Totem Forest, Mani 2's or Green Mtn Audio Europa

Question for Rbstehno and Hepl; those who know and love the Mani-2s. Which of the higher end monitors have you compared them to, and why did you prefer the Mani-2s? Have you been able to compare to Dynaudio Special 25s, to JMlab Micro Utopias, to Harbeths, Spendor 3/5se, Focus Audio 688s, or the Harmonic Precision Caravelles just for example? (Some of these pricier than the Mani-2s). I've always liked the Totem sound, still enjoy my old Sttafs in my second system, but I took a different path since. The Mani-2s aren't kept in stock where I live, special order only...otherwise I might have gone that route.

I bought a brand new pair of cherry Forests last year. I powered them with a Pass Labs x250 amp. My livingroom is roughly 14x22 with 8 foot ceilings. I loved the sound. Just on a whim, after reading the acolades about the Europas, I found a dealer in my area who brought a pair over for an in home trial. I bought them on the spot and still have them. Soundstage, bass response, detail were better to my ears. I have not heard the Mani-2s vs. the Europas, so no comment. From all I've talked to, the Mani-2's are superior to Forests.

Good Question (Panderso), I want to hear the answer to this
recommendation.

As an update - Vince from Totem suggested the Forests with a thunder sub given the choice of amp and room size.

Larry from LSA recommends the LSA 2, a $1499. speaker which kills the $3500., Sonus Grand Piano, according to consensus of several groups of audiophiles and non audiophiles. They sound like $12000. and list for $1400. No dynamic constraints.
Even the $625. Bookshelf would destroy all commers.