Totem Forrest or Vandersteen 3A Sig?


I'm having a tough time chooing between these two speakers. I've owned the 2CE Signatures recently, but don't have a Totem dealer anywhere near me to audition the Forrest. I would like greater upper extension and detail than the 2CE's provide and don't know if electronics or cabling would compensate if I purchased the 3A's. My current amp is an Aragon 8002 and preamp is an Aragon 24K. I'm also in need of a better CD player than my Pioneer DV45A. I think it's too warm. My listening room runs into the entry way and dining room, so its a total of 26' in length, 15' in width, and has a 14' ceiling.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.
lodom

Showing 2 responses by marakanetz

I'm the happy owner of Forrest and I did audition 3A. In fact I like them both but 3A is not great for near-field and requires much larger space than Forrest. Becides Forrest does not compromise in "size" of sound to 3A despite being quite small and deliver it much more dynamic and faster. Vandys at the same time sound more musical and worm.
I would doubt if you'd get larger upper extention than 3A or even maybe 2CE known for very high upper-end resolution upto 26kHz v.s. Forrest's 20kHz, but the bass is definitely more controlled and deep.
Lodom,
If you will get a chance to visit any CES arround just visit both rooms for Totems and Vandersteens and you'll realize how smaller gets bigger...