what i meant was that the person selling the 'claws' is also the person that advertises/sells the beaks. send him an email to see if he has any. good luck.

rbstehno February 02, 2004 00:24

Aren't claws for floor standing speakers. Mani 2s are bookshelf speakers.

upstateaudio January 28, 2004 15:14

if you go to ebay right now and look for 'totem', he is currently selling the 'claws'. the mani could use a pair per speaker. good luck.

rbstehno January 28, 2004 07:36

Rbstehno, Do you have a way to check back on your supplier for the beaks? Interested in your source, as your price is wonderfully low. Whenever I pay too much, I slip into depression, and refuse to leave my listening room, for hours on end ;>)

listener57 January 28, 2004 01:02

i am in the middle of auditioning the mani-2's. i am replacing a pair of totem model 1's with a rel strata III sub in my audio room with the mani-2's. Totem speakers are very musical, they don't try to get more out of a speaker than what it is designed to do for it's size.
the mani-2's are a fantastic speaker. full range sound from a monitor speaker.
as for the beaks, i use 2 pairs on the model 1's and main-2's. i paid $39 on ebay for a brand new pair. The guy i bought them from sells them every couple of months.
enjoy your system!

rbstehno January 27, 2004 22:57

Just for fun, the next time used Totem Beaks come up for sale on Audiogon, consider getting the Beaks. They are promoted by the designer of your speakers, although used by owners of other box loudspeakers, too.
For $100 per stereo pair, and a bit of fiddling to find the "right" location on top of your speakers, there can be appreciated a greater sense of three dimensional soundstage, clarity on vocals, and even a little better bass, mainly with a second stereo pair of the Totem Beaks.
This enhancement is cost effective, and easily re-sold, if you are not having fun with them.
It would be cruel and inhuman treatment for an audiophile to give up every type of playing around with gear, in between major equipment changes.

listener57 January 27, 2004 21:47

great system. I've got the same table. I see you've got a pretty good cartridge on there. do you happen to have an instruction manual for the Denon, I've been looking for a while?

thinkat January 27, 2004 08:36