Totem Mite Micro-Monitors Satin Black — Made in Canada
$495.00
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Totem Mite Micro-Monitors Satin Black — Made in Canada
The Award-Winning Totem Mite — recipient of the Positive Feedback Outstanding Product Award — is a legendary micro-monitor from Montreal’s celebrated Totem Acoustic, praised by reviewers worldwide for delivering an astonishingly wide, deep, and lifelike soundstage from a cabinet that fits in the palm of your hand. Made in Canada.
High Fidelity Review declared the Mite “flat out performs — their small footprint belies the big sound they put out,” while Gramophone’s reviewer confessed to losing track of time during an audition, describing the sound as effortless, real, and never fatiguing. HomeTheaterHifi called them “an outstanding micro-monitor design capable of effortless musical reproduction, rivaling the best bookshelf designs.”
The Totem Mite is the product of founder Vince Bruzzese’s singular philosophy: that a small speaker, properly designed, can do things no large speaker can — specifically, the kind of pinpoint, three-dimensional imaging and precise soundstage focus that emerges when cabinet diffraction and driver interference are eliminated. The 5.5-inch granulated woofer and 1-inch soft dome tweeter are crossed over at 3.2 kHz with both electrical and mechanical crossover alignment, and the borosilicate-damped, lock-mitered cabinet is virtually resonance-free. The result is a speaker that images like a miniature electrostatic — placing instruments and voices in a precise, tangible space that draws the listener in completely.
Low-impedance air core crossover coils preserve signal integrity throughout the audio band, and the solid twin-pair gold-plated binding posts allow bi-wiring for those who wish to extract every last detail. Totem recommends placement 1 to 4 feet from the rear wall and 3 to 12 feet apart — a placement range that makes them genuinely practical in a wide variety of rooms.
The satin black finish shows cosmetic wear that is visible under close inspection in bright light. In standard home theater lighting or wall-mounted at height, the speakers present well. Cosmetic condition is rated Good overall.
This pair has been thoroughly inspected and tested to confirm full functionality across both speakers.
Specifications
Type: 2-way bass reflex bookshelf loudspeaker (pair)
Woofer: 5.5 inch (13.97 cm) granulated cone
Tweeter: 1 inch (2.54 cm) soft dome
Crossover frequency: 3.2 kHz (electrical and mechanical)
Frequency response: 50 Hz – 20 kHz (±3 dB, with proper room positioning)
Sensitivity: 87 dB/W/m
Impedance: 8 ohms
Recommended amplifier power: 20 – 80 watts
Maximum SPL: 102 dB before dynamic compression
Binding posts: solid twin-pair gold-plated (bi-wire capable)
Cabinet: borosilicate-damped, lock-mitered MDF
Finish: satin black
Country of manufacture: Canada
Dimensions (each): (Width x Height x Depth) 6.0 x 10.8 x 8.4 inches (152 x 274 x 213 mm)
Weight (each): 9 lbs (4.0 kg)
A genuinely special pair of Made-in-Canada micro-monitors from one of the world’s most respected boutique speaker designers — the Totem Mite delivers award-winning performance and Canadian craftsmanship at a fraction of its original price. Made in Canada.
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| Weight | 20 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 12.4 × 18 × 14.8 in |
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