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Will a Music Hall Maven drive Totem Man-2's?
It might but power is not the only requirement for the Mani-2's. The amp also has to be stable into uneven loads as the impedence curve of these speakers is anything but flat. You would probably be better off with double the power and the amp shou... 
GMA Callisto vs Reference 3a De Capo i
That does not make any sense at all. The DeCapos are a nominal 9 ohm load and are very easy to drive. I have heard them with several solid state amps, notably Sim Audio and Plinius, and they sounded very good. However, there is not doubt that they... 
Thiel CS 1.5 vs Linn Katan
I owned a pair of the 1.5s a number of years back and I did not like them too much. As noted by others, they always sounded thin and they were not very dynamic. On the other hand, I like the Katans even less than the 1.5s. They are veiled and two-... 
Proac Response 2.5 vs D25
I have listened quite extensively to the 2.5, the Silverline Sonata (not Sonatina) and the Coincident Super Eclipse III. Do yourself a favour and go for the Coincident. A friend of mine who has owned ProAc 3.0 and the Silverline Sonata is currentl... 
Best Speakers at Montreal Show this past weekend?
I liked the Aurum Acoustics system the best. This system had everything: dynamics, huge soundstage, great bass etc. All the Verity Audio rooms were good, as usual, but I think the Parsifal Ovations were the best.I agree that the Kharma 3.2s were e...