Denon DM-31, Mission M71/3/4i, Tannoy MX2/3-M

Hello all,

I am building my first 'hi-fi' system and would like some advice.
Based on many favourable reviews the Denon DM-31 seems to be a steal
at prices as low as £185 and it seems this is the best sound I will
get for that little money.

As for the speakers I am wondering what would be the best speakers to
attach: the Denon system doesn't have much power, so I tried to limit
myself to budget speakers with good sensitivity. All of the mentioned
speakers should be easy to drive, right? (Another speaker many people
seem to like is the monitor audio bronze B2's although they seem to be
a bit more expensive).

The first question that I have is if I should go for floorstanders, or
standmounters? A fairly decent stand (for my purposes) like the
Atacama Nexus 6 seems to go for about £50 so this almost eliminates
any price difference. Example: The MX2's plus stands would come in at
about £150, while the MX3 goes for just slightly less. Similarly the
M71i's with stands cost almost as much as M73i's. The floorstanders
seem to have better sensitivity also. Is there a reason why I would
want to go with standmounters?

It seems a budget of about £350 will buy me sound that will make me
far happier than my current Sony stereo but I would greatly appreciate
some sound advice on the above issues...

Regards,

JO