The best "imaging" speakers?

about 10 years ago i owned a pair of proac response 1sc which had a reputation for vivid soundstages. i had them paired up to an exposure pre/power amp but the soundstage was more 2d and lacked involvement. it wasn`t a very good pairing and eventually sold the system. back then i had no idea about tube amolifiers. i only ever looked at solid state stuff. about a year or maybe more ago a tube amplifier caught my eye. one of the chinese ones. the yaqin mc100b. i ended up buying one and reading some reviews, some people were recommending quads L2 range of speakers. i bought a pair of quad 12L2. nothing prepared me for the soundstage i got! the only way i could describe it apart from saying depth and width would be solid, vivid, mildly warm, textured, layered and very transparent. there was a bloom to the bass and midband which i absolutely loved. closing my eyes, my brain registered that there was a band in front of me playing instruments and a singer directly in front of me. i had the sensation i could lean right forward and be able to touch whats in front of me. when you open your eyes is kinda strange and to a point fairly freaky, again your brain is registering people are there. you can pin point the voice, the guitar, drums and bass or if other instruments are playing. all thats missing are the actual people! another thing i loved was closely mic`d singers. the reality was astonishing. there`s no doubt much better out there but for me it was an amazing experience. currently building up a new tube pre/power system :)

35 YEARS EXP, 1. BEVERIDGE 2 SW ADD ANY GOOD SUB,,TALL NHIGH IMAGING,CLOSE YOUR EYES YOU WILL FEEL THE REAL MAGIC FANTASTIC AND VERY VERY CLEAN PLAY SOME HIGH CLASS RECORD SINGLE PIANO VIOLIN GUITAR OR FIRE BIRD ,YOU WILL AGREE, NO HARDROCK . 2.Rogers LS3/5a (15ohm) ADD SUB JANIS SUB GOOD BUT NARROW SOUND,,THANKS

35 YEARS EXP, 1. BEVERIDGE 2 SW ADD ANY GOOD SUB,,TALL N HIGH IMAGING,CLOSE YOUR EYES YOU WILL FEEL THE REAL MAGIC FANTASTIC AND VERY VERY CLEAN PLAY SOME HIGH CLASS RECORD SINGLE PIANO VIOLIN GUITAR OR FIRE BIRD ,YOU WILL AGREE, NO HARDROCK . 2. Rogers LS3/5a (15ohm) ADD JANIS SUB GOOD BUT NARROW SOUND,SMALL ROOM THE BEST,PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THE MEGA DOLLARS FRONT END DO THE JOB IS FOR SPEAKERS SO SPEAKERS IS THE CROWN OF THE HIGH END SYSTEM.THANKS

I use to own Merlins (I wrote Bobby a great review) and Joseph Audio Pulsars, among others. I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the Raidho C1.1s. I bought them without hesitation. They are the centerpiece of my system.

Back in the 90's went to my neighbor hood audiophile store in New Haven, CT. The store rep said to my wife and I come and here this. This was the Duntech Sovereign massive speakers, Audio Research Mono-Block amps(maybe 150watts each) and Accuphase CD player. The rep played various CDs to provide a sense of what is possible. The imaging was truly holographic and life size. You could "see" the precise placement of the drum set and actually hear the felt on the hammer hitting the bass drum. CD of Whitney Houston you could swear she was in front you at least five foot tall. And the 16Hz tone of the organ you cannot hear but you can feel it as the Duntechs produced all the vibration. Amazing system I'll always remember.