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for decent amps at entry-level prices, look at Rotel or NAD rather than your Pioneer or Sony rubbish.
In Aus i have a Rotel RA-02 powering a pair of ageing Sony APM-22es speakers, and it fairly canes (for a budget system).
In Londres I have the cheapest amp NAD sell (320BEE), and a pair of B&W CM2 speakers. it sounds good for the (minimal) money, but the amp definitely lacks proper balls. fine for in my flat though - pretty clean sound.
Hifi, like bikes, is all about diminishing returns on your cash. you can spend retarded amounts, or you can spend a decent amount and get a decent product, but there is a lot of cheap shit out there.
studio monitors are great, if you have a clean source (ie a decent external DAC or soundcard from your PC source). With such an accurate sound, dirty source = dirty sound and you will hear every flaw in the recording/rip/compression. Actuall, the more you spend the fussier you get about decent quality source and recording/mastering.