Walk-in soundstage

@newbee I had the same experience with the same recording (specifically the track "Tiden Bara Gar").  It was in 1981 at Lyric Hi Fi in White Plains, NY, and I was choosing between Mission 770's and DCM Time Windows.  The DCM smeared the image and the resonances from the cabinet made the music sound boxy and muddy, but the Mission threw an image of the acoustic bass some 7' behind the speakers, with the other instruments interspersed within a wide, deep soundstage.  I bought the speakers, and the record, and was unable to recreate that feeling until recently with my purchase of Martin Logan ESL speakers, a Parasound A23+ amp and Schiit Kara pre.

I heard it at a friend's house years ago.  He had a nicely-proportioned room with minimal treatment, a pair of Nesterovich speakers and 40 watt tube monoblocks he built himself.  The Nesties were placed almost at the halfway point of the room.  The soundstage behind them was very realistic.

My venerable ProAc Response 2's will do it, and did do it in my old house, which had a long-ish living room with low ceilings.  But my current space is smaller and doesn't let them open up the way they did back then. :-(

I think it's mostly about speakers and the room, though components that excel in imaging will certainly help.

Have this in my HT room, it feel like you can feel the raindrop when it's raining, things are 3D positioned in the room. Door knocks always tip my dog out. However, it has 13 different speakers all over the room. Think it would be almost impossible to get this with 2 speakers alone. 

I've had that experience with my Marten Parker Duos that Steve Huff just reviewed; I've had mine for several years and I concur with him based on my experience (I enjoy his reviews). Those are driven by an MSB S-200 power amp with a Herron Audio tube line stage, a Herron Audio phono stage, and a Holo May DAC.

And some good cannabis is always a help, too! 

The most holographic and walk-in soundstage I've ever experienced is with Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit speakers (properly set up and with great electronics).  You feel like you can walk into the soundstage and shake the hands of the performers.