if you love classical music, the totem forests would be the best of the one's you mention. they are full range, tonally accurate and throw a huge soundstage. the audio note's are alright on the tone front, but are no match for the totem moving air. the lipenski is more of a nearfield monitor design, and though is is accurate, its best with more simple acoustic recordings. i would also recommend looking into ohm, castle, or seeking out a mint pair of duntech, hales or dunlavy speakers.
Thoughts on Audio Note, Totem, B&W, Lipinski...
I'm in the market for a new pair of speakers and curious as to other's thoughts. Looking for a two-channel setup, and mostly listen to classical music. Have a 18'x18' room. Need something that can take on a full orchestra fairly well in $3000-$4000 range. To date in my searches, I've come across four speakers that seem to appeal to me (although they aren't necessarily similar): Audio Note AN-J, Totem Forest, B&W 804S, Lipinski L-707. Any experiences with these? Other models that I should be looking at that would do well in my size room with an orchestra? Equipment that I might want to pair with them? Thanks all.