Speakers that disappear

Just got a new pair of PMC Twenty5.24i’s. Huge upgrade from the Buchardts I had previously. Soundstage and imaging very impressive. Nord 227wpc with upgraded op amp. QED Golden Anniversary XT cables. Music excellent disappearing act .Movies, you are there!

KEF LS50’s image very well and are smaller. You can go up the chain as well, the Reference 1’s will do the trick too. I believe the coaxial tweeter/midrange design is a bit more forgiving in terms of placement and sitting position.

Think most will disappear if setup correctly 

Some do it better than others. ;-)  Planars have been mentioned, Joseph Audio.  ProAcs are well-known for "disappearing" and throwing a big, open, coherent sound stage.  That's one of many things I like about my old Response 2's.  I'm rarely, if ever, concious of them.  Nesteroviches disappear amazingly well for an old-fashioned "box" speaker, but they're getting hard to come by and the drivers aren't replaceable.

I had Focal Aria 906’s on the factory stands and could easily make mine disappear at the front of the room.  Soundstage was nice and wide, and you could not pinpoint the exact location of the speakers. Phantom center channel was right where it should be. In my room that ended up being with slight toe-out (not in).  What did you find with the 906 that you could not accomplish. As others have said a lot has to do with the room as well.  I have since moved on to Aria 926 with similar results (but the 926 require toe-in and a slight tilt forward).