JM Reynaud Offrandes would also be a good speaker to look at. These three were pretty much my final contenders when I upgraded last Spring, as they are great monitors that offer great bass to boot. I choose the Offrandes in teh end and have not regretted it what so ever. Actually when I upgraded the Special 25 wasn't out yet but I did get a chance to hear 1.3 SE's and I think my Offrandes are better in all categories to my ears.
Below are user reviews from Audio Review and one user compares the Offrande to the Mani-2 then the other link is a recent review on them.
http://www.audioreview.com/Main,Speaker/Jean-Marie,Reynaud,Offrande/PRD_124398_1594crx.aspx
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue6/offrandes.htm
Below are user reviews from Audio Review and one user compares the Offrande to the Mani-2 then the other link is a recent review on them.
http://www.audioreview.com/Main,Speaker/Jean-Marie,Reynaud,Offrande/PRD_124398_1594crx.aspx
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue6/offrandes.htm