I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage


I have heard it half a dozen times at home, small room, Primaluna HP Integrated or a Rogue Atlas Magnum II and RP-1 Pre and believe it or not a pair of close to 30 year old Paradigm Export Monitors.

The experience I had, I can only describe as sitting in an aquarium when the litlle rectangular glass aquarium was filled with liquid engulfing you from all directions with no awareness of the speaker boxes...it was just perfect!

The room is approximately 12 x 13 x 9, small bedroom converted to a den!

So the question is what speakers does everyone recommend to provide the same experience?? I have a budget of $2000 for the next little babies so let’s not talk about Focal uber expensive stand mounts at $9500 thank you!

Monitor not floor standers and the Primaluna is gone, it’s all Rogue And yes, I would consider a pair of floor standers that are not to intrusive.
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Another + for room treatment. The room and setup gives at least 50% of what you will hear. Not magic, just physics.
I'm using Primacoustic panels, purchased from Sweetwater Sound (no affiliation, just a customer). I installed them on all four walls plus the ceiling. You need a helper to determine your first reflection points. This requires a flashlight and a mirror. This made the biggest change I've ever experienced in over 35 years in audio. That plus meticulous attention to the setup finally gave me that wonderful elusive 3D effect. 
WAF doesn't apply here. I have a dedicated room. That's a big plus. The room looks more like a recording studio. It definitely looks "purposeful", but it sounds WONDERFUL...
I spent about $1000. Plus the large area rug to cover the wood floor. The room is almost 14' x 14' x 8' with some odd alcoves so it doesn't suffer from the dreaded "square room bass boom".