J A Roby polaris vs Vega

[JasCha]

I want to add a wood stove to my house as a secondary heat and stove top cooking source. Im located in Canada so we get lots of cold weather. Has anyone got the J.A. Roby polaris or vega? Pros? Cons? Ideally i'd like a simpler woods top with a cook top I have also considered the Alderlea T5 LE or the Aspen C3. The stove would be in the main room of an open concept 1440 sq ft house so I don't need anything huge but I do have the space for clearance.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

There are lots of people with the T5 and Aspen on the board, not many with Robys. If you have questions about the first two you’d probably get them answered pretty quickly.

 

[Mainely4aReview]

I just joined the forum to warn folks about J.A. Roby.......
We had a marmiton cookstove from them, and it was great until it wasn't.
They didn't use steel beefy enough to actually heat with the thing... After a few years it cracked around the firebox door. Being within the warranty period, J.A. Roby did a repair (after our efforts and cost to get it back to our dealer and then freighted from their back to J.A. Roby). About a month later a new crack re-emerged in almost the exact same spot (but next to the weld they put in, so not the exact same spot, but same issue).
They offered us a $1,000 credit, despite their warranty promising original purchase price (something like $2,500 more than the credit they offered.....)
We only came out of it okay because our dealer honored the warranty, but they've been stuck trying to get J.A. Roby to actually honor it for them!
Picture below is the crack having reformed the second time (ash rubbed in the crack to make it more visible)