Buy a new stereo music system - Which manufacturer

UH interesting topic. We will also look in that direction in at most 2 years. Our problem: my husband is virtually deaf in the left ear and only 60% in the right. Plus a small child who wouldn't be gentle with free-standing speakers. Friends have a soundbar in front of the TV. That actually sounds really good and then maybe hide a speaker on the right side in the corner of the room. Do they nowadays still run completely on cables or is there also a good quality wireless option?

BOSE

1000€ receiver just to stream Spotify over it. Yippee.

The OP should say again what kind of sources/media are supposed to be played and whether there is a rough price range. For playing music via streaming services or from the smartphone, a Sonos speaker (or similar) is fully sufficient in my opinion. Anything over 500€ would be totally exaggerated for normal home use.

One could also look at/listen to the devil.

Man, just agree on something already! You're just confusing me again. ;)

So I really just want to listen to music with it. We have TVs at the other end of the house. It should be something decent, but I actually didn't want to spend more than 1000. Can you get that for it? I have vacation next week, so I'll sneak a listen at the notorious stores. :)
I think I'll dive into Yamaha first - apparently some people have had good experiences with it.

What I have in mind is not overpriced and can be had for around 1000,-. I emphasize again: please don't do Amazon here, but listen yourself. In the store. With your CD. Your music. Take one with you. Sonos/Bose/Teufel Raumfeld are, in my opinion, not cheap for what they offer. They all provide bass-heavy Helene Fischer sound. If that's what you want, it's okay.
I actually imagined she goes into a store: looks at Yamaha etc., yes, Onkyo for all I care as well. Listens to various speakers. Then the combination comes about: let's say Heco Victa, Yamaha R N 301 receiver, Yamaha CDS 300 CD player. Without cables now (another 25,- added) I'm at 700-750,- euros. With that she can listen to music from radio, CD, stick, iPod. In clean hi-fi quality for years. She has a valuable full aluminum case in the room, with a real power switch. And it will last another 20 years. In my opinion, my combo would be suitable for modern pop music, for musicals, for a string quartet, but also for home party sound if there ever is one without a cooking show.
Yes, it's not high-end. I know that. Only... somewhere this hi-fi scene is also a madhouse. What is babbled about tone and sound, they don't even hear it, spend thousands on some laboratory values, crazy. You don't have to join in. Karsten