Has anyone in Mi.acheived holographic imaging?

Actually, here are the most notable ones I have heard over the years at dealers:

-Magnepan (SS amp) at Audition Audio in Birmingham AL (~1987)
-Dynaudio (SS amp) at now defunct dealer in Ownings Mills MD (~1993)
-Martin Logan/Focal (Krell SS amp) at Tweeter, OWings Mills MD (~2008)
-Magico (VAC tube amp) at Sound By Singer, New York City (smallest room) (~2010)
-mbl (mbl SS amp)at United Home Audio, Annapolis Junction MD (~2010)
- PSB (ARC tube amp) at Listening Room, Pikesville MD (~2010)

- YG Acoustics and Magico (unknown amp) at Capital Audiofest (~2011)

Thanks Mapman I appreciate your feedback.

Sure thing. Those are the things I have heard over the years that has probably most influenced my buying decisions.

I think the fact that the room volume was so much greater than the volume required by the sound stage was the major contributor. I must say that I was impressed by the X12s. Now they often sell for ~$700. I think they do best with 100wpc SS amp.

Jfg : "It's baffling to me why dealers don't use this as a selling point."

I believe it would be counterproductive for dealers to advance the concept of holography to their customers. Dealers have to move their inventory quickly; they have to change their showroom appearance continually to avoid looking stale.

Customers, on the other hand, for the most part want "plug and play." If you tell them that they have to spend many months, if not years, to get it right (and without dealers' assistance since dealers are in the business of selling things to make a profit) and considerably alter their living room appearance to do it, most customers will look elsewhere.

What dealers can do is promote the greater ease and simplicity of "surround sound" instead.