totem model 1 signature


i have a chance to get a used pair for about $1000. i currently am using paradigm reference studio 20's v.2 with a simaudio i-5 integrated. i usally spin vinyl. i have a fairly small listening space and would like to be able to position the speakers closer to the back wall, and i hear the totem's are good for this. 2 questions: do folks think that the totem's are step up from the paradigm's? i like the paradigms, but would like a speaker that delivers more transparency than ive found the paradigms capable of. and is the i-5 going to have any difficulty driving these somewhat inefficient speakers?

thanks!
sberger

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thanks folks...sounds like i better try and grab the model 1's...however, would appreciate any further comments particulary from owners of the model 1(and if you're using the i-5 even better).
the paradigm's were my first step into more expensive speakerdom...i never found them bad, but then again, had nothing to really compare them with. one thing that i could never get them to do, and am hoping the totem's will deliver, is transparency. i got very good center imaging from them, but the side stage was limited to the speaker's themselves, no matter how much i experimented with positioning. i would love to have speaker's that essentially disappear.

can anyone comment on how well the model 1 sigs provide transparency?

thanks again for all your comments.