I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage


I have heard it half a dozen times at home, small room, Primaluna HP Integrated or a Rogue Atlas Magnum II and RP-1 Pre and believe it or not a pair of close to 30 year old Paradigm Export Monitors.

The experience I had, I can only describe as sitting in an aquarium when the litlle rectangular glass aquarium was filled with liquid engulfing you from all directions with no awareness of the speaker boxes...it was just perfect!

The room is approximately 12 x 13 x 9, small bedroom converted to a den!

So the question is what speakers does everyone recommend to provide the same experience?? I have a budget of $2000 for the next little babies so let’s not talk about Focal uber expensive stand mounts at $9500 thank you!

Monitor not floor standers and the Primaluna is gone, it’s all Rogue And yes, I would consider a pair of floor standers that are not to intrusive.
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WAF doesn't apply here. I have a dedicated room. That's a big plus. The room looks more like a recording studio. It definitely looks "purposeful", but it sounds WONDERFUL...
I spent about $1000. Plus the large area rug to cover the wood floor. The room is almost 14' x 14' x 8' with some odd alcoves so it doesn't suffer from the dreaded "square room bass boom".
There is pair of Thiel CS3.7 here at Audigon for about $7K.  For room filling, 3D soundstage, it's really hard to beat them and they sound natural too.
Vienna Acoustic Hayden would fill the bill. I think the reason there’s been so many used ls50’s is because when the reviewers call them giant killers thats what people expect. The r300 is close in price and has a dedicated woofer. Kef speakers are accurate while I would call the VA’s musical both are excellent for the money but cater to different listeners.
The other thing to consider is how big of a sweet spot or zone do you need for that sound stage and imaging? Choices are much more limited for that.