In an article featuring a couple shopping for a powered speaker and comparing models by Totem, KEF, and SVS, the Totem KIN Play came out on top.nnSome of the reasons specified were:

“They were won over by the Kin Plays’ dynamic excitement and big, spacious sound.”

“The fact that the Totems incorporate a phono stage was a bonus, because that meant we wouldn’t have to look for a turntable with built-in phono preamp.”

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