best speakers for vocals?

Chiming in 9 years since the original post, I must put in a vote for Harbeth. A couple of weeks ago, I went over to a distant relative's house, who was clearly not an audiophile, but just as clearly had money and was advised by someone who knew their stuff. I don't know which model, as I'm not a Harbeth kind of guy. They were a large stand mounted model, maybe HL5 or 30.1? Front end looked like Musical Fidelity all the way. The music itself was some female vocal work that I neither knew nor cared about. Nonetheless, I was stopped in my tracks. I'd never heard such eerie, downright spooky vocals. Confession: I'm an entry-level kind of guy, but I've had some decent gear through the years (the usual suspects - ProAc, Thiel, Snell, Ref3A, SF, etc.). These Harbeths made me wonder how I could have been so far away from lifelike vocals. I guess it's because I always wanted a slew of specs before I gave a speaker a listen. Harbeths don't look good on paper, because of their price to performance. Not good value. But these sounded beyond anything I've heard. I'd love to hear about any "poor man's Harbeth's" if anyone out there has any.

This speaker comparison video, 1st speaker is clearly better.

Hi Everyone. Let's keep this thread going. How about standmounts below 5k...very good with vocals and piano (rich, full and expressive ) and a pair with strong central image. Thanks 

Clearwave Duet 6 monitors. There's a demo pair from the maker here on A'gon for less than what I paid. :-(

Since they're already broken in, you can readily decide if they're what you want within the 15 day trial period, which still applies.

Vocals, piano, percussion or anything acoustic comes across very convincingly, not to mention everything else. These speakers do it all.
I've gotten the best results placing them directly on solid maple stands, using 18ga Mapleshade Double Helix speaker cables, a match made in heaven.

All the best,
Nonoise

Magico Q3 neutral with wonderful imaging great presence.