Any Thoughts On These?


high-amp
Hello,
I know that Bestbuy lost the Sonus Faber account but maybe there are some left over for a good deal. 
When Magnolia consolidated their independent stores and shoehorned them back into the corner of BestBuy stores, seems like they lost their mojo for 2-channel audio displays and demos.  Focus kinda went back to home theater and hand held gadgets. Not surprised they lost Sonus Faber.  

Like @hshifi said, if you know what you are looking for and they still have it or can get it from another store, may be some deals to be had on ML, SF.   
OP, just a little suggestion : ignore djones51's rant. The frequency response graph posted is fine, nothing to be too concerned about. The details of the measurement is not provided which is needed to make sense of what you see. The stated sensitivity is 88dB. Using this as a reference it will be seen that the response falls within the industry standard of +/- 3dB with the exception of the rise around 90Hz.

Also the response looks a bit spiky but without knowing what smoothing was used it can be ignored. There is much more to performance than a flat frequency response. Any competent speaker designer can flatten the response curve with the crossover by introducing more and more components which suck the life out of a speaker. You end up with a sound that is dynamically constipated. 

Appreciate too that when introducing the speaker into a domestic environment the response will be wildly different so insistence on a ruler flat response is pointless but looks good to people who shop by looking at specs. I prefer simple crossovers with the fewest parts which I find is always a better listening experience.

Of real concern is the impedance hovering around 3 ohms. This will demand an amp with lots of clean power, something that will double it's output into an impedance halved.
 Example: not all that common but is ideal.
 50W into 8 ohm
100W into 4 ohm
200W into 2 ohm

Thanks lemonhaze and to all that have responded here.

My wife and I finally heard the Totems with some upper end Naim separates and we couldn't hit the mute button fast enough! Not that they didn't sound good, they just weren't for us. Heard the Winds as well, same kind of "in your face" sound that just turned us off. Probably a lot to do with the venues. Room treatments would surely help as well.

Looking for a speaker that is a little more forgiving, so we have moved on from Totems for now.

Yup, listening is paramount. I don't know what country you are in but strongly recommend you try and have a listen to Richard Vandersteen's range which are the polar opposites to the Totems and their ilk. The smallest of the offerings is the Model 1, has been around for decades and can be found cheaply second hand. 

The Vandies are not your usual box speaker, have rave reviews and are IMO under-advertised. I mentioned the Model 1 because if you are unable to audition you could buy a second-hand pair to get a handle on the Vandersteen sound and if you don't like them they could be resold with little or no loss.

The modern style of speaker is generally focused on detail, detail, and detail and musicality seems to take a backseat which initially sounds impressive but long-term listening is fatiguing. Another to consider is Tannoy, especially the old and very large ones.

Good luck with your quest