Last year I demo'ed a pair of Spendor S9e's and found them plenty dynamic but a little unbalanced throughout the whole range. I ended up buying a pair of Totem Hawks, even though I was offered the S9e's at close to dealer cost. That said, a two-way design is much different from a three-way design and the S8e might have performed much differently and more to my liking.
All are similar designs, and will keep their value if you decide to trade up. You really can't go wrong with any of them but Totem is my favorite brand of the three from the comparisons I've heard (no idea how the higher-end Proac models compete with the Totem Wind/Shaman)
All are similar designs, and will keep their value if you decide to trade up. You really can't go wrong with any of them but Totem is my favorite brand of the three from the comparisons I've heard (no idea how the higher-end Proac models compete with the Totem Wind/Shaman)