among the 30+ pairs of speakers I have owned, the best imaging speaker that threw out the most realistic holographic soundstage was a small speaker with tiny dimension, Acoustic Energy AE1 Signature. not a surprise given it's a simple two-way with small face, but it's so limited in dynamic it can't recreate the size of instrument realistically.
runner up was Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento, it does imaging almost as well and everything else a lot better.
runner up was Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento, it does imaging almost as well and everything else a lot better.