Speakers with imaging "Free of the box"

I just upgraded from B&W 603's to Vandersteen 2CE Signature II's - absolutely amazing. It is as if there are no speakers in front of me, just a wall of glorious sound.
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Definitely Audio Physic Virgos, especially when placed along the room's long wall with the listening position set nearfield almost mid room as per AP's recommendation. Unusual setup; astonishing results.

Peak Consult InCognitos [old style, NOT the X anniversary edition].

Not sure these weren't already mentioned but ACI Sapphire XL's.

I concur with Bdgregory's mention of Totem Acoustic loudspeakers regarding "transparency". I am running Forest's myself. As others have said, the whole audio hardware chain absolutely affects the final result - not to mention recording quality. From the responses, there's a lot of other good sounding stuff out there to consider.