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Totem Model 1 Sig with Sub or Mani 2 without a Sub
Thanks for the input,I believe I will just keep the Mani 2 and just save for my sub in the future. 
Amp for Totem mani 2 for around $1000
Thanks for responses , I am now looking into buying a Classe CA-200 which should be around $1050 to $1200 in cost and about 350 watts at 4 ohms.I have previously had a pair of Totem model 1 speakers with a Classe CA-101 and it sounded great but I ... 
soldering iron
3 thangs to remimber when soldering ,one tin the tip frequently second keep the tip clean by wiping it with a clean wet sponage and third heat the component leads with the solding iron and apply the solder to the heated component leads as well, th... 
Watts vs input sensitivity __2 Different size Amps
I am driving a pair of Model 1 Totem speakers which has a sensitivity of 87 db @ 4 ohms with a passive preamp with a attenuator pot of 35 Kohms .I am not driving the Classe CA-101 amp hard at all but need a little more power without having the att... 
testing cd player output impedance
The manual does have some specs but I am not clear how to interpet the two specs,They are load impedance which it says (over 10 kilohms) and output level at (2 Vrms at 50 Kilohms).I thought it woud be best to test to get a acurate impedance value ...