Along with room acoustics and the speaker the gear used can be important. I had Magnepan 1.7i's (they are dipoles) and they were a bit harsh and beaming initially (they come with resistors to tame the high end if needed). I upgraded to 3.7i's and they were better/ smoother/less beamy.
I upgraded the amp's, pre-amp, streamer and added 2 subs and that helped make them open up the soundstage and added more 3D effect. When I added noise control with high end switches with ground plane noise control and fiber and two CAD Ground Control boxes the speakers do a much better job of disappearing with most tracks.