Hi,

I just compared eclipse and stage last week. For me the eclipse is much better.

Don’t forget the (apparently) impending launch of the BeoVision Contour?! - which sounds like an in between option of your two choices. There’s another thread on beoworld 

Aussie Michael wrote:

Hi Harry,

What a great post and an interesting conundrum.

It appears that the LG + Stage + Stand option would be suited to you, as you say the benefits of the Eclipse would be negligible.

What about going for one of the STB Bracket options? You could utilise an older style B&O stand, get rotation, albeit manual but would give you what you’re after. They even have newer ones. Check out their site.

I personally like the B&O stand, even though it doesn’t have rotation.

The GX will give you the cleaner look at the back than the CX.

Going the Stage route will also mean the Stage operates as a music system too.

Hello Aussie Michael and thank you for your kind words and detailed feedback! Much appreciated :)

I looked up the options by STB Brackets, for some reason I thought they only had a solution to retrofit BV7 stands for the LG and Stage but they do make their own which seems very well built.

I think I will go towards the B&O stand as well, it looks light enough to rotate on occasion and I like the rectangular base better. I will also conside the GX due to the cleaner back as you say (have to see it in person as so far I've only seen the CX in person)

mrCTE wrote:

Don’t forget the (apparently) impending launch of the BeoVision Contour?! - which sounds like an in between option of your two choices. There’s another thread on beoworld link.

I wasn't aware of the BeoVision Contour(?). I thought we were only waiting for the Avant Mk2. WIll this be a replacement to the Horizon? I really liked the Horizon tbh, but at 48'' and without OLED I honestly could not justify the price tag... When is that expected to be launched?

Thanks for all the input guys, it was really helpful! I'm waiting till Black Friday to pull the tricker :)

I have the Stage (sitting in storage currently). The audio is really great for movies in a small room. Also, you need an ATMOS track to get the full benefits of Stage. It's quite amazing how much bass and how enveloping the audio can be from a single soundbar. Only reason I am not using it is because I have a Sony OLED and the clearance at the bottom is practically zero and I prefer watching TV when the screen is at eye level vs. looking up.

Personally, I find the B&O official stand for the Stage very elegant. If I had an LG TV, I'd consider it for sure along with a B&O remote 🙂

To the original poster. Between the GX and CX, the GX is designed to be a wall mounted display, the CX is for table. The image quality is exactly the same in both. If you are going to put it on a stand you won't benefit from the advantages of the GX - IMHO.

Thanks for the response and feedback Jaffrey! My living room is 30+ sqm (around 350sqft?) but the TV area is on the one half of the space (with no wall in-between, hence the need for a stand), so I hope that the Stage will perform well. I also have an A9 in the same room (the other half) so I hope that together they will be great for parties ;)

I also like the B&O stand design-wise, it's more sleek and modern-looking IMO and suits the Stage and TV frame. If the TV could rotate that would have ticked all the boxes, but I get B&O's concern over breaking the TV screen if not careful.

The price difference between the CX and GX is around EUR 300, so I think I will try see them both (the rear mainly) and decide. So far my local AV stores only have the CX on display though...