Best imaging stand mounted speakers?

B&W has the new Signature 805 that plays off the Nautilus 805 with some improvements. I haven't heard it, but have heard good things. With the exception of the cabinet, crossover, woofer, and tweeter, it is identical to the N805. Okay, maybe not, but they look almost identical, but the Signature has different finish choices.

Suggest you investigate the Spendor S3/5. Read the reviews in the Absolute Sound and enjoythemusic.com. They will only work in a small room, they don't do low bass and they need an SS amp of about 80 or so wpc. But they reproduce a sense of space that few speakers at anywhere near their price can do.

Biro L/1's, which I use on Osiris speaker stands. So far as I know, Van Alstine (www.avahifi.com) is the only dealer who sells the Biro, so they're pretty much a mail order product anyway. (The Biro Technology site is www.birotechnology.com.) They're a two-way with 17 cm woofer. The sound around the crossover point (3000 Hz) is as seamless anything I've heard--maybe that contributes to the good imaging. Of course, the listening room has a big effect on imaging quality. With the right room and speaker placement, there are quite a few loudspeakers that produce nice imaging.

Piega C-2 Ltd. Not cheap but no equal.

Second the Spendors...few speakers of this size do the "space thing" so right...a little colored...limited bass...but the midrange accuracy is really unrivaled...top Brit speakers such as Proac,Castle,and even the new Quad L series have this in common...unlike alot of monitors...they dont sound thin and bright...for a leaner,analytical,"transparent" type of sound...the out of box imaging on the Triangle Titus and Paradigm 20...both in the $5-600usd range...these do require warmer equipment to sound their best...and if you have tubes...look no further...the revel M20 at roughly 3x the cost is a good option as well...good luck...