I'm far from an expert but do own a pair of Totem Hawks and giving some thought to upgrading speakers and looking at the Metal, although not entirely sure why? I'm generally happy with the Hawks. The tone and timbre is spot on. The only time they sounded bright and harsh on the top end is pushing some loud rock n roll which doesn't happen often. I'm also considering adding a subwoofer, not for thump thump but to fill in the lower octaves. A friend is offering a subwoofer and who knows - maybe the search ends there.
Bottom line: The Forest's are great sounding speakers. If it's bass you are after, why not try adding a sub or two at a tenth of the cost of the Wilson's?
Looking for new speakers Sabrina X or Totem Metal V2
My current setup is a Magnum Dynalab MD309 hybrid integrated amp, Vecteur L4.2 cd player, Cambridge Audio CXN 1 streamer, XLO reference speaker cables and digital coaxial cables and Audioquest power cables. Room is 16ft x 18ft with 10 ft ceiling. I am very happy with the sound of my Totem Forest Signatures but am looking for more and hopefully more bass. I have narrowed my search down to two speakers, Totem Metal V2 or the Sabrina X. I realize these speakers are very different. Leaning towards the Totems as I've had 2 pairs and like the sound and also like that they are easy to place and image well. The Wilsons am I told would be difficult to place and are big and heavy. However my dealer said that the Sabrina's would the last speakers I would ever own. Appreciate feedback on whether anyone has experience with either speakers or had a chance to compare them.
Thanks,
Scott