Currently comparing Avalon NP 2.0 floorstanders, which I’ve owned for something like 10 years, with KEF LS50s. The Avalons would normally sit on spikes or similar, and the LS50s do really sound better (to my ears) sat on their sides and placed on relatively low stands (stools) and pointed sloghtly upwards. Rather to my surprise, the Avalons do sound rather more expressive than the KEFs, but the KEFs are nevertheless astonishing little things, and being relatively inefficient are happier partners for my SuperNait2. I do find myself wondering how the Avalons would sound when driven by a nice simple little EL84 amp.