Inexpensive Audiophile Stuff

I have been promising myself for a while that I would rebuild my stereo system. The amp part has been done for a while; I have a vintage 60's dynaco tube amp that sounds great (17 watts per channel). I was looking into class-T amplifiers, which have caused quite a stir in the audiophile community; particulary the Sonic Impact Class T portable amp, and it's bigger brother (better power supply, better electronics and connectors, nicer case). They offer very low distortion is you use them inside of their rated limit (less than 15 watts per channel).
Instead, a friend of mine convinced me that a National Semiconductor Chip Amp was the way to go. NS makes a series of "chip amps" that offer a lot of bang for the buck, and are very popular with the DIY audio community. You get a lot more power, and can go crazy with better transformers, esoteric components, or build something simple. I just got mine after a 6 month (!) wait and it's very good.
So,now for speakers. I'm looking for a desktop system for my home studio, so they have to be reasonably small and have decent sound. Super low bass is not necessarily an issue (I can add a sub later). There is a cadre of audiophiles that believe in single-driver designs for several reasons (time/phase delay, simplicity, more efficient). I think they are great, but many of them require fairly elaborate and somewhat large cabinets -- but still perhaps one day. In the mean time, I ran across this set of speakers sold by Best Buy, and made by Radiient. They have been getting nice reviews - but keep in mind that the audiophile community is this weird combination of cheapskates that love a good deal (and thus over emphasize quality vs. cost) and those that will buy a $50.00 pair of Insignia speakers, build new crossovers (another $30.00), add more dampening internally ($20.00). Simply put, they are a very nice set of inexpensive speakers -- but necessarily a giant killer. However, they are put on sale all the time (unfortunately, not for the $50.00 they once were). The interesting point here is that for less than $100, you can have a audio system that sounds quite good. It is not super loud -- but you don't have to apologize.

Still....I'm thinking about a nice set of single driver fostex's......more later on that......