B&W if cost was no object. Paradigm if I cared to be thriftier. 

But there are lots of great loudspeaker manufacturers out there. GoldenEsr is another that I read wonderful things about but haven’t heard myself. 

B&W 800 series is really nice sounding and looking, but they are also power hungry and needs a lot of amps, (if not mono block). So their setup may not look the same as B&O, 😎

I have had many systems before,

But after having a beovision as the center of my entertainment I hope never to settle for anything else.

The issues I have had with a bunch of remotes, and CEC trouble is countless, and even a universal remote did not help IMO.

Exactly, I have complain for my B&O system here and there, but at the end of day I am very happy with my setup. I never got bored with its look for the past 13 years.

My original plan was to upgrade to the new sound centre/Eclipse Mk2 but somehow it did not meet my exact requirement. But let's leave that debate somewhere else. So I have been thinking if I have to switch away from B&O, what would I get? A nice 5.1/7.1 channel plus amplifier? Nah, too complicated. A soundbar? Nah, sound is only decent and I am sure I will dislike its look in a years time. The fact is, there simply is no replacement for B&O.....Maybe, just maybe, until Apple comes up with a premium HT setup.

I've given up on watching TV a couple of years ago. As far as Audio is concerned I would be looking at wireless speaker systems and for a non B&O system I'd probably choose a Naim Mu-so. I like the looks of the Master & Dynamic MA770 as well, but it seems a little short on specs. 

OlivierC wrote:

IMO there are many, depending on the market segment.

 

 

B&W, Bose, Sennheiser, Dali and Sonos for what concerns home systems/soundbars.

 

 

Dali, Geneva Labs, Sony, Sennheiser, Bose, Tivoli Audio, B&W for personal/portable audio.

 

 

I’m listing these companies as competitors in similar segments, of course each of them has his pros and cons.

 

I’m sure I’ve left many out of this list, these are just a few that come to my mind where I can find some sort of affinity, hence I understand it is highly debatable.

 

 

I don’t think there’s anything comparable in terms of tv’s but IMHO the more the time passes, the more I find hard to justify the increasing gap between a BV and a high end tv (Harmony excluded as it is in a league of its own).

 

 

Regards.

 

 

Olivier

But none of the soundbar looks anywhere as nice as the Stage nor the Eclipse. I think there is a difference between minimalist design vs B&O design