Totem mani 2 or Dynaudio 1.3 SE


Both of these are relatively inefficient two way mini monitors. I'm trying to decide between them. I am thinking of purchasing a used set of one of these pairs of speakers. I have heard the Contour 1.3 MkII. Have not heard the SE version but assume that the more of a good thing concept holds true. I really liked the 1.3's but I keep reading wonderful things about the Mani 2 that seem to very much to describe the sound I am looking for. Does anyone out there have experience with both of these speakers that wants to put in their two cents?
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About the Totem Mani-2 I can tell you they are amazing.
I bought a demo pair, about 2K from Seyla, a member in Canada. I bought them for my backup system, Linn Genki +
Wakonda Pre and Klout power amp, I have just realized that I
haven't listen to my main system in weeks, didn't need to I am quite happy with them, they could be the last speaker you will need to buy. My main system is a Linn Ikemi + Kairn Pre + Klouts (4) and Keltiks. They are so good, bass is incredible and so is the mid and high. Just take care to mate them with equaly good electronics and enough power.
The finish is incredible, they put to shame my 10K Keltiks.
Seyla has another demo pair in mahogany, he is true to his word, he told me they were a 10/10 and they were. The only drawback to this speaker is their MSRP, but they can be bought used for around 2K. You can go wrong with the Mani-2.
On the last sentence of my original sentence there is an error. What I meant was "you cannot go wrong with the Mani-2". Sorry, english is not my first language. Thanks