Which speakers do the hologram thing?

While i'm not knocking ANY specific speaker brand or type, i've seen a lot of "love" towards the Soundlabs ( probably deservedly so, but i don't know ). How can a speaker that radiates sound in phase on one side and out of phase on the other side produce as coherent of sound as a speaker that is phase coherent for 360* i.e. the sound coming out of the front, sides, rear of the driver emanates from the same source travelling at the same speed and in the same polarity ?

If you look at many acoustic based instruments, they radiate direct sound in phase in multiple directions i.e. a plucked, strummed or bowed string produces sound evenly around its' circumference and the entire length. I would "think" that a driver that had a similar radiation pattern would most closely appr what you would hear at a live performance. Maybe, maybe not. That's what i'm trying to find out here.

This is NOT meant to knock anybody or anything, it is a legit question. I am trying to compare different technologies / designs with how we percieve sound and music. I am interested in comments both speculative and based on factual knowledge of acoustics. Let's see if we can find out WHY different models / designs perform "better" than others... Sean
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Point taken, Sean....I've heard the tannoy churchills disappear, which, considering their bulk, is impressive. Also heard the original snell J's running on the SF control amp with a little rotel 855cd....the rear basement wall just disappeared and music had depth out to the sidewalk and back.....it was scary....also heard my newforms with Single ended triode preamp[remember the N.E.W.?] and a group of us who were listening alll thought it was a religious experience. It was all music, the speakers simply were not there....it is more than just the speakers from what I've heard....But I've also heard little nears, the 10's disappear....in fact, my niece bought mine.....

The first time I heard the 3-D thing was during a demo at a highend stereo place. Speakers were Martin Logan Aerius`s with Golden Tube electronics. I can`t remember what the cd player was. I could walk amongst the performers. kinda freaky. Total cost was about $4000. Dan R

No one here mentions the Spica Angelus or TC-50? These are an inexpensive way to get some good imaging (only if electronics are good).

I would concentrate on speaker placement and room accoustics more than the brand of speaker.