I haven't heard the new Confidence 20, but I heard "original" Contour 20is back in the 2016, time-frame, I think. Right when the "first series" of the new Contour line came out. I thought they sounded great but it was at a dealer showroom. IIRC, they were quite a bit larger in volume than the preceding Contour S.14s were, so this is perhaps why they performed more like a floorstander than a standmount speaker.
The original Confidence C1 series (especially the Platinum series) were, and still are, a fabulous speaker. One of the best standmounts I'd ever heard up to that point in time. And that speaker performed with respect to lower octave performance, comparably to some floorstanders.
My guess is the new Confidence 20 would outperform them, but without comparing them in the same room with the same amplification system, there is no way to know. Again, the biggest factor of all with respect to how any loudspeaker performs is the room itself, and how the speakers are positioned in the room. I see a lot of systems where the speakers (especially if they are box speakers) are way too close to the front wall and side walls.
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