Hi, I'm kind of at a crossroad with purchasing speakers. I've listened to Focals, B&Ws, Vienna Acoustics, Martin Logans, PMCs, Spendors and Totem Acoustics.
I'm looking for an accurate, detailed and good sound stage speaker that will be played at pretty low volumes while I work into the wee hours of the night. I definitely don't want a bright or loud speaker. I did't take any offecnse but sales people classified me as wanting a "pretty" or mellow speaker. The speakers will be driven by tubes or Mcintosh MA6600.
The one speakers that grabbed me from the beginning were the Totem Acoustic Element Earths. They played great at low levels and the music was projected with detail, accuracy and also had a great soundstage. I was pretty much leaning towards them but have been reading about the company's shoddy service and other things that sort of made me question buying them.
The speakers that came in second were the Spendor D7s. I initially didn't like the speaker as much because of the NAIM amp pairing with them. However, as soon as they were paired with tubes then I found the sound that I wanted out of a speaker.
There's about a $2k difference pricewise between the speakers. So, I'm wondering if I should cough up for the Totems. Are the Totems really worth it over the Spendors? Also, these will probably be the last set of speakers I buy for the next 10 years or so. So, I've been having a hard time deciding and wanted to get some other people's thoughts and advice.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.