Help Please! New and looking for advise...


Hi. And thanks in advance for any advice.  I’ve recently decided that I’m at a point in my life where I really need to improve the quality of my music listening.  I listen to a wide variety of music but enjoy folk/female vocalists and classic rock to rap. But I can just as easily enjoy electronic and dance music.  It’s more about clarity then volume though.  I’ve decided to start my “musical metamorphosis” by getting some speakers/ integrated amp and a dac/streamer.  My problem is that I live in an area with no good audio stores so I have been doing lots of reading and research and realize that it’s going to be really tough to actually find a place to demo any equipment.
My listening area is a big room 27 feet by 40 feet. Lots of glass but also lots of rugs and furniture and the ability 
to add acoustic affects.  I’ve narrowed my search to three different options due to my research and also the fact that they are demos and the price is great.( but again I don’t have the option to demo them). My choices are. 1) Vienna Acoustic Listz speakers with an Esoteric F07 or 05 integrated amp 2) Goldnote XT-7 speakers with an Arcam A49 integrated amp 3) Totem Acoustic Element Metal , amp to be determined.  All the combos are very similar in price and I am wondering if anybody has experience with these speakers or amps??
brian11

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Brian, I auditioned the metal. Did not care for it. Not enough volume.  Paradigm persona forget model but it was 10k, floor stand model. That was awesome with 400 watts.  I went with totem wind, excellent speakers.  Driving with bat vk200. Love it. I preferred the wind over metal.  My 2 cents.