This is a tough one, but for my money, I'd go with the B&W MT30. Pure beauty and poise.
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B&W MT30
"One of the best compact speaker packages", "The B&Ws' performance is a speedy, articulate and thoroughly expressive one".
Nominated
"A
top-notch sub-sat system aimed directly at home cinema users, featuring
a spherical subwoofer and stylish surrounds, and offering top
performance on both movies and music".
Best Style Speaker Package £1500-£2000
"Impressive in every important respect (sound, looks and build, for instance), the MT-30 is well worth back-to-back Awards".
Awards 2007
"Best
Style Speaker Package £1000-£2000", Three wins in three years tells its
own story - the MT-30 feels, looks and sounds like a sure-fire winner".
Issue 152
"Excellent subwoofer; plays loud and proud in a large room".
Awards 2008
"A
treat for both the ears and eyes, B&W's £1500 5.1 MT-30 system,
with its metal alloy enclosures, intelligent cable management and
robust built quality, takes sub/sat design to the next level.
Performance is outstanding. Stereo music sings, while multchannel mode
delivers a seamless, supremely entertaining soundstage. Truly a class
act."
Best Style Speaker Package £1000-£2000
"Let
this fourth consecutive Award ease any concerns you might have about
getting your credit card out", "Curvy and stylish, all speakers look
the part", "No other package has so much as laid a glove on the MT-30
for three years".
February 2007
"Five
similarly stylish satellites integrate superbly; brilliant PV1 sub
underpins everything", "The brilliantly solid, gut-wrenching bass
underpins the astonishing dynamics and sheer weight of every thud and
bang", "more subtle scenes are delivered with an authoritative, emotive
voice that boasts detail as well as clarity, while music times well and
is engaging - the matching satellites proving their worth".