Totem Acoustic introduces The Tribe Tower Thunderbird loudspeaker

April 10, 2025

Press Release

Imagine a loudspeaker that can effectively function in a larger living space while being practically immune to the effects of a room's acoustical characteristics? The Tribe Tower Thunderbird achieves this and a great deal more. Totem Acoustic's latest model that employs their universally acclaimed Torrent Technology™ has landed, ready to enrich both the aural and the visual senses. Think of the highly regarded Tribe Tower brought to a world unique presentation for sound and voila, you have the Tribe Tower Thunderbird. 

Embodying the physical characteristics of a contemporary monolith – tall, sleek and awe inspiring - the Tribe Tower Thunderbird is a uniquely modern lifestyle product that seamlessly mates to any room, from intimate to spacious, providing extreme sonic performance. The obelisk like shape, which symbolizes power and eternity, allows for uncomplicated placement in any living space, all the while energizing the room with a highly expressive and lifelike musical performance. More to the point, the Tribe Tower Thunderbird will disappear and remarkably defy logic when playing music by marrying a 3D musical canvas to virtually any living space, breathing life through space and sound in an astonishingly unique manner.

A compelling performance from a unique design that is ‘A True Totem Acoustic Original’

The Tribe Tower Thunderbird is a new model in virtually every sense, highlighting "itself" with its superlative clarity, exceptional staging, magical spatial capabilities and being an easy load to drive … All delivered with accurately defined space between individual instruments and voices, combined with previously unheard phase coherency essentially making it “A True Totem Acoustic Original!”. 

A brand new 6” Torrent™ mid-bass driver, requiring over three years of R&D, was precisely created for the Tribe Tower Thunderbird’s specific cabinet architecture. Featuring a new multi-layer voice coil, increased magnet strength and geometry that generates life-like bass stable to below 28Hz, while being fully capable of music reproduction up to 7KHz is used in a dual-driver crossoverless configuration. Coupling this cutting-edge 6” Torrent™ driver with a new proprietary 1.3" tweeter allowed the Tribe Tower Thunderbird to become a reality.

The Thunderbird is regarded as mythological bird-like spirit that is deeply rooted in the sacred beliefs of many North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. They are considered a supernatural being of power, strength, courage, as well as protection. Thunderbirds are believed to create thunder by flapping their wings and lightning by flashing their eyes. They also symbolize a deeper connection to the land, skies, and forces of nature, while maintaining order between the realms of the living and the spiritual world. Archaeologically, sites containing depictions of Thunderbirds have been discovered that date back over the past four millenium.

Vince Bruzzese, “The Tribe Tower Thunderbird will physically blend into any environment as its performance is not heavily dependant on placement, allowing for easy room integration. The height and width of its image can rival that of the Element Metal V2 and also perform a disappearing act like both the Element Fire V2 and Metal V2 … It can be viewed as a mini Metal V2 with a relaxed, highly articluate and immersive vocal presentation. As well, sonically it will match perfectly with the NEW Tribe On-Wall.  Finally, the Thunderbird offers amazing harmonic decay of musical notes in a superbly life-like and natural way.”

 Tribe Tower Thunderbird Significant Design Features:                      

?  Dual ported 2-way design.

?  Two 6” Torrent Technology™ low resonance woofers with no crossover in their path for the purest possible signal.

?  1.3” graphene dome tweeter with 0.25” thick machined aluminum faceplate for crystal clear highs.

?  Industry unique Borosilicate cabinet dampening manages energy dissipation in a desired, controlled manner within the enclosure while keeping the cabinet musically alive.

?  Avant-garde monocoque cabinetry with no parallel surfaces creates an incredibly rigid and inert enclosure.

?  Possesses the dynamic capabilities of much larger speakers.

?  A genuine lifestyle loudspeaker where performance is not heavily dependant on physical placement.

?  Nominal Impedance: 6 ohms  /  Sensitivity: 90dB @ 1watt  /  Crossover Frequency: 2.5kHz  (first order).

?  Frequency Response: 28.5 Hz to 29 kHz ± 3 dB  (in room)

?  Recommended power amplification: 30 -200W.

?  Dimensions - Top (H x W x D): 42” x 6.5” x 7.5”   Bottom (H x W x D): 42” x 9.5” x 11.5”

?  Weight: 25 lbs. each  (Shipping weight: 40 lbs. each)

?  Available finishes: satin white, satin black, premium dusk and premium ice.

?  WBT 4-way connectors with premium finishes  OR   Solid twin-pair, gold-plated terminals for single or bi-wire.

?  Bottom decoupling system uses 5/8 of a ball bearing x 4 which doesn’t replicate standing waves.

?  Matching magnetic grills included.

?  Recommended placement: 18” – 5’ from rear wall   4’ – 12’ apart.

The Tribe Tower Thunderbird may very well be Totem Acoustic’s most unique product accomplishment, achieving so much on both a sonic and an aesthetic level. Possessing the dynamic capabilities of much larger speakers, yet compatible with a wide range of power amplifiers, the Tribe Tower Thunderbird will perform very effectively in rooms of many different sizes and varying layouts, yet with minimal physical restrictions. All the while, producing a soundscape that is natural, articulate, very spatially defined both tall and wide. A True Totem Acoustic Original!

The Tribe Tower Thunderbird in satin finish has an MSRP of $13,500.00 USD and is shipping now. Add 1,500.00 USD for premium high gloss finish with 4-way WBT connectors.