On the measurements, these do pretty darn well for non-anechoic conditions.

Picked up a couple of passive A5s around 2 months a go and broke them while playing with HF test tones(smoke!). Fixing them is a pain in the ass but I want to get some measurements in eventually too! While they were playing they were nice though, a good enough substitute to the floorstanders that I can't use...

Equator Audio has some nice coax but they decided to raise their prices quite a bit this year which is a shame.

 I once measured a couple of cheap ass creative 2.1s and they can sound quite flat with reasonable correction in a room though don't expect high quality but still pretty good. Edifier's studio line is pretty decent and won't break the bank as they are practically dirt cheap, for non-plastic they are as cheap as it gets. Unfortunately the line isn't available everywhere for some reason and all edifier is distributing these days are their crappy computer speaker line.

Currently my eye is on Lokis and Full range drivers for bookshelf use, probably cooking up some filters to use with the full ranges(eyeing Fostex with the recommended plans for a normal bass reflex mostly).

FE126En is a bit bright around the lower treble, if that's the one you were thinking about (they're all fairly similar methinks). Good in a back-loaded horn (and a large room), but something tells me in a small bass-reflex that is near-field mounted it would not be too great. Typically you just toe-out to reduce the shoutiness, but you might not have the option if it's sitting less than a meter away from you (would lose focus). Maybe you can use a BSC circuit (or PEQ) to tame it a bit, but it's still not an ideal near-field speaker IMO. Maybe the other Fostex drivers have less of those issues.

The Seas Loki kit does look like a great option for near-field though. I'm thinking that one will be my next project. Just wish it was $310 for the pair instead of each. I could do the cabinets meself, but those kits are always a better value.

I'm using my Overnight Sensation MT's and a Parasound Z-amp as my computer speakers. I still have my ol' Logitech Z506 sitting around here somewhere...

And I'm just here sitting with my Audioengine A2s I picked up at a bargain...

You can spend more and get less. We set the kid up with a Dragonfly and a pair of A2s in his dorm room, and the combo far exceeded expectations.

Picked up a couple of passive A5s around 2 months a go and while broke them playing with HF test tones(smoke!). Fixing them is a pain in the ass but I want to get some measurements in eventually too! While they were playing they were nice though, a good enough substitute to the floorstanders that I can't use...

What amp did you use with your passive A5s and how does it perform? Measurements would also be more than welcome when you get them up and running. As far as the Creatives, back then for me it was a close call between the mm220s and the Creative T-40s. In fact, originally I was going to get the T-40s, but they were a tad bigger and more expensive given the BAs were being phased out.

I have also seen the Lokis from Madisound, but seems a little pricy. The Overnight Sensations that OJneg suggested look very tempting and seem very hard to beat for the price.

I have a pair of Swan M200 MKIIs. I keep the bass and treble dials at the lowest setting, which I believe minimizes coloration as opposed to what the manufacturer recommends. I honestly I have no idea what I'm doing.

Believe it or not, Fry's did carry those for a little while. They sounded very impressive, but may sound best on mid-field applications. Really nice looking and sounding speaker.

I've got a set of old 2.1 Cambridge Soundworks speakers that must be going on nearly 20 years now and still going strong.

How is their house sound...? warmi-sh, bright-ish, mid-centric... Look pretty practical.

For a reasonably sensitive desktop speakers one could try Troels Fostex FE126E + Fountek NeoCD3 project- http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/FE126E.htm

They won't play too loud but can be driven by rather low-power amps. I have this crazy idea to build a pair and mate them with "The Wire" speaker amps. Maybe the bottom can be subwoofered for additional win.

Do it!