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An audiophile now in Virginia wrote, "Damn it John, you gotta start from the beginning!"
I told him that my only connection with Virginia was that, when I turned 3, my family lived in Arlington for the Spring 1975 semester. The audiophile then informed me that, although he had Conrad-Johnson amplification, the company's in-state location did not play a role. But having read the reviews of Totem's Tress Biwire speaker cable, he reached out to me, "I searched, and other than a sentence here or there, there isn't much. You were the only game in town."
I honestly had forgotten about the Totem Tress Biwire, which was last in my possession two years ago. Anyway, Totem Acoustic got their start in 1987-88, which also happened to be when my life changed forever. My new friends were smart girls, a trend which, as of this writing, has not ended. As for us guys, we loved playing team sports, and being all stinky was sort of a badge of honor.
Sometime in the mid-90s, Totem came out with their own wires, including the Tress speaker cable. I didn't actually see any, until the 1997 Stereophile Show in San Francisco. My then-girlfriend KJ accompanied me, and her #1 impression was that she did not know that so many overweight and stinky guys existed. Her #2 impression was the room full of Martin Logan speakers in some home theater setup. She'd get engrossed in whatever skiing movie was played, but then they cut it off! Her #3 impression was the Totem Acoustic room.
Totem's Vince Bruzzese's approach was different from all the other rooms. He approached music as a life force, a spiritual animus. Music, said Bruzzese, possessed color, emotion, passion, soul, and even sadness and boredom. He talked about his products being "bridges," and, when audio is done right, you should be able to "smell the music, smell its existence." This is more akin to the way KJ, my friends, and I connected to our favorite music. You see that reflected in my posts.
The Virginia audiophile sighed, "But that's not how the audiophiles I know listen to music."
I told him that, during the 1997 Stereophile Show, Kenny Loggins' "For The First Time" was the most popular Adult Contemporary hit.
He then complained about his local audiophiles, who were either "the usual a------, or really slow, laidback old dudes. I ain't dealing with these [expletive deleted]." He said that he knew of 2 or 3 Cable Cookers within an hour's drive from him. Despite (a) shipping costs, (b) length of time, and (c) coronavirus, he arranged to ship this Tress Biwire to me. He did not say how long he's had this Tress Biwire, but this is the first time it has been on a burn-in device. He said it originally came in a tin, something I have never seen. He then said he uses the tin to store cigars. Um, yeah, this Tress Biwire does smell of smoke. I don't think that's what Vince Bruzzese had in mind :-)
You Cook the double-leads for 4 days.
You Cook the single-leads for 3 days. For safety's sake, you should cover the unused leads in electrical tape.
The Virginia audiophile also has had Totem's Sinew line-level interconnect, Rainmaker bookshelf speaker, and Forest floorstander. I happen to have a Totem speaker, the Element Fire. The conventional way to hook up the Tress Biwire, is to have the double-leads go to the speaker's woofer posts.
For a different tonality, try the double-leads going into the tweeter posts.
The Virginia audiophile really loves the AudioQuest CV-4, Part 9 post. He wrote, "C'mon, we don't doubt how good the girls are. But the guys must have done something right, in order to get such girls."
Actually, when my friend Steve asked Helena, "What, exactly, about me stood out as different from all the other guys?," she serenely smiled, "I was impressed by how quickly and neatly you de-veined prawns."
Not expecting that, Steve admitted, "Well, I got that from my mom, who works in a restaurant."
To which the Virginia laughed, "You cram so much information, yet always tie it back, connect the dots. I know you don't care what others think, but when I read your posts, I sometimes agree, sometimes disagree, sometimes need clarification. But I feel like your history is now my history, without having to actually do the work and get up from the falls."
Hey don't forget, Vince Bruzzese talked about "bridges," and I agree with him. Audio is a means of connecting you with the music. And music is life.
The AQ CV-4 post also inspired the audiophile, who is thinking about getting this Totem Tress Biwire re-terminated, into a conventional stereo pair. He has not said which single-wire speakers he'd use, but hey, we audiophiles are always thinking about the possibilities.
-Lummy The Loch Monster
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