[warpdriver]

I like B&W's just because they are the giant of the high end loudspeaker business. Probably the most successful high end speaker maker. They probably sell more speakers than all of the high end brands (I think I heard that) While not every speaker they make are worthy of top praise, I look forward to hearing their speakers and they rarely disappoint. So I voted B&W. They often make speakers that sound emotional maybe at some expense of accuracy.

However, I think Vandersteens are awesome, and I own Dynaudio active speakers and have been a long time fan of Paradigm. If I was buying for myself, I would likely buy something else rather than the higher end B&W's because I think they are too pricey compared to other speaker makers. They are like the Rolex of speakers. Good watches Rolex are, but they keep raising the prices so they are no longer very good value compared to other brands