Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ????

Two words: Martin Logan

Almost any ESL with the right tube amp.

From a professional POV,my opinion is that the Dunlavy designs are the most accurate designs,and many of the top mastering people prefer them.Bob Ludwig,Denny Purcell,Sony Mastering are some of those who use them.The Duntech speakers,designed 20 years ago,are still used by Ludwig for stereo mastering.If you want to hear detail,these are the real thing.Performance like ESLs,but full blown dynamics. The Duntech's used Dynaudio drivers,and the DAL,Dunlavy Audio Labs (no longer made,bankrupt in 2002) I think used modified VIFA or SEAS drivers.Depending on your dynamic requirements or listening tastes,I would also recommend Vandersteen,Thiels,or the relatively new Usher speakers.(if you don't need high SPL) All Dynaudios need lots of power to really perform. What do you want,accurate soundstage or something larger than life? This is a subjective topic,a brutally neutral,honest loudspeaker will disappoint most people,when they discover how lean/bright many recordings are and poor their room acoustics are! As Tom Holman says:"Film and music is an art,audio is a science" I like many of the ESLs,but they have dynamic limits and bass limitations,although they are more immune to room acoustics.Audio mastering is an obsession of mine,I work in film audio restoration.I still have my Spica SC-50s.They were a remarkable speaker,but were made 20 yrs ago.I prefer sealed loudspeakers,although half as efficent,their bass is tighter and deeper.Audio is a world of tradeoffs.

kpaudio: Dunlavy was an engineer first and then a music lover. The amount of detail that he put into his research and designs demonstrates this. As such, his products strived to be the best that he could deliver on a technical basis while trying to "sound good" too. I don't doubt that many professional sound people and engineers would consider these to be their reference speakers. As a side note, i have to agree with your comments about sealed designs. My guess is that you have a pretty good set of ears attached to the sides of yer head : ) Sean
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Speaking of Totem Accoustics has anyone heard the Shaman or Wind models? I've read two good reviews on the Shaman in spite of their 5 speaker 3-way 2nd order cross over design. The "Wind" model is very interesting looking, but once again I'm very skeptical of the 2nd order cross over design.