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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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wspohn
608 posts
 
Without a perfect replica of the performance space, - i.e. a lot of careful sound treatment in your listening room, you probably won't get close to a 3D experience using two speakers.

If you must have more than what you are getting, either invest in considerable room treatment, or consider a 7 or 9 channel AV surround system.  The problem with that is that I have yet to hear an AV system that has components that match the sound quality of really good high end audio-only gear.
bigjohn9095's avatar
bigjohn9095
47 posts
 
I know you were hoping for something that wasn’t a floor standing model, but the OHM 1000 sounds perfect for what you are searching for and are designed to do exactly what you described 360 degree omnidirectional sound. Incredible customer service. I’m looking at the larger 3000’s myself. They’re at least worth a look! Happy Hunting!
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glennewdick
1,692 posts
 
I found ( for your budget and room) some of the best imaging-disappearing act for speakers were the Omega SAM's ( single driver), Ohm's, and many of the dipoles and omni's. I also really liked the smaller monitors by ProAc like the tablets.  of course the BBC type monitors but they tend to be power pigs.
slcaudioman
8 posts
 
Gallo Acoustics Strada-2 with Gallo powered sub.
That will make your room sound wide and deep with some serious 3D imaging.
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brettmcee
218 posts
 
You can get excellent 3D sound without major room treatments. A thick throw rug (even over existing carpeting) and a dense fabric covered couch and you should be good. If you want that holographic sound you need to not be afraid of some wall and ceiling bounces. You may need to pick less bright gear because of this but you don’t need to go crazy with sound absorption panels all over the place.
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