I am close to pull the plug on my next genration of my TV & Movie experience setup and looking for some advice.
Started a while ago with a „Beoliving“ setup with a Beosystem 3, BV4-50 and a motorized screen plus projector with a 5.0 setup (no sub because oft he Beolab 5). 8 years ago a very nice setup!
So this setup is really outdated these days, I can’t stand anymore the (sorry to say...) poor sound and picture quality of the BS3. My current setup is a LG C9 65“ with a Stage for nice TV and basic movie experience and a Core driving a pair of Beolab 5 for stereo. The C9 might grow to a 77“ shortly, I am so impressed by the quality of the OLED panels that the hazzle with a projector and screen in a living room setup is not what I will go for anymore.
A couple of options come to my mind:
First, stay with B&O, either go with a Harmony or Ecplise (both with out the screen as I will use my panel). So all will be nicely integrated, but lacking the sound options for a movie enthusiast and also comes with a hefty price. Also no room calibration.
Second, go with Denon reveiver with all bells and whistless including a Atmos setup with celing speakers and Auro-3D sound. (so a 5.0.4 setup). In this case I will use a Almando powerlink splittert o drive the Beolab 5 with the Core for Stereo and Multiroom and the Denon on the other hand. Downside you have the hazzle of the remotes not beeing the full B&O experience, also cabeling needs some more love than the pure B&O setup.
But my main question, how much you loose out when you stay with the B&O ecosystem? Is there a big difference of the Harmony and Eclipse in terms of electronics/chips/sound format capabilities?