I've heard the Plinius 8100 driving the Totem's, and I slightly echo the "harshness" warning of Pasdrt. Grnated the system wasn't fully burned in, so that may have been it.
But listening to Holly Cole's "I Can See Clearly Now" was both exciting and excrutiating; I had to leave the room the harshness of the sibilance was bad (but it was also playing VERY loudly in a smaller room; even though it is treated with wall absorbers, it was too much for the room).
But on their own merits, I'd recommend the Plinius and the Totems; just need to hear them before buying if you can.
The Ayre may be a great combo as Pasdrt says. The Unico and Totems may also be great, for less $$. I use the Unico to drive some VMPS Ribbon Monitors right now, nice stuff indeed !
My 2 cents. Good luck.
Todd - chams_uk
But listening to Holly Cole's "I Can See Clearly Now" was both exciting and excrutiating; I had to leave the room the harshness of the sibilance was bad (but it was also playing VERY loudly in a smaller room; even though it is treated with wall absorbers, it was too much for the room).
But on their own merits, I'd recommend the Plinius and the Totems; just need to hear them before buying if you can.
The Ayre may be a great combo as Pasdrt says. The Unico and Totems may also be great, for less $$. I use the Unico to drive some VMPS Ribbon Monitors right now, nice stuff indeed !
My 2 cents. Good luck.
Todd - chams_uk