Dynaudio Contour 1.1 vs Totem Model 1

ProAc 1SC's would be a match made in *heaven* with that amp. The ProAc's LOVE tubes, and present a very agreeable, easy load on a lower-powered tube amp.

They don't show up used all that often, but when they do, they can be had in your price range (depending on what finish you want).

I ran mine with a Cary SLA-70 (35 wpc) and then moved up to the ProAc 2S's when I moved into a bigger place and the 1SC's sounded too 'small' for the new room.

Someone just listed a pair of black 1SC's in the last day or so (not me - and no affiliation with seller). Check 'em out, and Google will pull up a lot of good info on them if you're interested.

Oh, and they like to be on tall, sturdy stands (24-28 inches).

Thanks for the ProAc suggestion. I'm actually familiar with and very fond of those speakers. Forgot all about them when I was considering speakers.

The Proacs seem very nice, but on a cautionary note, assuming the Proacs are tube friendly from a load perspective (most small monitors like these that also show good bass extension, like Dynaudios, tend to not be tube friendly in my experience, but maybe these break the mold somehow), they are only 86db efficient I read, which means that there may be challenges going loud enough to meet expectations, compared to more efficient designs, even with a soft clipping tube amp.

Wes Phillips from Stereophile gave the thumbs up for the Cary Audio 300 SEI and ProAc Response 1s and 1sc combo. Also, if I remember correctly, Dennis Had used the ProAc speakers to voice his amplifiers so the the Cary and ProAc combo will be a great match. I personally used the 300B SE Signatures with the Response 3 speakers some years ago and it was wonderful. Hope this helps.