I just wanted to follow up on this thread as I came across it again when seeing someone viewing it. The first pair of speakers mentioned are still used today due to their high efficiency. A medium power (250 watt) Class D Hybrid amp is used on a regular basis for them.
The second pair of speakers never happened. All the drivers are in a box and stored due to the move.
At this point, it will be some time before I can build cabinets in-house so looking at a pair of Fostex based kits and eyeing the BK-16 or BK-20 from Madisound. I have become very fond of single driver systems (with the addition of a quality tweeter).