Best imaging stand mounted speakers?

Imaging wise I loved the MErlin TSM-m and the speaker I purchased the Dynaudio 1.3se. the key to both these speakers, leed though with the Merlin, is placement. Moving the speaker foward and back will make a HUGE difference in the sound. You have to really experiment to get it just right but when you do it's worth it!

My vote goes to the little known but incredible Rosinante Dulcineas. A stand-mounted monitor that enjoys the benefits of the proprietary isolation material "Dark Matter" within it's cabinet, while utilizing superb Focal drivers. This speaker is the brainchild of Ric Cummins, inventor and maker of the well respected Argent Room Lenses.

With their dark matter stands, which are included with the speakers, these speakers produce the most captivating soundstage I've ever heard. Imaging is to die for, with great micro and macro detail. Very impressive and enjoyable speakers. They're also easy to drive at 91dB, with a very stable 8 ohm impedence.

Check them out on the Rosinante Website at www.roomlens.com. I'm not an employee of the company, just one of their very satisfied customers. Give Ric a call. He's a great guy and will tell you all you want to know about his products.

B&W has the new Signature 805 that plays off the Nautilus 805 with some improvements. I haven't heard it, but have heard good things. With the exception of the cabinet, crossover, woofer, and tweeter, it is identical to the N805. Okay, maybe not, but they look almost identical, but the Signature has different finish choices.

Suggest you investigate the Spendor S3/5. Read the reviews in the Absolute Sound and enjoythemusic.com. They will only work in a small room, they don't do low bass and they need an SS amp of about 80 or so wpc. But they reproduce a sense of space that few speakers at anywhere near their price can do.

Biro L/1's, which I use on Osiris speaker stands. So far as I know, Van Alstine (www.avahifi.com) is the only dealer who sells the Biro, so they're pretty much a mail order product anyway. (The Biro Technology site is www.birotechnology.com.) They're a two-way with 17 cm woofer. The sound around the crossover point (3000 Hz) is as seamless anything I've heard--maybe that contributes to the good imaging. Of course, the listening room has a big effect on imaging quality. With the right room and speaker placement, there are quite a few loudspeakers that produce nice imaging.