Totem Forest or Mani-2 signature?

Wow Rumadian, I'm very impressed with your experience on the Totem speaker line ups. My experience with the Staff is actually very similar to yours. I actually like the Staff a lot in I haven't heard the Forest.

Thank you very much for your advice. I think with my limited budget and the room I currently have my mind is set for the Forest for sure. Your help is much appreciated.

Zieman, thanks for the pricing info.
What are the Dynaudio driver models? I read that some of the drivers Totem made are by Hi-xx audio (forgot the name) in China? and some of them are the same as Dynaudio? Thanks.

the forest continues to be the best allrounder in totem's line..if you factor in your investment

In case it matters, the Forest is also their most efficient model. If you want to try other amps in the future you will not find yourself needing to hunt down something super powerful to please the speakers.

I haven't tried any other tubes with the Havana, so can't be of help there. I've read people really like the Bendix.

After rereading this thread I think I agree with those in the Forest camp. They beautifully constructed speakers, and I found they matched well with a variety of equipment. In my time I had them with Parasound Halo gear, Krell, Bat SS and Aesthetix Tube. They are very engaging speakers and something you wouldn't be unhappy with. They're not the last work in bass reproduction in terms of impact, but their timing and grip is spot on.