In an exhausting search to find an audiophile grade pair of used standmounts for under $600 I have decided to go the DIY route (for hopefully a few bucks less!). I know next to nothing about DIY speakers but I consider myself a relatively intelligent and mechanically inclined person (I am considering speaker city's free assembly offer going on now though ). I've read quite a bit on this and other sites and I am leaning towards the ar.com Ed Frias speakers. My questions are:
1. Is this the way to go, or are there better options in my price range?
If going with the ar.com Ed Frias's
2. Is there a difference between the madisound and speaker city kits?
3. Who has the nicer cabinents or, does someone out there make high end cabinent for this project?

BTY the speakers will be mostly for 2 channel music and would be part of a future upgrade to multichannel for DVDA/SACD.