While it is conceivable that IKM employees are obliged to recommend IKM products
I am not
but I nevertheless definitely have the iLoud Micro Monitors on my shopping list for my next trip to the US. (I could get them locally, but the markup is
ruinous.)
Sure, they're small -- so there are inevitably some limitations that come with that. But the pro reviews strongly suggest that IKM has done a very good job of designing them to get the most out of what they are, and you'll see them sitting unobtrusively in the rigs of more than one big-name mixer these days. (And, sure, those guys are surely still doing their main work on whatever monitors they've known and loved for the last 10-20 years, but at the same time the iLouds probably stay on their desks for a reason, even if that reason is no more than checking a mix or something.)
So, all that said, I likewise agree with Peter_IK's observations: in the studio environment, you want monitors rather than a guitar amp for using Amplitube, etc. (I also use headphones: AKG K240 Mk2) Live, you want a power speaker or a keyboard amp for onstage monitoring; otherwise, output from Amplitube can just go to the board. I'm very much a little home/office-studio guy these days, and perhaps in a more ideal world, I would go with bigger monitors from one of the other well-known makers -- and maybe that's a good solution for you. (Though, honestly, I have a small space and I need reliable sound reproduction more than I need power.) But certainly on a budget (or if portability is an issue), I definitely get the sense that the iLouds are no gimmick.