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Speakers that excel at depth/layering/space

I am looking for comments on what speakers you have heard that provide a lot of depth, but with the depth, also layering and separation in the depth or soundfield.

Width and openess is one thing, but depth with layering and space from front to back is much rarer.

One speaker that recently impressed me was the PSB Synchrony One with Mcintosh amp and front end.

I've demoed a lot of equipment but don't hear this aspect that often.

Any comments or experiences to share?
mr_bill
mr_bill OP
347 posts
 
Larry,
Is Kevin Hayes VAC - I don't know this name.

It seems that getting the midrange really uncolored, neutral and resolving is part of the key to getting the depth and layers to come out and being able to hear the space between performers and instrument/vocal lines.
siddh
345 posts
 
In response to Mechans observations, the Vandersteen 7's were driven by an all solid state system. Huge Audio Research tube mono-blocks were on the floor, but the shop owner wished to display the speaker's ability with a moderate priced amp.
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Panels in general, time & phase coherent, 1sr order xover speakers like Thiel and Vandersteen, and most two-way speakers including my Merlin VSMs seems to be good at this sort of thing, and tube amps do seem to somewhow do this better than SS, at least for the most part.
oregon
822 posts
 
I've tried many of the ones mentioned and heard others mentioned. My vote for depth (including separation of instruments, soundstage, balance) is Verity Parsifals.
I have tube traps in the corner behind the speakers, almost everyone (non-audiophile) who hear music in my room ask if the traps are "speakers, too?"
The Parsifals can be used in rear firing configuration, which is how I use them.
johnsonwu
469 posts
 
Kevin Hayes is the owner-designer of VAC amps.
I have owned a pair of Phi70 monos since 2005.
Not the most musical amp I have had to date (strange for a 300B) but it does have lots of air and does the space and depth thing right.

In addition to "midrange really uncolored, neutral" you also need to consider "sound-floor". Lookup Arthur Salvatore and read his rantings about this.
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