If you don't have the power amp sufficent I would stay away from the Totem and much more for the Dynaudio. I have owned two of the above: Totem and Dynaudio and have heard of the Proac. The Dynaudio Contour 1.1 is a great speaker, just mandatory to have a big power to get the most out of it. I use a Plinius 8150i and it can make use of its power. The Totem1 while not as power hungry as the Dyna are great also, but a bit bright and splashy for my taste. The Proac must be used with tube gears, otherwise too bright. I'm looking forward to my Merlin which will arrive this week. Will post more on that. ANother speaker worth considering is the Vienna Acoustics Haydn. Heard great things about it and doesn;t require a fortune with partnering equipment. Another great combo is a Audio Analogue Puccini with the SOnus Faber Concertino. Good luck
