Vandy or Maggy?

I use Totem Dreamcatchers in my bedroom system, on a whim i took them out today to the 20x17 room i use for serious and almost fainted at how those little 4" woofs with their 6" sub filled that space with the glorious sound of Mozart's Haffner
Symphony .
I've had decent monitors in there before but they never did
what these Totems do, if it still sounds this good a week from
now I might not have to take my dog sled to the Twin Cities !

My little Triangle Titus monitors, similar size to those TOtems more or less, helped convince me that even smaller dynamic speakers done well can compete with planars.

I have never heard any Totems set up even half decently sound anything but spot on. They are very good at getting a lot of sound out of a smaller package, hence their success. Add a sub or two and BINGO, hard to beat! And easy to fit into most rooms as well.

"""My little Triangle Titus monitors, similar size to those TOtems more or less, helped convince me that even smaller dynamic speakers done well can compete with planars."""

Are you sure it wasn't the interior decorator convincing you. There is no substitute for cubic inches.
JohnnyR Dealer for both Mag and Vandy.

In my small (12'x 17') room, I found the 2CEs overloaded the room with bass no matter where they were positioned. The 1.7s do not. The 1.7s are easier to move around and sound more transparent but are fussier with your equipment and source material. If you really want great dynamics + loud, look at horns (ie Forte II, Cornwall, Chorus, etc.)

"Are you sure it wasn't the interior decorator convincing you.

No, but my old 80's vintage Maggies that I had for many years (and even had successfully rebuilt by Magnepan once) in smaller quarters mostly could never cut it on their own in my larger listening room in my current home compared to the modern dynamic speaker competition.

The little Triangles basically did most everything the 6 foot tall Maggies did when I tested those out for comparison in the same room and with the same gear, but perhaps even better.

"There is no substitute for cubic inches."

Depends on room size and need for bass extension, but I agree in general. When needed, I used separate subwoofers as well, and that pretty much covered it.