Appearance of Totem Forest

I've owned two pairs of winds, Two pairs of Forests and one pair of hawks...none of them had an obvious problem with grain matching. Are these cherry finish? Mahogany hides the matching problem a bit more. What you should concentrate on however is that if properly setup and driven, they are an amazing speaker..as in about as good as it get's in HiEnd audio, given the appropriate environment.

Thanks for the responses. What ended up happening is that my wife and I drove up to Montreal and met Vince at Totem. He took us into the warehouse and showed us what he considered the best cabinets they had at the time. They looked great, we got them a week later and they sound better than the previous pair as well. So a happy ending there at least.

Wow, you can't beat that for customer service. It's nice to see a manufacturer going to that extent to assure a customer's satisfaction.

Yes it is....although I still had to drive from NYC to Montreal.....actually it was a great trip, never been there before......

does have any recommendations as to what amps/preamps to use with the forest? i know at the show vince and crew had the plinius gear with them. the speakers sounded very good with punch and good sound stage. im concearned if i go this route, i could become fatigued listening to them after an extended period of time. I listen to acoustic jazz and vocals, r&b, classical and old new wave. what are your thoughts?