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Dynaudio Evoke 20 vs. Totem Signature One vs. Acoustic Revival Adalante 3
I was never too impressed with the Dynaudio Special 40s as much as with the Contours and Evokes. Never heard the Heritage.  
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@oberoniaomnia again, you are treating me as if I were normal, without serious issues  One must show up for the intervention and be talked to, as a patient, to start the healing. BTW British Audiophile is wicked awesome.  You have an incredible ... 
Wanna take it to the next level? Buy MORE speakers!
when I am in doubt, I always bring a 100 musician-orchestra into my living room for blind testing. They are imaging almost as well as my Avantgardes.  
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Rega Naia bastard!  
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Should these be taken very seriously not for nearfield and you definitely need SMALL speakers not the MoFi.   
Dynaudio Evoke 20 vs. Totem Signature One vs. Acoustic Revival Adalante 3
retail = resale  
An integrated bargain?
@costa94109 I love my Moon phono preamp and I would love to hear an integrated but I would have to drive 3 hours to hear one. And would the dealer let me borrow it?  
Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me
Monitor Audio Bronze and Silver  
Dynaudio Evoke 20 vs. Totem Signature One vs. Acoustic Revival Adalante 3
You are right, the Dynaudio and Totem are similar, hard to drive but sweet a relaxed with the right amp. I think it's weakness is the bass. After having the Evoke 20s for 3 years as my main speakers, I think it's overpriced for what it does, there... 
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@rock-on you have an approach, discipline and not a flawed OCD personality like mine. Still, your suggestions are golden and I will heed as much as I can! One note: I am not affected by marketing. HOWEVER, I am sucker for aesthetics so in a way t... 
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@mitch2 added those too  
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yes, added more @mitch2 and I added X that applies to me excessive system cost to income ratio   excessive system cost to disposable/WAS (wife approved spending) ratio x tweaks and cables infatuation ... 
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@deep_333 we don't need to put a number on it, that's when it begins to spiral - I just need X to have a nice system but then what about 1.2X... and then 1.5X?  
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@ghdprentice I will contact you directly  
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@stuartk  do you actually know what sort of presentation(s) you prefer?  not insulting at all. I have a smallish room, I am close to the speakers and I like a relaxed but big sound, on the warm side - nothing fancy. @dekay my gear is mostly v...