You will not beat Merlin-just look at the reviews at audioreview-they can't all be wrong!
Speakers that have holographic imaging on vocals..
As far as 3-d imaging on vocals...I found only a handful...namely Spendors,Vandersteens,and older Spica tc-50s that I used to own capable of doing this...and this includes auditioning Maggies,Thiels,Revels,Logans, and too many more to mention...any thoughts?