With the Klipsch speakers, you may have heard the horn, not the box. I just went from Joseph Audio Rm25xl, which disappear in a room, to the Volti Alura,and it is hard to make it disappear, without careful setup. The horn does seem to pinpoint itself.
Also, the recording itself is Very important. On say The Woods Brothers "Magpie and the Dandelion", the individual guitar and mandolin are recorded directly from the left and right speakers. Not much you can do. Never noticed on the Joseph's but annoying on the Volti's. On well recorded music the band/ orchestra are in an expansive soundstage, and
the speakers boxes are gone.
Apologies to the OP for the off topic comments, I know it doesn't help with your search for speakers, but it may help someone else in the same boat.
Also, the recording itself is Very important. On say The Woods Brothers "Magpie and the Dandelion", the individual guitar and mandolin are recorded directly from the left and right speakers. Not much you can do. Never noticed on the Joseph's but annoying on the Volti's. On well recorded music the band/ orchestra are in an expansive soundstage, and
the speakers boxes are gone.
Apologies to the OP for the off topic comments, I know it doesn't help with your search for speakers, but it may help someone else in the same boat.