Vienna Acoustics or Proac

Have you considered Revel Concerta F12? (Better value IMHO given what you are looking for)

Let your ears decide by getting the dealer of each to let you audition in your home with 100% refund via your payment method. Doing it any other way is risky for the money you have to spend. I am a fan of ProAc's, but have been impressed by VA products also. It is all in the 'home' hearing.

Guidocorona, I just stumbled on your post and your point really made sense. For one, I also own Proac R3 and it does not have the shortcoming that you said about bass hump. But it does have the quality of mid and mid-treble being too forward. Is it something that I do wrong in the speaker setup ( 2 feet - back wall, 1 feet - sidewalls) or is this just a feature of all Proac speakers.

Hi Ducchau, not knowing your environment, nor your personal preference in sound, it's a little difficult to tell if any forwardness/tippiness are caused by the speakers, by electronics, by wiring, or by placement. The good news is that there exist a Do It Yourself speaker placement process, which is being discussed at:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rspkr&1197744079&openfrom&24&4#24

I have heard great things about the Proac speakers, but I loved my Mahlers! I had the Beethovens, but ended upgrading to the Mahlers about a year ago. I am driving them with the Mcintosh MC-501 mono amps and it is amazing! I started out small with my Beethovens and then slowly upgraded along the Mcintosh product line. I purchased the Mahlers from a dealer and they were shipped perfectly to me in a very large braced and padded crate that was affixed to a pallet. I got a smoking deal on the speakers and strongly suggest that you give them a listen,

As noted above they are very sensitive to proper placement, and they need a good amp to drive them right!

Michael