Totem Acoustic Bison Monitor, bookshelf speakers (various colors)

Totem Acoustic Bison Monitor - a compact and powerful speaker that delivers high-quality sound and fills the entire room, despite its small size. Made in Canada, the Bison Monitor stands out for its ability to not only preserve the brand's characteristics, but also complement any audio component - from simple amplifiers to high-end systems. The speaker features an impressive soundstage and a natural midrange, creating a clear, open sound, where every musical element is precisely in place.

Price per pair.

Customized Drivers

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 be 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

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

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 veneer 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

Two sets of high conductivity gold plated connectors efficiently capture the incoming signal for superior speaker performance and allow traditional, bi-wire, or even bi-amplification options. They accommodate a variety of connection options such as bare wire, banana plugs, and spades.

Design: Two-way monitor speaker
Speaker: 1.3 in. / 33 mm laser-engraved textile soft dome
Woofer: 5.25 in. / 133.35 mm long (3-inch voice coil)
Impedance: 8 Ohm
Sensitivity: 87 db
Frequency response: 40 Hz to 29.5 kHz ± 3 dB
Recommended power: 30-150 W
Crossover frequency: 2.5 kHz (first order)
Speaker terminals: Speaker connections: 4-way bi-wire
Break time: 70-100 hours.
Location (from rear wall): 6in - 3ft / 152 - 914.4 mm
Space (between): 3ft - 10ft / 914.4 - 3048mm
Width: 171 mm
Height: 333 mm (13.110 in.)
Depth: 243 mm and 253 mm (with built-in grill)
Weight: 29.75 lbs / 13.49 kg

User manual (EN)

Technical data (EN)