Totem vs Dynaudio

To me, Dynaudio is one of the cornerstone brands in high end audio. Just solid, solid and solid all around and hard to beat.

Totem is also up there.

YMMV.

Ditto, the above. I have owned several pair of Dynaudio speakers in the past. I suspect that I will own more in the future. You will not be disappointed in the 140's.

I've had Dynaudio standmounts, heard Focus 110 and discussed the 140 with dealers, I also owned Forests. Of them all for me the Forests were the best balanced. The dealers suggested while a good speaker the bass wasn't as well intergrated in the 140 as some. The Forest runs a metal tweeter that doesn't have their hard/bright tendency and a Woofer that looks like a Dynaudio one but is sourced elsewhere and then modified. I'd definately recommend giving Forest's a listen though I've no experience of your amp and your room is also an important consideration.

I have owned the forest and dyn 1.3 se,s.the dyns wont give you the dynamics of the forests(bass extention).The dyns will be a smoother sound,totems are great imagers.Your music consideration s should be the deciding factor.defride is absolutly correct alu tweeter is not for everyones taste...needs to be considered (if try before buy?)strongly.Woofer on totem is no a dyaudio,i forget what it is(swan)well made though.both are great little speakers but very differant animals.

I've owned Dynaudio Focus 220 II, Audience 70's, Audience 42's, and Confidence C1's. The only Totem I've own was the Model One Sig monitor. I have heard the Winds though powered by Mac 501's. Both lines are very good, although I would give a slight edge Dynaudio, mainly because they manufacture their own drivers and Mick (customer care) is a pleasure to deal with. The Totems are a little more polite IMO, while the Danes, although warm, are extremely detailed. I did audition the Focus 140 in my home once. Just remember with either of these, a good quality source and amplification is key and neither should let you down.

But just to counter someone else's post... Totems DO NOT use Dynaudio drivers. They look very similar and sound great, but they are a knock off.