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Totem Forest vs Proac Response D15 vs Spendor s8e

I currently am in the market for a new/used set of speakers. I'm looking for a pair of speakers that will only improve as I upgrade my electronics in the years to come. I have not changed my speakers in the past 15 years so I want a pair that will give me at least several years of service. I'm considering the follow speakers: Totem Forest, Proac D15 Response, and the Spendor s8e. Any advice would be great!

I'm currently using the following equipment with plans in the next couple years to upgrade the Rotel gear:
Rotel 1075 amplification
Rotel 1098 preprocessor
Arcam FMJ DV27 dvd
Arcam CD92 cd player
ps audio p300
Audience au24 speaker cables
Harmonic tech truthlinks
current front speakers: B&W CM2 Concept 90 speakers from the late 1980's.
calgarian5355
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ghunter
164 posts
 
Last year I demo'ed a pair of Spendor S9e's and found them plenty dynamic but a little unbalanced throughout the whole range. I ended up buying a pair of Totem Hawks, even though I was offered the S9e's at close to dealer cost. That said, a two-way design is much different from a three-way design and the S8e might have performed much differently and more to my liking.

All are similar designs, and will keep their value if you decide to trade up. You really can't go wrong with any of them but Totem is my favorite brand of the three from the comparisons I've heard (no idea how the higher-end Proac models compete with the Totem Wind/Shaman)
duane
189 posts
 
All 3 speaker are very good and will be a good match with your system. I think the Totems have more warmth in the bass if you like s rich and musical sound. The Totems will also win if you have to set the speakers a little too close to each other as the Totems still image big in tight spaces. I would also look at Aerial and Vienna Acoustics.
luxkingqf882
1 posts
 
Hi Proac Support,
Please,tell me where Proac Response 1.5 is made in and How much it cost now?
Regards
LuxKing
calgarian5355 OP
145 posts
 
I wanted to update everyone on my speaker search. I ended up getting none of the speakers on my initial short list. Instead, I picked up an excellent pair of new-used speakers on audiogon instead: PMC OB1.

They sound beautiful....I think that with this speaker, I can upgrade my other components for a very long time before I have to replace these beauties!
aktchi
274 posts
 
Calgarian5355, congratulations and we can wish you many years of enjoyment. If you get a chance I would be curious to read how your comparison, review, and selection process went.
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