Totem has made a uniquely appealing set of floorstanding speakers with the Bison. They sound great, and there is certainly more than meets the eye with their physical size and form factor.
Future Audiophile(US)·19 February 2024
Totem Acoustic Bison Tower loudspeaker
A bison getting to its feet does not become busier, only bigger. Calm strength, standing up — the kind that has nothing to prove.
The Tower is the Monitor's answer to a room that is too big for stands. Same tweeter, same first-order crossover at 2.5 kHz, same easy 8-ohm load — but in a column 85 cm tall and only 17.5 cm wide, which buys you 33 Hz instead of 40 and takes the stands out of the equation. It stays a genuinely slim tower: at 14.5 kg it weighs barely more than the Monitor, and it is not fussy about where in the room it goes. It stands on machined Delrin claw feet that decouple it from the floor and tighten the bass; Totem voiced it exactly like that, by ear, with the claws underneath — spikes are an option for thick carpet, not an upgrade.
Put it where the room asks for it, and it stands there the way the bison stands on the plain: calm, and unmistakably present.
€ 2.990,00 per pair
Suggested retail price, incl. VAT · via authorized dealers · as of 2026-09-10
Price increase expected on 1 October 2026
In the press
published inhi-fi+(UK)·≈ 2024
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Specifications
| Design | Ported 2-Way Tower Speaker |
|---|---|
| Woofer | 5.25 in / 146 mm Copper Clad Voice Coil |
| Tweeter | 1.3 in /33 mm Laser Etched Textile Soft Dome |
| Frequency response | 33 Hz to 30 kHz ± 3 dB |
| Impedance | 8 Ohm |
| Sensitivity | 88 db |
| Recommended power | 30-150W |
| Crossover frequency | 2.5 kHz (first order) |
| Speaker terminals | 4 way Bi-Wire-able |
| Break-in time | 70-100 hours |
| Height | 849mm / 33.46 in |
| Width | 175mm / 6.89 in |
| Depth | 232mm / 9.13 in |
| Weight | 31.90lb / 14.47kg |
| Finishes | Black Ash | Black Walnut | White Oak | Satin White |
Where to listen
Every model is sold and demonstrated through Joenit's authorized dealer network in the Benelux and France. Find your nearest dealer to hear it for yourself.
