing for strong-condition examples, you’d want clear extras or unusually fresh provenance to justify that gap.
The upside is that these are respected, engaging standmounts with the sort of lively, room-filling presentation Totem fans buy them for, so a clean pair can be a satisfying long-term keep. But at this asking price, the buyer case hinges on condition, driver health, and whether the set includes the original stands, grilles, and packaging; without that, I’d treat it as a hard pass unless the seller can prove exceptional originality and near-mint care.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Totem Acoustics is a Canadian loudspeaker maker founded in 1987 in Montreal, Quebec by Vince Bruzzese. The company’s identity has been built around handcrafted speakers and a distinctly musical, small-scale engineering philosophy rather than broad consumer-electronics diversification.
Totem is best known for loudspeakers across a wide range of formats, including compact standmounts, floorstanders, center channels, subwoofers, and custom-install models. Its catalog is centered on speakers rather than amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables, which are not core Totem categories.
In the market, Totem sits in the niche high-end / audiophile space: not a mass-market brand, but a serious specialty manufacturer with long-standing credibility among music-focused buyers. Its reputation is for emotionally engaging sound, compact cabinet design, and a handcrafted Canadian boutique character that appeals to enthusiasts looking above mainstream hi-fi and below ultra-luxury statement brands.
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