Speaker recommendation

I think you'd probably be ok with the McCormack and Totems. I thought long and hard about buying a pair of Hawks or Forests but ultimately decided against it. Why? Because they both have a frequency bump around 10 kHZ. I think with good equipment and someone predisposed to liking detail and forward highs, then this is probably the right speaker. High frequencies are the Archilles Heel in most systems for me so I took a pass on them. I went with Dynaudios and thought they sounded quite good.

IMHO. . . I truely like Vandersteins (2's, 3's or better). I don't own a pair myself, but every time I listen to a pair, I am truely impressed. No significant faults (except WAF, maybe), but they image well, deliver a pretty good bottom end, get the mid range right, and are a downright bargain (on the used market especially). Newer versions are preferable, signature series even better, and, the company is still around to support driver replacements, upgrades, new socks, etc. Happy Listening,

Acoustic Zen Adagio or Adagio Jr.'s are worth a demo. Less expensive, but also very good for the price is Dynaudio Acoustics BM15P 1099.00 or less for a pair new.