2021 was the year of the stand mount speaker for me, I reviewed at least 22 different pairs of them which is pretty insane but that is what two big speaker group tests will do for you. I found this a very rewarding year because I would have said I am a floorstander speaker audiophile because I like the kind of bass the larger speaker create, however speaker design has moved on and in 2021 there are some incredible stand mount speakers that product floorstander like bass.