Cannot find perfect sound

(((When I play my reference tracks on cheap earbuds I hear timing accuracy that is missing on all the above speakers.)))

Earbuds and most decent headphones radiate Plus and Minus +  - in the same direction as the pulse of a microphone that picked up the music or live recording\

When you hear this you say it is accurate or natural to you.
Some very successful loudspeakers designers agree with you that phase matters.
Could it be that since most conventional loudspeakers are wired with some drivers 180 degrees out of sync with others ignoring phase becomes the distraction for you and your music??????????

 if you haven't already --  go listen to some time- and phase-coherent speakers (i.e. Vandersteen) properly set up to see if that clicks for you.
 Ditto Mapman above
 Best,
 JohnnyR

 

Try the higherfi Audio Opulence speakers if you don't get perfect sound from a set of  $995,000 speakers then I guess it doesn't exist. If they don't do it for you , you can always tell your friends they are replicas of Robbie the robot from Forbidden Planet. 

Room acoustics are the usual solution, but you have a tautology here.

You define your "high level standards" by cheap earbuds.

Our standards are not actually set in stone. Whatever you spend years listening to is what your ear brain mechanism will determine to be correct. 

My guess is, if I’m right, you are listening to the wrong brands. Try out Dali and the latest Paradigm with the Be mids.

Also get out more and listen to live music Participate and give to a music school or public radio station.

Get a nice headphone amp and a set of electrostatic headphones and call it a day. Go to one of the audio shows, the ones I have been to have extensive headphone exhibits. Buy what you like.