About the speakers...

It's been my experience that you can spend a whole lot of money a bit at a time, on half-assed poor-boy stuff, and in the end you realise that it would have been cheaper to do the right thing in the first place.

Go to WeberVST and check out their stuff. Browse through the user comments and pick out something that fits your needs. Then spend some dollars, enjoy the results, and get on with your life.

Life is too short to settle for bad tone! :)