Totem-The One/ Harbeth 7es-3

Chashas1,

thread robbers- good one !!
for stands, funny, harbeths are not super sensitive.
i've tried home made wooden stands, skylan stands , sound anchors & even the old atacama stands (all 20" heights), they work fine.
These speakers are quite forgiving. That's why i like them so much!!!

Agree Chashas---we just love the Harbeths!! what more can i say

I had the pleasure of owning both but not at the same time.
The totem has the ff traits:

Superb imaging and very holographic
bass is tighter
big sound for the size of speaker
need a good powerful amp

Harbeth:
Cabinet resonates, bigger, fuller, meatier mids and lower mids
Imaging is very good but the Totem has the edge.
More forgiving of amplification
bass is not as tight as the totem (no harbeth has tight bass)
Midrange is the "forte"

Personally, i have sold the Totem years back and have never looked back. Ive used harbeths since.

Your room might be in size with the totem , the c7es3 might be a bit big for that room.
However another option you can consider is the amazing Hrabeth p3esrs.
Good luck!!

I would also like to add that the C7es3s are very very musical!! you will often get lost in time listening to them-> hours just passes by !