Thanks for all the suggestions so far folks.
At the weekend I have an appointment at my local dealer to audition a few pairs of stand mount and floor standing speakers. Im veering towards stand mounters but really this is just to give me an idea of what to expect / if I actually like the sound of them. They offer home demo too so I might see if I can blag something for a long weekend maybe.
I'm certainly not going to rush into actually buying anything as in few weeks I will also hopefully get a chance to hear a selection of speakers at Paul NW bake off.
Anyway its a start and its better than sitting at work looking at pictures of speakers all day
Technics SL1210 with
SME IV Arm & AT OC9XML,
Firebottle modded Tron Convergence Phono Stage,
Bluesound Node 2i, Technics SL DZ 1200 CD
Denon PMA1700ne amp
Yamaha NS1000M Speakers.