Urgent - Totem speakers for Krell

No question about it, go with the Forest. The Hawk is a better match for warmer sounding components like Rega, Naim, etc...

I have had all their models from hawks to Sharmans.
I later found out that the Hawks have different drivers than the Forests,Winds and Sharmans. The best speaker for the money are the winds. They are two deminsional and have great bass but if their price is to high then go with the Forests. You will get the deal like the wind and later you can add a sub for the bass. Do not waste you money on the
Hawks.

i have had many different totem speakers and still have the mani 2's, and the
totem in-walls for my den. IMO, the mani 2's sound better than the prior
version winds, and are much better than the forest and hawks if you have the
right front end equipment. i'm not sure on the newer version of the winds.
also, check out the model 1's or model one, they don't require the power the
mani's do, and they are more musical than the hawks or forests. depending on
your room, you might need a sub (tight fast sub) for the model 1 or model
one, like a REL.

BTW I was also thinking to go integrated from separates seeing 400Xi used for only $1.5k but still can't stop thinking about Wyred4Sound integrated. How they would compare against each other? Does 400Xi have high heat issues?

I am using the 400xi with the Forests and it is a good combination. Did not hear it with the Hawks.

Marakanetz - The 400xi gets fairly warm but certainly does not have high heat issues.