I’m skeptical that you had your speakers setup ideally if you say your speakers lacked soundstage and accuracy. These are two things that speakers can beat headphones at with their eyes closed.
More likely then not you are just used to how headphones sound and prefer their sound signature. It is unlikely you will be impressed by speakers unless you get a new room or listening area. Which I would suggest, because speakers are much better than headphones, in my honest opinion.
your description of audeze is funnily enough a lot how I would describe my speakers, jbl 4367. the midrange is squeaky clean sounding, and the highs sparkle and have sense of space and depth to them. the horn used in the 4367 is a triumph of engineering and needs to be heard to be believed. the imaging is pin point, even mid bass is so clearly imaged you would swear you have a center channel. bass is prodigious. theres no replacement for displacement. the large 15 inch woofer of this speaker outputs much much better sounding bass than any pair or trio set of 8 inch woofers could hope to achieve.
so maybe take a listen to those if you can. they can be got for under 10k.
More likely then not you are just used to how headphones sound and prefer their sound signature. It is unlikely you will be impressed by speakers unless you get a new room or listening area. Which I would suggest, because speakers are much better than headphones, in my honest opinion.
your description of audeze is funnily enough a lot how I would describe my speakers, jbl 4367. the midrange is squeaky clean sounding, and the highs sparkle and have sense of space and depth to them. the horn used in the 4367 is a triumph of engineering and needs to be heard to be believed. the imaging is pin point, even mid bass is so clearly imaged you would swear you have a center channel. bass is prodigious. theres no replacement for displacement. the large 15 inch woofer of this speaker outputs much much better sounding bass than any pair or trio set of 8 inch woofers could hope to achieve.
so maybe take a listen to those if you can. they can be got for under 10k.