I'm an American and I am a diehard Dynaudio fan. Dyn's are Danish. I have not heard all speakers in the world but of the many I have heard none can compare to the Dyn's dynamic response, neutrality and bass response. I personally do not care for B&W. I've heard worse but I think B&W is overrated and over priced for what they are. My second choice in speakers would be Martin Logan, American electrostats. Entirely different presentation than Dyn's but enjoyable nonetheless, especially when driven by a good tube system.

I prefer American amps, being a Krell owner myself, but I have heard some T+A, German, gear that bang for the buck is actually better. T+A is still on the expensive side but their $2 or 3k stuff will compare or some may even prefer it over Krell or Levinson costing several times that.